Tom O'Halloran | |
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Genres | Jazz, Classical |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer, conductor |
Website | tomohalloran |
Tom O'Halloran is an Australian jazz pianist, composer and conductor. He is a Senior Lecturer and head of the Jazz Piano department at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University. [1]
Title | Details |
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Green Hills and White Clouds | Released: 2007 |
We Happy Few | Released: 2009 |
Now Noise | Released: 2016 |
My Name is Nobody | Released: 2017 |
Axiom | Released: 2021 |
TLC | Released: 2021 |
The Art Music Awards are presented each year by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA AMCOS) and the Australian Music Centre (AMC).
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Award for Excellence in Jazz | For Piano Perspectives concert performance of Dissolve for two pianos | Nominated (Finalist) | [2] |
2017 | Jazz Work of the Year | Now Noise | Won | [3] |
This award is offered each year to young Australian musicians to enable them to execute a particular project. [4]
Year | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Nominated (Finalist) | [5] |
2011 | [6] | |
The Limelight Awards were given annually to recordings and personnel in Australian classical and jazz music. [7]
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2009 | Best Jazz Recording | Tom O’Halloran Trio, We Happy Few | Won | [1] |
The West Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual music industry awards for the State of Western Australia. [8]
Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Jazz Artist | Won | [9] |
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