Allan Vincent Browne (28 July 1944 – 13 June 2015) was an Australian

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drummer and composer first known for his work in

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in the 1960s. Browne won the

ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album The ARIA Music Award for Best Jazz Album is an award presented within the Fine Arts Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The award for Best Jazz Album was first presented in 1987, when George Golla Orchestra, received a trophy for their album ...

in ARIA Music Awards of 1990 and

ARIA Music Awards of 1996 The 10th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 30 September 1996 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. Presenters distributed 28 award ...

with

Paul Grabowsky Trio Paul Grabowsky Trio were an Australian jazz ensemble founded in 1983 by Paul Grabowsky on piano. By 1989 he was joined by Allan Browne on drums and Gary Costello on double bass. They won Best Jazz Album for '' Six by Three'' (1989) at the A ...

. Browne was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2013 for service to music as a jazz musician, and to the community.

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

AIR Awards of 2010 The AIR Awards of 2010 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2010) is the fifth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Forum Theatre, in Melbo ...

, ''Une Saison En Enfer'' , Best Independent Jazz Album , , - , AIR Awards of 2011 , ''Shreveport Stomp'' , Best Independent Jazz Album , , - , AIR Awards of 2013 , ''Lost in the Stars'' , Best Independent Jazz Album , , - ,

AIR Awards of 2015 The AIR Awards of 2015 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2015) is the tenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Me ...

, ''Ithaca Bound'' , 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 the

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. Browne was nominated for six awards. ! , - ,

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

, ''Jumping Jazz'' , Best Jazz Album , , rowspan="4", ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

, ''Birdcalls'' , Best Jazz Album , , - ,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

, ''Sudden In A Shaft of Sunlight'' (as Browne, Haywood and Stevens) , Best Jazz Album , , - , rowspan="2", 2001 , rowspan="2", ''East St Kilda Toodleloo'' , Best Jazz Album , , - , Best Independent Release , , - , 2011 , ''Shreveport Stomp'' , Best Jazz Album , , rowspan="2", , - , 2015 , ''Ithaca Bound'' , Best Jazz Album , , -

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

The

Australian Jazz Bell Awards 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 were named in honour of Australian jazz pianist, composer and band leader, Graeme Bell (1914–2012), a ...

, (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003. (wins only) , - , 2003 , ''Collected Works'' – Allan Browne , Best Australian Classic Jazz Album , , - , 2004 , Allan Browne , Hall of Fame , , - , 2007 , ''Five Bells and Other Inspirations'' – Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band , Best Australian Classic Jazz Album , , - , 2010 , ''Homage'' – Sam Anning, Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford , Best Australian Classic Jazz Album , , - , 2016 , ''Ithaca Bound'' – Allan Browne Quintet , Best Australian Small Jazz Band , , -

Don Banks Music Award

The

Don Banks Music Award The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, ...

was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the

Australia Council The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austr ...

in honour of

Don Banks Donald Oscar Banks (25 October 19235 September 1980) was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. Early life and education Jazz was Banks' earliest and strongest musical influence. He learned the saxophone as a boy in Aust ...

, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board. , - , 2001 , Allan Browne , Don Banks Music Award , , -

Music Victoria Awards

The

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards (previously known as The Age EG Awards and The Age Music Victoria Awards) are an annual awards night celebrating music from the Australian state of Victoria. They commenced in 2006 and are awarded in Melbourne Music W ...

are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. ! , - ,

Music Victoria Awards of 2013 The Music Victoria Awards of 2013 are the eighth Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, culminating on 20 November 2013. Previously known as The Age EG Awards, 2013 was the first year under the title Music Victoria Awards ...

, ''Lost in the Stars'' , Best Jazz Album , , rowspan="2", , - ,

Music Victoria Awards of 2015 The Music Victoria Awards of 2015 are the tenth Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, culminating in an awards ceremony on 11 November 2015. For the first time, the public awards and the genre specific awards, were all ...

, ''Ithaca Bound'' , Best Jazz Album ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Allan 1944 births 2015 deaths ARIA Award winners Australian jazz drummers Male drummers Australian jazz composers Male jazz composers Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian musicians 20th-century drummers 20th-century Australian male musicians Paul Grabowsky Trio members