Jim Petrie – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

Date of recording: December 12, 2019, Edinburgh Napier University

Source: Scottish Jazz Archive

In 2017, the Scottish Jazz Archive filmed a series of interviews with grandees of the Scottish jazz scene. Where possible, these interviews have been filmed in a studio setting or in the interviewee’s home. A number of interviews were been conducted online for reasons of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic or to minimise long-distance travel.

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  • Jim Petrie

    Fiery trumpeter in classic tradition. Educated at Tynecastle School, Edinburgh where a fellow pupil was Jack Weddell (tbn). Interest in jazz initially through recordings and attending the West End Cafe and jazz club in India Buildings. Met Kenny Milne, Weddell and Karl Ekeval at Sandy Brown’s farewell party in the Crown Bar. With them, formed…

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