Australian Art Music Awards finalists

From the media release

The Australian Art Music Awards finalists have been announced. Among them (of course) are a number of Australian jazz musicians and organisations …

artmusicawards2014Award for Excellence in Jazz

Alister Spence and Myra Melford for Everything Here Is Possible

Andrea Keller for the creation, release and presentation of three contemporary jazz projects in 2013

Jonathan Zwartz for the recording The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air

The Street Theatre for Capital Jazz Project – a nine-day midwinter jazz festival

Award for Excellence by an Organisation

Arcko Symphonic Ensemble for 2013 activities

Australian Art Orchestra for touring, community building, recording, creativity and leadership

Chamber Made Opera for commissioning & presenting cutting-edge chamber opera

Frequency Oz for 2013 activities

Work of the Year: Jazz

Alister Spence and Myra Melford: Everything Here Is Possible, performed by Alister Spence and Myra Melford

Quentin Angus: Happy, performed by Quentin Angus, Alon Tayar, Bambam Rodriguez and Ari Hoenig

Tilman Robinson: Network of Lines, performed by Tilman Robinson, Peter Knight, Callum G’Froerer, Erkki Veltheim, Judith Hamann, Brett Thompson, Berish Bilander, Sam Zerna and Hugh Harvey

Paul Grabowsky: Tall Tales, performed by Monash Art Ensemble, publisher J Albert & Son Pty Ltd

More information

Read more about the finalists and the awards on the Australian Music Centre magazine Resonate >