Jamie Oehlers

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Jamie Oehlers
OriginAustralia
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Saxophonist

Jamie Oehlers is an Australian jazz saxophonist. [1] [2] Winner of the World Saxophone competition in 2005, [3] Jamie is recognised as one of Australia's leading jazz artists, performing at festivals and clubs around the globe. He was nominated for ARIA Awards for Best Jazz Album in 1999 (Jamie Oehlers - Strut), in 2005 (Oehlers & Keevers - Grace) and in 2008 (Oehlers, Grabowsky & Beck - Lost And Found) and has won multiple Australia Jazz Bell Awards for Best Jazz Release, as well as Australian Jazz Artist of the Year. Jamie is also the Head of Jazz Studies at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. [4]

Contents

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Strut
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Sunset Records
  • Format: CD
Velocity
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Newmarket Records (NEW3076.2)
  • Format: CD
Grace
(with Sam Keeves)
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Jamie Oehlers
  • Format: DD
The Assemblers
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD045)
  • Format: CD
You R Here Session One
(as Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD074)
  • Format: CD, DD
You R Here Session Two
(as Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD075)
  • Format: CD, DD
Lost and Found
(as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck)
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD091)
  • Format: CD, DD
On a Clear Day
(with Paul Grabowsky)
  • Released: July 2010
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD129)
  • Format: CD, DD
The Differences
(with Gian Slater)
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Gian Slater, Jamie Oehlers
  • Format: CD, DD
Smoke and Mirrors
(as Jamie Oehlers Quartet featuring Ari Hoenig)
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD121)
  • Format: CD, DD
Paper Tight
(with Stephen Magnusson and Ben Vanderwal)
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS001)
  • Format: CD, DD
Burden of Memory
  • Released: August 2015
  • Label: Assemblers Records
  • Format: DD
Innocent Dreamer
(with Tal Cohen)
  • Released: September 2016
  • Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS003)
  • Format: CD, DD
Night Music
  • Released: May 2019
  • Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS0004)
  • Format: CD, DD

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2008 [5] [6] Lost and Found(as Oehlers Grabowsky Keevers)Best Independent Jazz AlbumNominated
AIR Awards of 2010 [7] [6] On a Clear DayBest Independent Jazz AlbumNominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Oehlers has been nominated for three awards.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1999 Strut Best Jazz Album Nominated
2005 Grace(as Oehlers & Keevers)Best Jazz AlbumNominated
2008 Lost and Found(as Oehlers, Grabowsky & Beck)Best Jazz AlbumNominated

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

The 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 commenced in 2003. [8]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2006The Assemblers by Jamie OehlersBest Australian Contemporary Jazz AlbumWon
2007Jamie OehlersAustralian Jazz Artist of the YearWon
2007You R Here - Session 2 – Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer GroupBest Australian Contemporary Jazz AlbumWon
2009Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck)Best Australian Contemporary Jazz AlbumWon

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References

  1. ↑ Nicholas, Jessica (22 August 2012), "Jamie Oehlers Quartet", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Banks, Ron (23 September 2015), "Jazz man makes most of sax appeal", The West Australian
  3. ↑ Amin, Dina. "WHILE ONE DOOR CLOSES… | Melbourne Guru" . Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Edith Cowan University, Perth (31 January 2012). "Mr Jamie Oehlers". WAAPA. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". Music NSW. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association . Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!". 1 September 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bell Award Winners". bellawards. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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