JIM BLOMFIELD

Post Bop / Nu Jazz / Fusion • United Kingdom
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Jim started classical piano lessons from a young age, although as time progressed and having always had an ability to improvise and compose his own tunes and a burgeoning interest in rock music, he found it difficult to adhere to the classical piano ethos. It was only around the age of 18, that Jim decided he wanted to study music more seriously and devoted a lot more time to formal studying of the classics, immersing himself in the music of composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Bartok.

The partnership of improvisation allied to classical technique came to fruition when Jim enrolled on a music degree at Dartington College of Arts and was offered the chance to study jazz piano. As well as jazz performance, Jim also studied, amongst many diverse subjects, composition, twentieth century classical music and the Balinese Gamelan.

Since moving to Bristol in 1991 to establish a career
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Peaks And Troughs
Post Bop 1998
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Wave Forms and Sea Changes
Fusion 2013
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Strange Beauty (Every Way OK)
Nu Jazz 2019

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