James Brian Gordon Hastings (12 May 1938 – 18 March 2024) was a British musician associated with the Canterbury scene who played saxophones, flute and clarinet.
He auditioned unsuccessfully to play tenor saxophone with Leslie Thorpe's band at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen and later with Humphrey Lyttelton.
[1] On returning to England he played first tenor saxophone with the Ken Mackintosh band.
[1] He played with his brother Pye Hastings in Caravan, with Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, National Health, Bryan Ferry, Trapeze, Chris Squire, among others.
[2] He played alto saxophone, clarinet and flute with Humphrey Lyttelton's eight-piece jazz band.