Phil Broadhurst Explained

Philip Douglas Broadhurst (26 June 1949 – 24 April 2020)^[1] was a New Zealand composer, jazz pianist, music lecturer and radio presenter.^[2] ^[3]

Education

Broadhurst has a master's degree from Massey University, completed in 2007. His thesis examined the music of French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani.^[4]

Career

Broadhurst hosted the Art of Jazz programme on Radio New Zealand for more than 20 years.

From 2000 until 2016, Broadhurst was Head of Jazz Studies at the New Zealand School of Music at Massey University's Albany campus in Auckland.

The 2011 album Delayed Reaction was a tribute to Michel Petrucciani and was reviewed favourably in the JazzTimes.

Honours and awards

In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Broadhurst was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for service to jazz music.^[5]

At the NZ Music Awards in 2016, Broadhurst won Jazz Tui for the third album Panacea from his Dedication trilogy.^[6]

Personal life

Broadhurst lived in Auckland with his wife Julie Mason. He died on 24 April 2020, aged 70.^[1]

Discography

Sustenance, 1982
Iris, 1985
Sustenance 3, 1987
Live at The London Bar, 1993
Delayed Reaction, 2011^[7]
Flaubert’s Dance, 2013
Panacea, 2015

External links

Web site: Phil Broadhurst . Rattle Records . en-NZ.
- Phil Broadhurst Quartet on Spotify

Notes and References

News: Philip Broadhurst death notice . 29 April 2020 . New Zealand Herald . 30 April 2020.
Web site: Phil Broadhurst RNZ Concert Presenter . RNZ . 26 April 2020 . en-nz.
Web site: Phil Broadhurst . sounz.org.nz . 26 April 2020.
Broadhurst . Philip . 2007 . Masters thesis . Against all odds : the life and music of Michel Petrucciani . Massey Research Online, Massey University . 10179/10143.
Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2001 . 4 June 2001 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 27 April 2020.
Web site: Feature - Phil Broadhurst: A Tui For His Dedication . NZ Musician . 26 April 2020 . en.
Web site: Phil Broadhurst . Discogs . en.