Jamie Oehlers (Australia) - Saxophone Masterclasses Aug 7-12

In Concert Tues Aug 7 and Sat Aug 11

“He seemed to be his own accompanying trio, dazzling was the alteration between his melodic lines and the phrases that built up the supporting harmonies” 

--- Alyn Shipton, BBC Jazz presenter at the World Saxophone Competition.

Recognised as one of Australia’s leading jazz musicians, Jamie Oehlers was the winner of the White Foundation World Saxophone Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 2003, judged by Charles Lloyd, Bruce Lundvall (Blue Note Records) and Jean Toussaint amongst others. He has won numerous awards in Australia, including the James Morrison Scholarship, “Bell” Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, a Western Australian Music Industry Award for International Achievement , has been nominated for a Mo Award for Best Jazz Instrumentalist, a “Bell” Award for Best Australian Jazz Artist,  Australian Young Achiever of the Year Award, and has twice been a finalist in the Australian Recording Industry Award’s for Best Jazz Album. He has performed at the JVC Jazz Festival in New York, BBC London Jazz Festival, Jazz Yatra in India, Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Edinburgh Jazz Festival, Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival in Rome, Galway Jazz festival, Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales, Jazz Alive Festival in New Zealand, and most major festivals in Australia. In 2004, Jamie performed a week long residency at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London and in the last year has performed in New York, Manila, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ireland, London, Wales and Scotland.  

Jamie has released a number of CD’s including his most recent recordings “You R Here” Sessions 1 & 2, “Assemblers” and “Grace” on Jazzhead Records, and also “Blowfish featuring Alison Wedding”, “Velocity” and “Strut”. In 1993 Jamie Oehlers received an ADPA (Jazz) from Western Australia’s Conservatorium of Music and in 1994 furthered his studies in at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston. He has also studied under some of the world’s finest jazz musicians in New York City, including Dave Liebman, George Coleman, Hal Crook and George Garzone. Jamie has performed with leading international jazz artists like Ronnie Scott, Cindy Blackman, Jamie Cullum, Geri Allen, Bob Hurst, Eric Harland, Peter Leitch, John and Jeff Clayton, Curtis Lundy, Eddie Marshal, Dale Barlow, Bobby Shew, Renee Geyer, Barney Mcall, Bernie McGann, Paul Grabowsky, Scott Tinkler, Joe Chindamo and James Morrison. Jamie is a saxophone tutor at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University in Melbourne, and has held saxophone and improvisation workshops throughout Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

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