Australian Jazz Bell Awards

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Australian Jazz Bell Awards
Awarded forTo recognise the talent and achievements of Australian jazz artists locally and internationally
CountryAustralia
Presented byMelbourne International Jazz Festival
The Australian Jazz Awards Limited
First awarded2003–2019
Websitebellawards.org

Australian Jazz Bell Awards, also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells, are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They were named in honour of Australian jazz pianist, composer and band leader, Graeme Bell (1914–2012), at their inception in 2003 at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.[1]

The awards were announced by Bell and Victoria's Minister for the Arts, Mary Delahunty, on 5 June 2003 to recognise the talent and achievements of Australian jazz artists locally and internationally. They were the inspiration of festival chairman, Albert Dadon, and its artistic director, Adrian Jackson. The latter explained, "The Bells will put the spotlight on the Australian jazz industry that it has never enjoyed before. These new industry gongs will recognise the achievement of excellence by many artists, record companies and venues, and will encourage others to match those achievements."[2] The awards were not presented in 2005.

In 2008, the Australian Jazz Awards Limited, a not-for-profit organisation with its own independent board, was established to present the awards, which became separate from the Melbourne Jazz Festival committee. The number and title of categories have varied with nine to six artists being honoured.

Awards[]

2003 Bell Awards[]

The inaugural Australian Jazz Awards, or Bell Awards, were presented at Melbourne's Grand Hyatt Hotel on 28 August 2003, honouring artists in nine categories.[3][4]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2003 Sandy Evans Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Australian Art Orchestra Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year Won
Bennetts Lane Big Band Australian Jazz Venue of the Year Won
Collected Works – Allan Browne Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
Mikrokosmos – Andrea Keller Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Making Wings – Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
The Soul of Things – Tomasz Stanko International Jazz Album of the Year Won
Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Ade Monsbourgh Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2004 Bell Awards[]

On 10 August 2004 a new artistic director of the Melbourne International Jazz festival, Carlo Pagnotta, formerly director of Italy's famed Umbria Jazz Festival, announced the 27 nominees of the Bell Awards, honouring artists in nine categories.[5] The winners were awarded in nine categories on 25 August in Melbourne.[6]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2004 Phil Slater Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Paul Grabowsky Nominated
Jamie Oehlers Nominated
The Necks Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year Won
Alister Spence Trio Nominated
Trio Nominated
Bennetts Lane Big Band Australian Jazz Venue of the Year Won
Nominated
Hyde Park Hotel Nominated
Bob Barnard's Jazz Party – Bob Barnard Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
Catfish Row – Nominated
Now You Are Talking My Language – Nominated
Big Small Band Live – Mike Nock Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Tales of Time and Space – Paul Grabowsky Nominated
Strobe Coma Virgo – Phil Slater Nominated
The Secret – Alison Wedding Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Gold – Vince Jones Nominated
The Crying Game – Michelle Nicolle Nominated
Suspended Night – Tomasz Stanko Quartet International Jazz Album of the Year Won
Up for It – Keith Jarrett Nominated
I'm All For You – Joe Lovano Nominated
Felix Bloxsom Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Nominated
Nominated
Allan Browne Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won
Don Burrows Nominated
John Pochée Nominated


2006 Bell Awards[]

In 2006 Albert Dadon took over the role of artistic director of the Melbourne International Jazz festival, following differences with Pagnotta over the festival's direction. Dadon is chairman of the Australian Jazz Bell Awards, honouring artists in nine categories.[7][8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Paul Grabowsky Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
The Necks Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year Won
Bennetts Lane Big Band Australian Jazz Venue of the Year Won
Live at Umbria Jazz '05 – Joe Chindamo Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
The Assemblers – Jamie Oehlers Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Moon of Manakoora – Janet Seidel Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
The Ground – Tord Gustavsen Trio International Jazz Album of the Year Won
Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
John Pochée Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2007 Bell Awards[]

In 2007 Albert Dadon continued as artistic director of the Melbourne International Jazz festival and as chairman of the Australian Jazz Bell Awards, honouring artists in seven categories.[9][10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Jamie Oehlers Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
"Five Bells" – Paul Grabowsky Australian Jazz Composition of the Year Won
Five Bells and Other Inspirations – Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
You R Here - Session 2 – Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Grace – Lisa Young Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Shannon Barnett Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Don Burrows Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2008 Bell Awards[]

