Following joining and becoming lead tenor saxophonist with the internationally acclaimed youth group the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO), Scott embarked on his studies under the tutelage of Scottish saxophone icon Prof. Tommy Smith at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Through extensive tuition with Tommy (as well as with Julian Arguelles, Paul Towndrow and Konrad Wiszniewski) Scott has...
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Following joining and becoming lead tenor saxophonist with the internationally acclaimed youth group the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO), Scott embarked on his studies under the tutelage of Scottish saxophone icon Prof. Tommy Smith at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Through extensive tuition with Tommy (as well as with Julian Arguelles, Paul Towndrow and Konrad Wiszniewski) Scott has received a saxophone education of exceeding quality. During his time at the RCS Scott had the privilege to perform some of the world's top musicians including Randy Brecker, Arild Andersen and Bill Evans as well as some of the finest in the UK such as Alyn Cosker, Jacqui Dankworth and Steve Hamilton. Graduating with honours in 2014 Scott immediately set about forming a unique voice in British music.

As a key member of Scottish instrumental collective Fat-Suit Scott contributed various compositions and arrangements three of the group's recorded albums and various smaller projects under the group's banner. A move to Kuala Lumpur in 2016 saw Scott become one of the most active members in the city's music scene regularly playing with the region's top musicians all over Asia. Scott formed the group NewSound with Malaysian jazz maestro John Dip Silas to showcase original music and they subsequently performed at the Singapore Jazz Festival, the Borneo Jazz Festival and had their music played on national radio.

After moving to Hong Kong in 2018 Scott quickly became an active member of the music scene in the city appearing with the likes of legendary guitarist John Stowell, singer Jasmine Chen, drummer Kendrick Scott, saxophonist Will Vinson and Cantopop idol George Lam. He is a member of Tjoe Man Cheung's #NTBM, Patrick Lui's Jazz Orchestra and is regularly heard performing his own compositions with a variety of musicians in the city as well as further afield in China and Japan.

Out-with jazz Scott regularly plays various styles of music including Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Funk, Ska and Classical. He has appeared alongside artists such as Billy Ocean, RubberBand and Pat Kane (Hue & Cry) as well as at world renowned venues such as Singapore Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Glasgow Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Borneo Jazz Festival, Budapest Jazz Club, Marina Bay Sands and many more across Europe and Asia. Radio appearances include BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 3 as well as television appearances on MTV Asia, the BBC, STV.
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