Alister Spence is an Australian jazz pianist and composer. Spence leads the Alister Spence Trio with

Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Stuart Swanton (born 14 August 1960) is an Australian jazz double bassist, bass guitarist, and composer. Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986McFarlan'Dynamic Hepnotics'entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. and co-founded jazz ...

and Toby Hall. They were nominated for 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 albu ...

in 2004 for ''Flux'' and in 2007 for ''Mercury''. Bands and artists he has recorded with include the Raymond MacDonald International Big Band,

Clarion Fracture Zone Clarion Fracture Zone may refer to: * Clarion Fracture Zone (band), a jazz ensemble from Australia * Clarion Fracture Zone (geology), a geological feature in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone The Clipperton Fracture Zone, also known as the Clarion-C ...

Wanderlust Wanderlust is a strong desire to wander or travel and explore the world. Etymology The first documented use of the term in English occurred in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering ...

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, and

Carl Orr Carl Grant Orr is an Australian jazz guitarist and composer. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:' He has been based in London since the 1990s. Orr earned a nomination for ...

. He was a composer for numerous

Ivan Sen Ivan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Early life Ivan Sen was bor ...

films including ''Journey'', ''Tears'', ''Vanish'', ''Wind'', ''Dust'', ''Shifting Shelter'', ''Yellow Fella'', ''A Sister’s Love'' and ''

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''. For the latter Sen and Spence were nominated for the 2002

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for Best Original Music Score and the FCCA Award for Best Music Score. Other films he has composed for include '' Molly and Mobarak'', ''Dakiyarr versus the King'', ''Spirit Stones'', and ''In My Father’s Country''.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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. History The inaugural 2006 awards were held at ...

) 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 Melb ...

, ''Fit'' , 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 The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, ''Flux'' (Alister Spence Trio) , Best Jazz Album , , rowspan="2", ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

, ''Mercury'' (Alister Spence Trio) , Best Jazz Album , , -

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spence, Alister Australian jazz pianists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Wanderlust (jazz band) members Clarion Fracture Zone members