Jamie Oehlers Explained

Jamie Oehlers
Origin:Australia
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Saxophonist

Jamie Oehlers is an Australian jazz saxophonist. Winner of the World Saxophone competition in 2005,[1] 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.[2]

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.|-| 2008[3] [4] |Lost and Found | Best Independent Jazz Album| |-| 2010[5] [4] |On a Clear Day | Best Independent Jazz Album| |-

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.

|-| 1999| Strut| Best Jazz Album| |-| 2005| Grace | Best Jazz Album| |-| 2008| Lost and Found | Best Jazz Album| |-

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.[6] |-| 2006 | The Assemblers by Jamie Oehlers| Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album| |-| 2007 | Jamie Oehlers| Australian Jazz Artist of the Year| |-| 2007 | You R Here - Session 2 – Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group| Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album| |-| 2009| Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck)| Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album| |-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WHILE ONE DOOR CLOSES… Melbourne Guru. Amin. Dina. en-US. 2019-04-22.
  2. Web site: Mr Jamie Oehlers. Edith Cowan University. Perth. 2012-01-31. WAAPA. en-AU. 2019-04-22.
  3. Web site: 2008 AIR AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED. Music NSW. 11 November 2008. 19 August 2020.
  4. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!. 1 September 2010. 19 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Bell Award Winners. bellawards. 7 November 2020.