ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album
| ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First awarded | 1987 |
| Currently held by | Mildlife – Automatic (2021) |
| Website | ariaawards |
The ARIA Music Award for Best Jazz Album is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards.
The award for Best Jazz Album was first presented in 1987, when George Golla Orchestra, received a trophy for their album, Lush Life (1987).[1] Paul Grabowsky has won the award seven times in various guises (leader of the Paul Grabowsky Trio, Paul Grabowsky Sextet, duet with Vince Jones, duet with Katie Noonan, duet with Kate Ceberano and as a member of Wizards Of Oz).
Winners and nominees[]
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.[2][3][4][5]
Winner marked in a separate colour
| Year | Winner(s) | Album title |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 (1st) | ||
| The George Golla Orchestra | Lush Life | |
| Various Artists | The Esso Australian Jazz Summit | |
| Dick Hughes | The Last Train For Casablanca Leaves Once In A Blue Moon | |
| Vince Jones | Tell Me a Secret | |
| Maree Montgomery | Woman of Mystery | |
| 1988 (2nd) |
Vince Jones | It All Ends Up in Tears |
| The Don Burrows Quintet with the Adelaide Connection | Nice 'n' Easy | |
| 1989 (3rd) | ||
| Wizards of Oz | Soundtrack | |
| Kate Ceberano & Wendy Matthews | You've Always Got The Blues | |
| Cool Dudes | Cool Dudes | |
| James Morrison | Postcards From Down Under | |
| Various Artists | Jazz Live At Soup Plus | |
| 1990 (4th) | ||
| Paul Grabowsky Trio | Six by Three | |
| Allan Browne | Genre Jumping Jazz | |
| James Morrison Swiss Encounter | Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival | |
| Various Artists | Jim McLeod's Jazz Tracks | |
| Vince Jones | Trustworthy Little Sweethearts | |
| 1991 (5th) | ||
| Clarion Fracture Zone | Blue Shift | |
| Dale Barlow | Horn | |
| James Morrison | Snappy Doo | |
| Paul Grabowsky | The Moon And You | |
| The Last Straw | The Last Straw | |
| 1992 (6th) | ||
| Dale Barlow | Hipnotation | |
| Ten Part Invention | Ten Part Invention | |
| Mike Nock Quartet | Dark And Curious | |
| James Morrison | Manner Dangerous | |
| Carl Orr | Seeking Spirit | |
| 1993 (7th) | ||
| Bernie McGann Trio | Bernie McGann Trio | |
| Vince Jones | Future Girl | |
| Paul Grabowsky | Tee Vee | |
| Judy Bailey | Notwithstanding | |
| James Morrison & Ray Brown | Two The Max! | |
| 1994 (8th) | ||
| Mike Bukovsky | Wanderlust | |
| Mike Nock | Touch | |
| Judy Bailey | Sundial | |
| The Catholics | The Catholics | |
| AtmaSphere | Flying | |
| 1995 (9th) | ||
| Mark Simmonds Freeboppers | Fire | |
| Bernie McGann Trio | McGann McGann | |
| Bobby Gebert Trio | The Sculptor | |
| Australian Art Orchestra | Ringing The Ball Backwards | |
| The Allan Browne Quartet | Birdcalls | |
| 1996 (10th) | ||
| Paul Grabowsky Trio | When Words Fail | |
| The Engine Room | Full Steam Ahead | |
| Bob Bertles Quintet | Rhythm Of The Heart | |
| Bob Barnard | Live At The Sydney Opera House | |
| Barney McAll | Exit | |
| 1997 (11th) | ||
| Bernie McGann Trio | Playground | |
| Scott Tinkler Trio | Dance Of Delulian | |
| Ian Chaplin Quartet | Tjapangati | |
| Col Nolan | Nolans Groove | |
| Clarion Fracture Zone | Less Stable Elements | |
| The Catholics | Life On Earth | |
| 1998 (12th) | ||
| Chaplin, Tinkler, Rex, Lambie | The Future In Today | |
| Shelley Scown & The Paul Grabowsky Trio | Angel | |
