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2014 National Jazz Awards announced
This year's National Jazz Awards feature the guitar, with the 10 finalists now announced, due to compete in Wangaratta in November. 2014 has been named the year of the guitar as Wangaratta gears up to host the National Jazz Awards at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. Ten finalists have been announced, and of […]
Goodbye Horace Silver
We say farewell to Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Horace Silver, who has passed away at the age of 85 at his home in New York. Horace Silver is best known for his enduring compositions, many becoming standards of the jazz vocabulary, such as 'Peace', 'Song For My Father', 'Sister Sadie' and 'Nica's Dream'. Silver […]
Rest in peace Bernie McGann
One of Australia's clearest jazz voices has passed away at the age of 76. The legendary saxophonist died following recent heart surgery. Hear a Bernie McGann obituary from ABC News Radio here. McGann was a pioneering figure in the Australian jazz scene, mixing it with the most groundbreaking musicians and bands, such as Roger Frampton, […]
2013 Art Music Awards
This year's Art Music Awards have been announced at an event held at NIDA's Parade Theatre in Sydney, hosted by James Morrison. The annual awards are presented by the Australian Music Centre and APRA/AMCOS and include awards for performance, composition and music education. Below are some of the jazz-related winners and categories. Jazz Work of […]
Farewell Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland, jazz pianist and host of NPR's 'Piano Jazz' interview series has died in New York at the age of 95. British born Margaret Marian Turner moved to the US in the 1940s after marrying Chicago cornettist Jimmy McPartland. The pair settled in New York in the late 1940s with Marian finding regular work […]