On 29 April 2008 the Australian Jazz Awards Limited presented the Australian Jazz Bell Awards, with Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard attending.[11][12][13] The awards were separated from the Melbourne Jazz Festival in 2008 and a new company was formed, The Australian Jazz Awards Limited, a not-for-profit organisation with its own independent board, to run the ceremony. They honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
The Fool Poets Portion – Eugene Ball Australian Jazz Composition of the Year Won
14 Little Creatures – Stephen Magnusson Nominated
The Thousands – Phil Slater Nominated
Cuttin' Capers – Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
The Misty Downs Session – Nominated
In-Sync – Nominated
Little Claps – Andrea Keller Quartet Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
The Drunken Boat – Allan Browne Quintet Nominated
The Thousands – Phil Slater Nominated
Phil Slater Quartet Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
Allan Browne Quintet Nominated
Julien Wilson Trio Nominated
Nightlight – Megan Washington Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Elana Stone – Elana Stone Nominated
Cuttin' Capers – Sweet Lowdowns Nominated
Sam Anning Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Bernie McGann Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2009 Bell Awards[]

On 23 April 2009 the Australian Jazz Awards Limited presented the Australian Jazz Bell Awards, with Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard attending.[14][15] They honoured artists in seven categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Live at the Famous Spiegeltent – The Syncopators Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
Lost and Found – Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Old Grooves for New Streets – Way Out West Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
"Till Death Does Me Part" – Best Australian Jazz Song Won
Work Songs – Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Jeremy Rose Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Mike Nock Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2010 Bell Awards[]

On 15 April 2010 the 7th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented.[16] They honoured artists in seven categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 The Gathering – Stu Hunter Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Homage – Sam Anning, Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford Best Australian Classic Jazz Album Won
Epic – Jonathan Zwartz Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
"The Sea" – Jonathan Zwartz Best Australian Jazz Song Won
If You Were There – Kristin Berardi Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Linda Oh Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Bob Barnard Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2011 Bell Awards[]

On 5 May 2011 the 8th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented.[17] They honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 The New Sheiks – Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album Won
An Accumulation of Subtleties – Mike Nock Trio Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
The Subterraneans – The Subterraneans Best Australian Jazz Blend Album Won
Australian Art Orchestra/ Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
Song from the Highest Tower – Eugene Ball Best Australian Jazz Song Won
Elly Hoyt – Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Tony Gould Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2012 Bell Awards[]

On 3 May 2012 the 9th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented.[18] They honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Collected Works Volume II: Fifty Years of New Orleans Jazz – Alan Browne Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album Won
1234 – Nick Haywood Quartet Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Fish Boast of Fishing – Peter Knight Most Original Australian Jazz Album Won
Andrea Keller Quartet Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
"Spir" – Luke Howard & Best Australian Jazz Song Won
Kristin Berardi Meets The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra – Kristin Berardi Meets Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Brian Brown Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2013 Bell Awards[]

On 2 May 2013 the 10th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented by Jazz Artist and Chairman Albert Dadon AM and with Tracey Curro as MC at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.[19] They honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 A Great Day for the Race – Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album Won
Magnet – Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
Sarcophile – Marc Hannaford Most Original Australian Jazz Album Won
& Friends Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
"Joe the Kid" – David Ades & Friends Best Australian Jazz Song Won
The Song That Sings You Here – Chris McNulty Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Steve Barry Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
James Morrison Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2014 Bell Awards[]

On 1 May 2014 the 11th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented by jazz artist and Australian Jazz Awards Limited chairman, Albert Dadon, with Tracey Curro as MC at Melbourne's Plaza Ballroom.[20][21] They honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 This Is Always – Julien Wilson Quartet Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album Won
Monash Art Ensemble – Monash Art Ensemble Best Australian Contemporary Avant-garde Jazz Album Won
Wave Rider – Andrea Keller Quartet Best Australian Modern Jazz Album Won
This Is Always – Julien Wilson Quartet Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
"Trout River" – Julien Wilson Best Australian Jazz Song Won
Rise and Fall – Allira Wilson Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Monash Art Ensemble – Joseph O'Connor Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Judy Bailey Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2015 Bell Awards[]

