Tim Whitehead

Tim Whitehead (born December 12, 1950 in Liverpool ) is a British modern jazz musician ( soprano , alto and tenor saxophone , flute ). According to Ian Carr , he is considered one of the most creative and passionate tenorists on the European scene and an outstanding composer for small groups.

Live and act

Whitehead played in a folk group during his school days . Then he studied law , but gave up the activity as a lawyer in 1976 to concentrate on music. Together with the guitarist Glenn Cartledge he led the quartet South of the Border , which won awards. In 1977 he toured Germany with Nucleus ; the following year he toured with Graham Collier . In 1980 he founded his quartet Borderline and led his own bands afterwards. Since 1984 he was also one of the Loose Tubes , with which he recorded the first three albums. In the 1990s he played in with his band regularlyRonnie Scott's Jazz Club , but also ran its own clubs and gave lessons. His album Personal Standards (1999), in which he dealt with classics of soul and pop music , was named "Jazz Album of the Year" by BBC Music Magazine and led to a music education project at Trinity College of Music .

His son is the actor Fionn Whitehead .

Prizes and awards

Together with Colin Riley, he was awarded the Peter Whittingham Award in 2000 for his compositions . In 2009 he was Artist in Residence at Tate Britain .

Discographic notes

• Authentic (with Pete Jacobsen , Arnie Somogyi and Dave Barry; 1991)
• Silence Between Waves (with Pete Jacobsen, Arnie Somogyi and Dave Barry; 1994)
• Colin Riley / Tim Whitehead Tides (2000)
• Giovanni Mirabassi / Tim Whitehead Lucky Boys (2005)
• Too Young to Go Steady (with Liam Noble , Milo Fell and Oli Hayhurst ; 2007)

Lexical entries

• Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .

Web links

• Web presence