Paul Grabowsky

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Tunes by Paul Grabowsky

  • Angel
    Other · 1990-2000 · Medium · Instrumental · D · 4/4
  • Circle of Trust
    Straight · 2000-2010 · Medium · Instrumental · C · 4/4
  • Come Back To Me
    Straight · 1990-2000 · Medium · Vocal · Ab · 4/4
  • La Scragga
    Other · 1990-2000 · Medium · Instrumental · 4/4
  • Medium Rare
    Swing · 1990-2000 · Medium · Instrumental · 4/4
  • Silverland
    Straight · 2000-2010 · Easy · Instrumental · C · 4/4
  • Wist
    Straight · 2000-2010 · Medium · Instrumental · 4/4
  • Silverland (Bb Instruments)
    Straight · 2000-2010 · Medium · Instrumental · C · 4/4
  • Silverland (Eb Instruments)
    Straight · 2000-2010 · Medium · Instrumental · C · 4/4
  • Paradise
    Reggae · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · 4/4
  • Hell's Ballroom
    Straight · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · C · Odd meter
  • Black Saffron
    Ballad · 2010-2020 · Hard · Instrumental · 4/4
  • Try The Veal
    Other · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · 3/4
  • Twisty
    Funk · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · B · 4/4
  • Sisyphus
    Rubato · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · G · 4/4
  • Toy Town
    Straight · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · G · Odd meter
  • Scriabin
    Rubato · 2010-2020 · Medium · Instrumental · 3/4
  • Vexatious
    Other · 2010-2020 · Hard · Instrumental · Odd meter
  • Waiting For A Fiend
    Other · 2010-2020
  • Paul Grabowsky's Solo on Wist
    Other · 2010-2020 · Transcription

Biography

Paul Grabowsky is a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor – and is one of Australia’s most distinguished artists.

Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 1958, Paul was raised in Melbourne where he attended Wesley College. During the late 70′s he became prominent in the music scene in Melbourne, working in various jazz, theater and cabaret projects.

He lived and worked in Europe and the US from 1980-85, during which time he performed with many jazz luminaries including Chet Baker, Art Farmer and Johnny Griffin. He returned to Australia in 1986 and established a reputation as one of Australia’s leading jazz musicians with such bands as his own trio and sextet, the Wizards of Oz and as musical director for singer Vince Jones.

He was musical director of Tonight Live with Steve Vizard from 1990-1992.

He has written the scores for over twenty feature films in Australia, the UK and US including The Eye of the Storm and Last Orders (Fred Schepisi) Innocence (Paul Cox), and Shiner (John Irvin). Among the many other filmmakers he has worked with are Gillian Armstrong, Nadia Tass and Clara Law. His television credits include the series Phoenix and Janus and the Emmy-winning Empire Falls. His works for the theater include two operas and various multimedia works.

He is the founder and AD of the Australian Art Orchestra, with which he tours both nationally and internationally. Recent AAO projects have concentrated on collaborations with traditional and contemporary indigenous performers, something which Paul passionately advocates.

Among his numerous CD releases are two for the Hush series (for which he is Artistic Director), designed to assist in the healing environment of Melbourne Children’s Hospital.

He has won four ARIA awards, two Helpmann awards, several Bell Awards and a Deadly award. He was the Sydney Myer Performing Artist of the Year in 2000, and received the Melbourne Prize for Music in 2007.

He was Artistic Director of the Queensland Music Festival from 2005-2007 and the 2010 Adelaide Festival, and is currently Artistic Director of the 2012 Adelaide Festival.

He regularly performs with his trio, quartet and sextet, mainly performing his own compositions.

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