On 30 April 2015 the 12th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented and hosted by Helen Kapalos at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.[22][23] Nominees were announced on 20 April.[24] The ceremony honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 A-Z of Jazz – James Morrison Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album Won
The Hunters & Pointers – The Hunters & Pointers Nominated
Clarence Williams Tribute – Geoff Bull Nominated
Hexis – Monash Art Ensemble, George Lewis Best Australian Contemporary Avant-garde Jazz Album Won
Don't Feed – Trio Feral, Barney McAll Nominated
My Cuban Soul – Paul van Ross Nominated
Su Su Nje – Daniel Susnjar Best Australian Modern Jazz Album Won
The Bitter Suite – Paul Grabowsky Nominated
The Last Sanctuary – James Mustafa Orchestra Nominated
Suite Sima – Mike Nock Octet Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
Su Su Nje – Daniel Susnjar Nominated
Return Journey – Daryl McKenzie Orchestra Nominated
"Forte Pulse Torte" – Daniel Susnjar Best Australian Jazz Song Won
"Black Saffron" – Paul Grabowsky Nominated
"Some Kind of Dream" – Penelope Sai Nominated
We Could Be Lovers – Sarah McKenzie Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Songs of Friends – Josh Kyle & Sam Keevers Nominated
Aspirations – Tom Barton Nominated
The Last Sanctuary – James Mustafa Orchestra Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Inverno – Nic Vardenga Nominated
Not Alone – Jessica Carlton Nominated
Graeme Lyall Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2016 Bell Awards[]

On 20 June 2016 the 13th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented at Bird's Basement, Melbourne.[25][26] Nominees were announced on 12 May.[25] The ceremony honoured artists in eight categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Mooroolbark – Barney McAll Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Album Won
Lady Luck – Angela Davis Nominated
This Narrow Isthmus – Julien Wilson Quartet Nominated
Ithaca Bound – Allan Browne Quintet Best Australian Small Jazz Band Won
Mooroolbark – Barney McAll & Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit Nominated
Alister Spence Trio: Live – Alister Spence Trio Nominated
Beginning and End of Knowing – Mike Nock / Laurence Pike Best Produced Album Won
Mooroolbark – Barney McAll Nominated
Lady Luck – Angela Davis Nominated
2015 Live Performance Compilation – Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
The Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group – Daniel Susnjar Nominated
Music for Average Photography – Mace Francis Orchestra Nominated
"Nectar Spur" – Barney McAll Best Australian Jazz Song Won
"Weeping Willow" – Julien Wilson Quartet Nominated
"A Thousand Feet from Bergen Street" – Angela Davis Nominated
Where or When – Kristin Berardi Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Provenance – Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky Nominated
Keep an Eye on Spring – Olivia Chindamo Nominated
Keep an Eye on Spring – Olivia Chindamo Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Counter Clockwork – James McLean Nominated
Manticore – Niran Dasika Nominated
Joe Chindamo Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2017 Bell Awards[]

On 15 May 2017 the 14th Australian Jazz Bell Awards were presented at Bird's Basement, Melbourne.[27] Nominees were announced on 27 April.[28] The ceremony honoured artists in seven categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Consider This – Andrea Keller and Tim Wilson Duo Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Album Won
Iron in the Blood – Jeremy Rose and the Earshift Orchestra Nominated
Stu Hunter Nominated
Iron in the Blood – Jeremy Rose and the Earshift Orchestra Best Produced Album Won
Consider This – Andrea Keller and Tim Wilson Duo Nominated
The Migration – Stu Hunter Nominated
The Migration – Stu Hunter Best Australian Jazz Ensemble Won
A Flower is a Lovesome Thing – Michelle Nicolle Quartet Nominated
The Vampires Nominated
"Eagle Fish" – Stu Hunter Best Australian Jazz Song Won
Andrea Keller and Tim Wilson Duo Nominated
Eugene Ball 4tet Nominated
A Flower is a Lovesome Thing – Michelle Nicolle Quartet Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Kristin Bernardi Nominated
The Migration – Stu Hunter Nominated
Harry Mitchell Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Ted Vining Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2018 Bell Awards[]

Source:[29] They honoured artists in seven categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Still Night: Music in Poetry – Andrea Keller Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Hearing the Blood – Barney McAll Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Album Won
Best Produced Album Won
Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year Won
"Judgement Day" – Speedball Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year Won
Skylines – Evan Harris Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
Bob Sedergreen Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


2019 Bell Awards[]

They honoured artists in seven categories.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Trombone Song Cycle – Josh Kyle Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album Won
Across a Field as Vast as One – Sam Anning Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Album Won
Zephyrix - Barney McAll Best Produced Album Won
Five Below Live - Andrea Keller Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year Won
Suzaku – Niran Dasika Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
"Animarum" (from Animarum) - Jonathan Zwartz Best Jazz Work of the Year Won
Sandy Evans Graeme Bell Hall of Fame Won


See also[]

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