The Vampires | |
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Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Genres | World-roots jazz |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Earshift Music |
Members | Jeremy Rose Nick Garbett Alex Masso Noel Mason |
Past members | Alex Boneham, Mike Majkowski |
Website | www |
The Vampires are an Australian world roots jazz group comprising saxophonist Jeremy Rose, trumpeter Nick Garbett, drummer Alex Masso, and bassist Mike Majkowski.
The band formed in their final year of studying for their Bachelor of Music (jazz performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music [ citation needed ] in 2005. [1]
The band has released six albums and toured extensively around Australia, Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. The band performs mostly original music by Jeremy Rose and Nick Garbett that draws inspiration from their travels around the world and experiences in life. The band has performed at every major jazz festival in Australia, the Love Supreme Festival (UK), Glasgow Jazz Festival, Edingburgh Jazz Festival, Jazzahead Festival (Bremen, Germany), and the Enjoy Jazz Festival (Mannheim, Germany).[ citation needed ]
The band members have lived in different parts of the world – bassist Alex Boneham became an established presence in Los Angeles, and Nick Garbett lived in Lampedusa, Italy.[ citation needed ]
On 1 March 2022, Alex Masso was appointed executive officer of the Australian Music Association. [2] [3]
The Vampires were a finalist for Best Australian Jazz Ensemble and Best Produced Album at the Australian Jazz Bell Awards and in the AIR Awards.[ citation needed ]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 [4] | The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke | ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album | Nominated |
2023 | Nightjar (featuring Chris Abrahams) | Best Jazz Album | Won |
The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. They commenced in 2005. [5] [6] The Vampires were the first instrumental act to be shortlisted for this prize.[ citation needed ]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke | Australian Music Prize | Nominated |
Title | Album details |
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South Coasting | |
Chellowdene | |
Garfish | |
Tiro | |
The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke | |
Pacifica |
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