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Jim Galloway -- A Journey in Jazz

Jim Galloway -- A Journey in Jazz chronicles the amazing Scotsman who adopted Canada as a young man and then carved out an international career as saxophonist and jazz impresario.

Like Charlie Parker, he played with the great Jay McShann. He played with awesome Count Basie veteran Buddy Tate. He co-founded the Toronto Jazz Festival and was its artistic director for decades. He was also an accomplished broadcaster and print journalist. He became Canada’s jazz ambassador furthering the international reach of jazz, America’s greatest gift to the world.

Produced by Tamarack Productions
Produced with the creative participation of the School Creative Arts and Animation + the School of Media Seneca College. Produced in association with TVOntario

  • James Cullingham
    Director/Producer
  • Deborah Palloway CCE
    Editor
  • Igal Hecht
    Cinematographer and Post-production Supervisor
  • James Cullingham
    Executive Producer
  • Anne Page Galloway
    Executive Producer
  • Mark Jones
    Executive Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    53 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 2, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    250,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Toronto Jazz Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 28, 2018
    Festival Premiere
  • South Grey Museum
    Flesherton
    Canada
    August 22, 2018
Distribution Information
  • Tamarack Productions
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
    Country: United Kingdom
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography

James Cullingham is an award winning documentary filmmaker, historian and journalist. He was a professor of journalism and English and Liberal Studies at Seneca College (Seneca@York) in Toronto from 2002 - 2018. Cullingham was coordinator of the Journalism programme at Seneca 2004 - 2011. He has also served as an executive producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and has made documentaries in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Pakistan.His documentary films have been screened around the world. Cullingham has been published by Canada’s leading newspapers and magazines.

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