Andy Scott (born 15 June 1966 in

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

) is a British tenor saxophonist, "equally at home in jazz and classical contexts", and award-winning composer who has made "important and sometimes mould-breaking contributions to the repertoire". He is currently Composer in Residence for

Foden's Band Foden's Band (originally Foden's Motor Works Band, and variants with sponsors' names) is a brass band from Sandbach in Cheshire. The band derives its name from the Foden manufacturer of trucks in Sandbach. Foden's Band are one of the top br ...

. He has played with the Halle Orchestra, has formed and played with several ensembles whose musical style is rooted in big band jazz, Latin and funk.Christopher Thomas,
CD Review: A World Within - The Music of Andy Scott
, 4barsrest.com, 5 January 2011, retrieved 29 November 2015

Career

Saxophonist

Andy Scott is a founder member and saxophonist of the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. Formed in 1985, it won the 1992 Tokyo International Chamber Music Competition, and has commissioned over 100 contemporary works for saxophone quartet.Mark Wilkinson,
Composer In Residence
, Foden's Band, retrieved 28 November 2015 He is the founder and lead saxophonist of SaxAssault, that has collaborated with guest artists

Bob Mintzer Robert Alan Mintzer (born January 27, 1953) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. Early life Mintzer was born and raised in a Jewish family in New Rochelle, New York, on January 27, 1953. He attended the Inter ...

and

Gwilym Simcock Gwilym Simcock (born 24 February 1981) is a Welsh pianist and composer working in both jazz and classical music, often blurring any distinction between the two musical forms. Simcock was chosen as one of the 1000 Most Influential People in Lo ...

. He also plays as a duo with percussionist Dave Hassell, and formed Caliente, a trio with Clare Southworth and Lauren Scott, in 2011. His album, ''My Mountain Top'', consists of works for tenor saxophone by contemporary composers; "Summer with Monika" is based on the words of

Roger McGough Roger Joseph McGough (; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme '' Poetry Please'', as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one ...

's poem of the same name,"Sax player promises sound and vision", ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' (England) - 1 March 2007, retrieved 27 Mov 2015
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and he performed the "Concerto for Stan Getz" by

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 193624 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012.Zachary Woo ...

with the

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at the

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in the composer's 70th birthday concert on 2 March 2006, broadcast live by

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Composer

Andy Scott won a British Composer Award in 2006 for ''Dark Rain'', a concerto for two saxophones and wind band, which was premiered by

John Harle John Harle (born 20 September 1956) is an English saxophonist, composer, educator and record producer. He is an Ivor Novello Award winner and has been the recipient of two Royal Television Society awards. Biography Harle was born in Newcastl ...

and Rob Buckland at the

World Saxophone Congress The World Saxophone Congress is a festival gathering approximately 1000 saxophone, saxophonists and other musicians from all over the world. It is held every three years at a different congress centre in a different country and focuses primaril ...

XIV in Slovenia in 2006. He was shortlisted again in 2012, for his work "Spirit of Mingus", commissioned by Foden's Band, and premiered at the

Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education ...

Festival of Brass, conducted by Michael Fowles, on 28 January 2012. He was also shortlisted for the 2015 awards, for his work "A Child Like You", commissioned by

PRS for Music PRS for Music Limited (formerly The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited) is a British music copyright collective, made up of two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS). It undertakes ...

Foundation's new Music Biennial, that premiered on 2 May 2014 at the RNCM by Foden's Band, and performed at two special events in London and Glasgow to coincide with the

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in Glasgow, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. He has written several commissions for the Apollo Saxophone Quartet, including a four movement work "His Phantom Sweetheart", and "My Mountain Top", with spoken words by poet

Lemn Sissay Lemn Sissay FRSL (born 21 May 1967) is a British author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trus ...

