Fergus McCreadie

Straddling plaintive, pastoral, traditional Scottish folk stylings and sophisticated, exploratory contemporary jazz, Fergus McCreadie is an award-winning, classically trained pianist and composer who rose out of the late 2010s Glasgow jazz scene. Although the trumpeter Colin Steele blazed a trail in the 2000s with his fusion of jazz and Scottish folk, McCreadie's approach is comparatively subtle, weaving traditional Celtic rhythms and themes that respond to nature, with a skilled, but warm and humble take on jazz piano playing. Born in Jamestown, a village in the Scottish Hig...