Paul Grabowsky

Paul Grabowsky ( born September 27, 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea) is an Australian jazz musician (piano, arrangements and composition).

Life

Grabowsky received from the age of five piano lessons and studied at the Conservatory of Melbourne. In 1978 he received a first commissioned by the Australia Council Music Board. In 1981 he came to radio appearances in his home due to a scholarship to Germany. Here he became acquainted with the quartet of Gunther Klatt and also appeared with Chet Baker, Roman Schwaller, Leszek Zadlo, Benny Bailey, John Faber, Sal Nistico, Johnny Griffin. Lala Kovacev ( "Balkan Impressions" ), Remo Rau, the groups Just Friends ( " Do not Look Back " ) and The Conference attracted him to come for recordings. With own trio, he appeared at festivals and put your own performances before. In 1985 he returned to Melbourne. In Australia, he works with his own band, which has accompanied guest soloists such as Dewey Redman, Sheila Jordan, Steve Lacy and Cindy Blackman. He also undertakes regular tours to the U.S. and Europe and also acts as a guest in other groups, such as Marty Cook, with.

With his group, he recorded several albums; 2003 was the album Tales of Time and Space with Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano, Scott Tinkler, Ed Schuller and Jeff Tain Watts and the trio album Big Adventure with Philip Rex and Niko Schäuble. In addition, he also played movie music, inter alia, for "It Runs in the Family", a. In addition, he leads the house band of an Australian TV show and the Australian Art Orchestra, founded by him.

Lexical entry

  • Martin Kunzler: Jazz Encyclopedia. Volume 1 ISBN 3-499-16512-0.

Weblink

  • Portrait at ABC.net
  • Jazz Pianist
  • Arranger
  • Composer (Jazz)
  • Film composer
  • Australian musicians
  • Born in 1958
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