Fergus McCreadie

Straddling plaintive, pastoral, traditional Scottish folk stylings and sophisticated, exploratory contemporary jazz, Fergus McCreadie is an award-winning pianist and composer who rose out of the late-2010s Glasgow jazz scene. He won the Young Scottish Jazz Musician award in both 2013 and 2014 and subsequently moved from Clackmannanshire to Glasgow to study jazz piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 2018 brought Turas, McCreadie's self-released debut album. Cairn, his first album for Edition Records, reached number two on the U.K. Jazz Chart in 2021. However, it was with the release of 2022's Forest Floor that McCreadie's star really began to rise. The record garnered a prestigious Mercury Prize nomination and won both Best Album at the Scottish Jazz Awards and Scottish Album of the Year. 2023 brought Sketches, an engaging solo piano EP, before McCreadie returned with 2024's dynamic Stream, placing him back in the Scottish Top 20.