, which are both on the album ''Words and Pictures''. Since 2008 Andy Scott has been Composer in Residence with

. Their CD of his works, ''A World Within'', won British Bandsman CD of the Year 2010, and recordings by Les Neish (tuba) and Glyn Williams (euphonium) featuring his compositions won awards in 2011. His works feature on recordings by Gerard McChrystal (saxophone), Rob Buckland (saxophone) and Simone Rebello (vibraphone), Andy Findon (flute), Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Veya Saxophone Quartet, Nigel Wood (soprillo saxophone), British Clarinet Ensemble, National Saxophone Choir, Arabesque Duo, and David Thornton (euphonium). His work, ''The Bad Tempered Flute – The Flute Music of Andy Scott'', was released in 2011, with Paul Edmund-Davies, Clare Southworth and Andy Findon (flute), Peter Lawson and Tim Carey (piano), Lauren Scott (harp) and

Craig Ogden Craig Ogden is an Australian classical guitarist whose albums have topped the UK classical charts. He is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Ogden began playing guitar at the age of seven, and ...

(guitar). He has composed commissions for Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Park Lane Group,

James Gourlay James Gourlay (born 1956) is a Scottish conductor and tubist. Biography Gourlay was born in Scotland and began to play in his local brass band at an early age. He took part in numerous solo competitions at that time and soon became Scottish ...

, Les Neish and Foden's Band,

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Big Band, Apitos, Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet, Rob Buckland and Simone Rebello, British Clarinet Ensemble, SaxAssault,

Saxophone Choir, Arabesque Duo, Clare Southworth, Mike Hall, Wigan Jazz Orchestra,

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music The ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is an examination board and registered charity based in the United Kingdom. ABRSM is one of five examination boards accredited by Ofqual to award graded exams and diploma qualification ...

, Tubalate and Lancashire Sinfonietta. His work "Sin Bin" is a six-minute commission from the Arts Council that mimics a

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rugby league football match which sees two musicians 'sin binned' halfway through the piece.

Educationalist

Scott is a saxophone tutor at the

in Manchester. In 2010 with his wife, the harpist Laurent Scott, he co-founded and is also Artistic Director of the

Sandbach Concert Series The Sandbach Concert Series is a series of eight monthly concerts per year, that takes place in Sandbach, Cheshire. Each event begins with a Spotlight Concert that showcases a number of young musicians from local schools, before the main concert ...

, which provides a platform for local youngsters to perform on the same bill as professional musicians. Scott is also co-founder with co-director Rob Buckland, of the RNCM Saxophone Day, the UK's largest annual event of its kind, takes masterclasses in the UK and France, has run courses in association with the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain and their musical director and conductor, Nigel Wood, and co-directs the RNCM Saxophone Orchestra with Rob Buckland/ In 2003 he formed the World Tenor Saxophone Consortium in order to co-commissioned a work from

Graham Fitkin Graham Fitkin (born 19 April 1963) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. His compositions fall broadly into the minimalist and postminimalist genres. Described by ''The Independent'' in 1998 as "one of the most important of our younger co ...

, "Passing", that was premiered in 10 countries simultaneously. He was Vice-Chairman of the International Saxophone Committee 2009–2012, and director of the tenor saxophone programme in the

XVI in St Andrews, Scotland in July 2012. Andy Scott is an endorsee of Selmer and

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. In 2012, Scott conceived and co-founded with Matt London and Jenni Watson, the Tenor Saxophone Index, an online repertoire resource, funded by an RNCM Small Research Grant. The site was official launched at the World Saxophone Congress, and its patrons are

James Houlik James Houlik ( ; born December 4, 1942 in Bay Shore, New York) is an American classical tenor saxophonist and saxophone teacher. Family life Houlik is married for the third time, and has fathered four children. He has four grand children and four ...

and

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. Scott has also contributed pieces that are on the examination syllabuses of

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and

Trinity Guildhall Trinity College London (TCL) is an examination board based in London, United Kingdom, which offers graded and diploma qualifications (up to postgraduate level) across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and English language learning and ...

Ensembles

*Apollo Saxophone Quartet (formed 1985): Current members Rob Buckland, Carl Raven, Jim Fieldhouse; Former members Tim Redpath, Jon Rebbeck,

Will Gregory William Owen Gregory (born 17 September 1959) is an English musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead keyboardist, producer, and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Early life Gregory was born in Bristol, the son ...

