Andrew Speight
Andrew Speight | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
Andrew Speight is an Australian-born jazz saxophonist based in the United States.[1][2][3] His band, the Andrew Speight Quartet, won the 1999 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album with their self titled album.[4]
Speight had previously fronted the jazz quintet Now's the Time.[5][6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Andrew Speight Quartet (as Andrew Speight Quartet) |
Awards[]
ARIA Music Awards[]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Andrew Speight Quartet | ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album | Won |
References[]
- ^ Hildebrand, Lee (10 July 2011), "Sax man Andrew Speight plays 'Bird With Strings'", SFGate
- ^ Weir, Kenny (16 May 1999), "The art of poise", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ Shand, John (20 May 1997), "Speight Brings Home A White-hot Spate Of Bebop", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Scatena, Dino (13 October 1999), "Rockers' four ARIA haul worth the wait.", Daily Telegraph
- ^ Brennan, Gail (19 November 1988), "Now's almost the time", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Jackson, Adrian (28 December 1998), "Burrows. Jazz no trivial pursuit", BRW
- ^ Weir, Kenny (25 October 1998), "QUARTET. Turn it up, sit back and smile.", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ Gettler, Leon (3 December 1998), "Jazz", The Age
- ^ Clare, John (28 December 1998), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
Categories:
- Living people
- Australian saxophonists
- 21st-century saxophonists
- ARIA Award winners