Jamie Fielding (1960–1993) was an Australian pianist, composer, and experimental musician. Fielding began his music career as a

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musician, but later became interested in

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, working extensively with a Yamaha DX-7 synthesiser. He performed in Michael Sheridan's Slaughter House 3 ensemble, and with various

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musicians, such as pianist

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. Fielding died in a train accident, aged 32. In 1991 Fielding had recorded the ''Extinkt'' LP, with Guy Maddison (bass, trombone), Sybilla (vocals), Peter Harvey (drums), Jon Evans (tapes), Michael Sheridan (guitar), and John Murphy (synth). The CD was released posthumously on the Dr Jims label. A triple CD overview of Fielding's music, ''Notes From The Underground'' was compiled by Michael Sheridan and Martin Jackson, and released on the Australian Independent Jazz Artist label. Jamie Fielding, Martin Jackson and others founded the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative in late 1982 with the intention of presenting as wide a range of jazz styles as on offer in

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at the time. A broad range of jazz styles were encouraged including

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-influenced,

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to fusion.Greg Burchall,
A quarter century of jazz greats
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, 26 January 2008. Accessed 16 November 2008

External links

Article about Fielding from the ABC's ''Australia Adlib'' website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fielding, Jamie 1960 births 1993 deaths Railway accident deaths in Australia 20th-century Australian musicians