Jim Scott is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer in the genres of jazz, classical and folk music.
Lifeedit
Scott co-wrote Missa Gaia - Earth Mass and other pieces with the Paul Winter Consort. He has recorded many albums of original music, and collected and arranged The Earth and Spirit Songbook, an anthology of 110 songs of earth and peace by contemporary songwriters.
His world tours have included a European tour with The Griffith Singers performing his choral music (in 1997), recording in the gardens of Findhorn, Scotland with jazz flautist Paul Horn, touring Nicaragua with Holly Near (in 1984), and performing in Australia for colleges and the Institute for Earth Education International Conference (in 1990).
Scott has been active in Unitarian Universalism, contributing hymns such as 'Gather the Spirit' and co-chairing the Seventh Principle Project, he was one of the creators of the Green Sanctuary program.[3]
Discographyedit
1977 - Common Ground - Paul Winter Consort. A&M Records
1980 - Callings - Paul Winter Consort. Living Music
1981 - Jim Scott Alone - Jim Scott
1982 - A Song for the Earth - Radiance
1982 - Lake Unto The Clouds - Radiance
1983 - Inverness - Radiance
1981 - Missa Gaia/Earth Mass - Paul Winter Consort. Living Music
1984 - A Concert for the Earth (Live at the U N) - Paul Winter Consort and the Back Bay Chorale of Boston. Living Music
1985 - The First Winds of Autumn - Jim Scott
1986 - Big and Little Stuff: Songs for Kids - Jim Scott
1989 - The Tree and Me - Jim Scott
1989 - Wolf Eyes - Paul Winter Consort. Living Music
1995 - Earth Sky Love and Dreams - Jim Scott
1996 - For A Time - Jim Scott
1997 - Sailing With the Moon - Jim Scott
1999 - Body and Soul (Soundtrack - documentary series on PBS Television)
2001 - Instruments of Peace - Radiance
2007 - Gather the Spirit - Jim Scott and Friends with the Master Singers To Go Choir, Matthew Johnsen, Director
Referencesedit
^Goodwin, Jamie (2007-08-28). "The Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron: Don't miss songwriter Jim Scott, Sept. 15th 7:30pm". Uuakron.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^"Jim Scott offers free concertMusic & Concerts - Tampa Bay Newspapers". Tbnweekly.com. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^"Bio – Resume". Jim Scott Music. Retrieved 31 January 2017.