David Roach David Roach may refer to: *David Roach (American football) (born 1985), American football safety *David Roach (saxophonist) (born 1955), British classical saxophonist *David Roach (comics), British comics artist * David Roach (athletic director) (b ...

London Saxophonic London Saxophonic is a saxophone ensemble (with piano, bass guitar, and percussion) begun by Gareth Brady, Will Gregory and Simon Haram, while they were studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. They made their debut in 1994 on Atlant ...

(formed 1991): With Gareth Brady, Rob Buckland, Chris Caldwell, Christian Forshaw, Bradley Grant,

, Simon Haram, Paul Stevens (saxophone),

Paul Clarvis Paul Clarvis is an English percussionist. Biography Born in Enfield, Clarvis was the late Leonard Bernstein's preferred percussionist in London and featured as a soloist on the last night of the Proms in 1996 in a concerto for saxophone and dr ...

(drums), Liam Noble (piano), Richard Pryce (bass). Notable works: An Eye for a Difference - Music of

Michael Nyman Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his length ...

, Sax Pax For A Sax with Moondog & The London Saxophonic. * SaxAssault (formed 1994): With Rob Buckland, Carl Raven, Simon Willescroft, Dave Graham, Mike Hall,

John Helliwell John Anthony Helliwell (born 15 February 1945) is an English musician, best known as the saxophonist, secondary keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional songwriter for the rock band Supertramp. He also served as an MC during the band's ...

, Chris Caldwell, Jim Fieldhouse (saxophone), Gwilym Simcock (piano), Laurence Cottle (bass), and Elliot Henshaw (drums); guest artists

(saxophone),

(piano); former members: Andy Morel, George King (piano), Ollie Collins (bass) *Dave Hassell – Andy Scott Duo (formed 1988): With percussionist Dave Hassell *Caliente (formed 2011): With flautist Clare Southworth and harpist Lauren Scott *Trio Halata: With Paul Mitchell-Davidson (guitar), Geth Griffith (double bass)

Discography

Saxophonist

* With Apollo Saxophone Quartet :Bow Out (1992), First and Foremost (1994), Words and Pictures (1998), Works for Us (2001), Short Cuts (2004), Three Quartets (2006) (by Barbara Thompson) Perspectives (2014) *With SaxAssault : Bang! (1996), Sax of Gold (2007) *With London Saxophonic :Sax Pax for a Sax (1997), An Eye for a Difference - Music of

(1998) Pineapple Express (Original motion picture soundtrack) (2008) *Others :My Mountain Top (2006)(solo), Sand Dancer (2005), with Dave Hassell, Xilitla: Stairway to the Sky (2010), with Dave Hassell and Evaristo Aguilar

Composer

*Spirit of Foden's: The Music of Andy Scott, by Foden's Band * A World Within by Foden's Band * The Bad Tempered Flute by Paul Edmund-Davies, Clare Southworth and Andy Findon (flute), Peter Lawson and Tim Carey (piano), Lauren Scott (harp) and Craig Ogden (guitar) * Salt of the Earth by Les Neish (tuba) * Double Trouble by Les Neish and James Gourlay (tuba) * The Lure of the Red Jacket by Glyn Williams (euphonium) * Aria by Gerard McChrystal (saxophone) * Into the Light by Equivox Trio: Rob Buckland (saxophone) and Simone Rebello (vibraphone) * Density 21.5 by Andy Findon (flute) * Dances by Aquarelle Guitar Quartet * On a Lighter Note by Veya Saxophone Quartet * Soprillogy by Nigel Wood (soprillo saxophone)"CD Reviews: Soprillogy ", ''The Sunday Herald'' (Glasgow, Scotland) - 27 December 2008, retrieved 1 December 2015
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* Looping the Loop by British Clarinet Ensemble * Sax to the Max by National Saxophone Choir * Sonata by Arabesque Duo (flute and harp) * Devil's Duel by David Thornton (euphonium)

References

External links

Interview: Andy Scott
M-Magazine, 13 January 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Andy 1966 births Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music English composers English classical saxophonists British male saxophonists Living people Contemporary classical music performers 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century British male musicians