Scott Murphy

Since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2014, Scott Murphy has been actively engaged in the British jazz scene. He leads the versatile band Fat-Suit, composing, arranging, and playing various musical styles. He has performed with UK's flagship jazz orchestra, BCC Big Band, Graham Costello's Strata, and others. Moving to Hong Kong in 2008, he collaborated with legendary guitarist John Stowell, master drummer Kendrick Scott, saxophonist Will Vinson, and iconic singer George Lam.

His playing credits in Europe include multi-genre collective Fat-Suit (including as Bandleader and composer/arranger), the UK's flagship jazz orchestra the BBC Big Band and the minimalist improvisational group Graham Costello's STRATA. Since moving to Asia in 2016 he has played with Kuala Lumpur based NewSound all over South East Asia including appearances at the Singapore Jazz Festival and the Borneo Jazz Festival. After moving to Hong Kong in 2018, Scott quickly became an active member of the music scene in the city appearing with the likes of legendary guitarist John Stowell, drum master Kendrick Scott, saxophonist Will Vinson and Cantopop singer George Lam.

He is regularly heard performing his own compositions with a variety of musicians in the city as well as further afield in China and Japan. Out-with jazz Scott can often be found playing various styles of music including Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Funk, Ska and Classical. He has appeared alongside artists such as Billy Ocean, Jasmine Chen and Pat Kane (Hue & Cry) as well as at world renowned venues and on many radio and television programmes of local broadcasters from Aberdeen to Poland.

Source: Jazz Composers Academy
Jazz Orchestra Mentorship Program