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 ARIA Music Awards of 1990 and for '' When Words Fail'' (1995) in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. The trio disbanded in 2001. Gary Costello died in December 2006, aged 54; Browne died in June 2015, aged 70.

History

Paul Grabowsky on piano formed his

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ous trio in 1983 in Melbourne. By 1986 Grabowsky was in Germany and was joined by Joachim "Rocky" Knauer on double bass and Sunk Pöschl on drums. They released their debut album, ''Contact Sport Midnight Waltz'', in that year. It was co-produced by Grabowsky and Pöschl. In 1989 a new trio with Allan Browne on drums (ex- the Red Onion Jazz Band) and Gary Costello on double bass, issued the second album, '' Six by Three''. It won the Best Jazz Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1990. The trio's third album '' When Words Fail'' was released in April 1995, via Origin Recordings. It also won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album, at the

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. In 1997 the trio were co-credited with Shelley Scown on the album, ''Angel''. Browne left the ensemble in 1998 and was replaced by Nikolaus Schäuble on drums for their next album, ''Three'' (November 2000) (a.k.a. ''PG3''). It was nominated for Best Jazz Album in

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. Gary Costello died in December 2006, aged 54. Allan Browne died in June 2015, aged 70.

Members

* Paul Grabowsky – piano (1983-2001) * Sunk Pöschl – drums (c.1986) * Joachim "Rocky" Knauer – double bass (c.1986) * Gary Costello – double bass (1989-2001), deceased 2006 * Allan Browne – drums (1989-c.1998), deceased 2015 * Nikolaus Schäuble – drums (c.1998-2001)

Discography

ARIA Music Awards

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References

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