Iain Ballamy
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Biography
Iain Ballamy, born on February 20, 1964, in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, is a British saxophonist and composer. He began playing piano at age six and discovered the saxophone in 1978. His first professional gig was in 1980, and by age 20, he performed at Ronnie Scott's as Iain Ballamy Quartet. In 1984, Iain Ballamy co-founded Loose Tubes. His debut solo album, Balloon Man, released in 1989, received critical acclaim. Throughout his career, Iain Ballamy has collaborated with numerous musicians, including Gil Evans and Carla Bley. He founded Feral Records in 1999 with Dave McKean. Notable works include the soundtrack for the movie MirrorMask (2005) and collaborations such as Quiet Nights with Django Bates. Among his solo or leader albums are All Men Amen (1995), Acme (1996), More Jazz (2007), and Riversphere, Vol. 1 (2025).
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- Track Popularity
- Bates: City in Euphoria - World in Chaos by Django Bates
- Bates: Horses in Rain featuring Django Bates
- Tribute to Alan Skidmore's Tribute to John Coltrane
- St. Ella
- My Way
- Of All the Things
- Bates: Three English Scenes - 3. Forms of Escape - Maxwell's Yacht, Ecstacy, Dance Thing featuring Django Bates
- Recedar
- I Got Rid of Them
- Bates: Three English Scenes - 1. Good Evening...Here is the News featuring Django Bates
- Bates: Three English Scenes - 2. Abandoned Railway Station featuring Django Bates
- The Worm
- Bates: Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark featuring Django Bates
- Bates: Tentle Morments featuring Django Bates
- Convolution (for Dudley Moore)
