| James Mainwaring | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Warrington, England |
| Genre: | Jazz, Contemporary |
| Occupation: | Bandleader, composer |
| Instrument: | Saxophone |
| Associated Acts: | Roller Trio, Tipping Point |
| Website: | http://www.jamesmainwaringmusic.com |
James Mainwaring is an English jazz composer, saxophonist and bandleader.[1]
Mainwaring was born in 1989 in Warrington where he grew up singing in rock bands and joined the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra.[2] In 2007 he moved to Leeds to study jazz at Leeds College of Music and completed an MA in composition from the University of York.[3]
In 2011 Mainwaring co-found Roller Trio who have released two albums,[4] won the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award 2011[5] and in 2012 were chosen for BBC introducing,[6] nominated for the Mercury Prize,[7] MOBO best jazz act and best newcomer at the Jazz FM awards.[8]
Mainwaring is a session musician for Django Django as well as touring with them he appears on their single "Reflections" from their second album Born Under Saturn.[9] Mainwaring also performs solo on saxophone with electronics which was showcased at the EFG London Jazz Festival,[10] 2014 which was described as an 'intense, uncompromising performance that was utterly compelling".[11]
In 2015, he released the album The Earthworm's Eye View with his project Tipping Point,[12] which was described by John Fordham in The Guardian as "Playful, dark, skilful and spontaneous… a surefooted trip across many persuasions in contemporary music."[13]