| Rolf Stube | The Jazz Police | |
| Kevin Hunt | Plays JS Bach | |
| Joe Chindamo | Anyone Who Had A Heart | |
| 1999 (13th) | ||
| Andrew Speight Quartet | Andrew Speight Quartet | |
| Scott Tinkler Trio | Sofa King | |
| Janet Seidel | The Way You Wear Your Hat | |
| Jamie Oehlers | Strut | |
| Browne Haywood Stevens | Sudden In A Shaft Of Sunlight | |
| 2000 (14th) | ||
| James Muller Trio | All Out | |
| Mike Nock & Marty Ehrlich | The Waiting Game | |
| Janet Seidel | Art Of Lounge Vol 2 | |
| The Catholics | Barefoot | |
| Australian Art Orchestra, Sruthi Laya Ensemble | Into The Fire | |
| 2001 (15th) | ||
| Bernie McGann Trio | Bundeena | |
| Paul Grabowsky Trio | Three | |
| Michelle Nicolle | After The Rain | |
| Joe Chindamo Trio | The Joy Of Standards | |
| Andrew Robson Trio | Sunman | |
| Allan Browne's New Rascals | East St Kilda Toodleoo | |
| 2002 (16th) | ||
| Andrea Keller | Thirteen Sketches | |
| The Umbrellas | Bravo Nino Rota | |
| James Muller | Thrum | |
| James Morrison | Scream Machine | |
| Dale Barlow | Dale Barlow Live | |
| 2003 (17th) | ||
| Andrea Keller | Mikrokosmos | |
| The World According To James | Wayback | |
| The Necks | Athenaeum, Homebush, Quay & Raab | |
| Kevin Hunt Trio | Love Walked In | |
| Andrew Robson | On | |
| 2004 (18th) | ||
| The Necks | Drive By | |
| Paul Grabowsky | Tales of Time and Space | |
| Mike Nock's Big Small Band | Big Small Band Live | |
| Michelle Nicolle | The Crying Game | |
| Alister Spence Trio | Flux | |
| 2005 (19th) | ||
| Paul Grabowsky & Katie Noonan | Before Time Could Change Us | |
| The Necks | Mosquito/See Through | |
| Oehlers & Keevers | Grace | |
| Aronas | Culture Tunnels | |
| Andrea Keller Quartet | Angels and Rascals | |
| 2006 (20th) | ||
| The Necks | Chemist | |
| Paul Grabowsky & Bernie McGann | Always | |
| Mark Sholtez | Real Street | |
| James Muller | Kaboom | |
| Don Burrows, The Mell-O-Tones & Phillip Sametz | Non Stop Flight - Great Music Of The Swing Era | |
| 2007 (21st) | ||
| Mike Nock & Dave Liebman | Duologue | |
| Mark Isaacs | Resurgence | |
| Joe Chindamo & Graeme Lyall | Smokingun | |
| Andrea Keller Quartet | Little Claps | |
| Alister Spence Trio | Mercury | |
| 2008 (22nd) | ||
| Andrea Keller | Footprints | |
| Oehlers, Grabowsky & Beck | Lost And Found | |
| Mike Nock Project | Meeting Of The Waters | |
| Joe Chindamo | Duende The Romantic Project | |
| Grace Knight | Willow | |
| Deni Hines & James Morrison | The Other Woman | |
| 2009 (23rd) | ||
| Katie Noonan | Blackbird: The Music of Lennon and McCartney | |
| Michelle Nicolle | The Loveliest Night | |
| Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band | Tell It Like It Is | |
| Kate Ceberano & Mark Isham | Bittersweet | |
| Dale Barlow, George Coleman Jr, Mark Fitzgibbon & Sam Anning | Treat Me Gently | |
| 2010 (24th) | ||
| James Morrison & The Idea Of North | Feels Like Spring | |
| The Necks | Silverwater | |
| Joseph Tawadros | The Hour of Separation | |
| Joe Chindamo | Another Place Some Other Time | |
| Dick & Christa Hughes | Twenty First Century Blues | |
| 2011 (25th) | ||
| Elixir | First Seed Ripening | |
| The Idea of North | Extraordinary Tale | |
| Sarah McKenzie | Don't Tempt Me | |
| Kristin Berardi & The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra | Kristin Berardi Meets The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra | |
| Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford, Sam Anning | Shreveport Stomp | |
| 2012 (26th) | ||
| Sarah McKenzie | Close Your Eyes | |
| James Morrison | Snappy Too | |
| Bernie McGann | Wending | |
| Grace Knight | Keep Cool Fool | |
| Barney McAll | Graft | |
| Steven Rossitto | Night & Day | |
| 2013 (27th) | ||
| The Idea of North | Smile | |
| Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor | The Colonel & The Governor | |
| Renee Geyer | Swing | |
| Jonathan Zwartz | The Remembering & Forgetting of the Air | |
| Andrea Keller | Family Portraits | |
| 2014 (28th) | ||
| Paul Grabowsky Sextet | The Bitter Suite | |
| Andrea Keller Quartet with Strings | Wave Rider | |
| Emma Pask | Season Of My Heart | |
| Graeme Lyall, John Hoffman, Tony Gould, Ben Robertson, Tony Floyd | The Hunters & Pointers | |
| Vince Jones | The Monash Sessions | |
| 2015 (29th) | ||
| Barney McAll | Mooroolbark | |
| Allan Browne Quintet | Ithaca Bound | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Quarters! | |
| Paul Grabowsky | Solo | |
| Sarah McKenzie | We Could Be Lovers | |
| 2016 (30th) | ||
| Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky | Provanance | |
| Don Burrows & James Morrison | In Good Company | |
| Emma Pask | Cosita Divina | |
| Stu Hunter | The Migration | |
| The Idea of North | Ballads | |
| 2017 (31st) | ||
| James Morrison (with BBC Concert Orchestra and Keith Lockhart) | The Great American Songbook | |
| Australian Art Orchestra | Water Pushes Sand | |
| James Morrison & James Morrison Academy Jazz Orchestra | James Morrison With His Academy Jazz Orchestra | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Sketches Of Brunswick East | |
| The Vampires | The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke | |
| 2018 (32nd) | ||
| Jonathan Zwartz | Animarum | |
| Barney McAll | Hearing the Blood | |
| Elixir featuring Katie Noonan | Gratitude and Grief | |
| Jake Mason Trio | The Stranger in the Mirror | |
| James Morrison, Patti Austin, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey | Ella and Louis | |
| 2019 (33rd) | ||
| Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky | Tryst | |
| Andrea Keller | Transients Vol.1 | |
| Angela Davis | Little Did They Know | |
| Barney McAll | Zephyrix | |
| Phil Slater | The Dark Pattern | |
| 2020 (34th) | ||
| Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky | Please Leave Your Light On | |
| Katie Noonan | The Sweetest Taboo | |
| Luke Howard | All That Is Not Solid (Live At Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020) | |
| Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson, Jonathan Zwartz | This World | |
| Nat Bartsch | Forever More | |
| 2021 (35th) | ||
| Mildlife | Automatic | |
| Australian Art Orchestra, Reuben Lewis, Tariro Mavondo & Peter Knight | Closed Beginnings | |
| Kristen Beradi, Sean Foran & Rafael Karlen | Haven | |
| Petra Haden and the Nick Haywood Quintet | Songs from my Father | |
| Vazesh | The Sacred Key |
References[]
- ^ "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Aria Awards/2011 Album of the Year – 25th ARIA Awards 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "ARIA Awards 1987.mov". YouTube. ARIA Official YouTube Account. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "1991 Australian ARIA Award Nominations". Australian Recording Industry Association. 1991. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- ARIA Music Awards
- Jazz awards