SJA Originals

Kenny Ellis – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Jim Petrie – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Freddy King – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Dick Lee – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Colin Steele – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Bob Busby – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Donald ‘Chick’ Murray – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Graham Blamire – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Kenny and Violet Milne – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

Lachlan MacColl – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Norrie Thomson – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Andrew Lauder – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Dave Swanson – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Ken Mathieson – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Alan Steadman – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Charles ‘Dizzy’ Jackson – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Tom Lowrie – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / January 9, 2026

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…

Fionna Duncan – Interview for the Scottish Jazz Archive

By admin / December 4, 2025

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…

An Interview with Bill Kyle

By Carolyn Scott / November 12, 2021

​Originally from Dunfermline, Bill Kyle was a highly regarded drummer who used his considerable entrepreneurial skills to found and develop ‘Platform’, a Scottish jazz-promoting organisation which, for many years, was highly successful in creating a circuit of jazz events across Scotland. These provided not only many events that allowed Scottish jazz followers to hear high-class jazz from elsewhere but also a…