Murray grew up in Australia and speaks of the musicians he followed from a young age.
"Growing up in Australia, I was mostly impressed by Americans that I heard live - Ray Brown with Oscar Peterson in 1962, Sam Stewart with Rose Murphy, Arvell Shaw with Louis Armstrong, and Red Callender with Nat Cole, although I was just twelve then. These was one bass player from there that I loved, Lyn Christie, and I met him recently here. I remembered all the band members he played with and the names of the songs from more than 50 years ago. So I guess that impressed me."
Whilst he had some Bass lessons to begin with, for the most part Murray is self taught, learning from Jazz records.