Iain Ballamy
Iain Ballamy | |
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| Born | 20 February 1964 Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Basho, Rune Grammofon, Editions EG, Feral, B&W Music |
| Website | ballamy |
Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the 25 greatest jazz saxophonists of all time and was featured as one of the world's all-time greats in BBC Music Magazine's "100 Jazz Legends". The Guardian described him as "one of the world's distinctive saxophone voices". One of his closest musical collaborators is Django Bates.