NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Jazz / Improvised Music
NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Jazz / Improvised Music
For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in improvisatory creation or collaboration. This may entail entirely improvised work or significant improvisatory input such as solo passages.
A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).
If you believe your performance to be nominated in the wrong category or the details of your nomination to be incorrect, please contact the AMC via email at awards@australianmusiccentre.com.au before proceeding with the nomination.
Freyja has composed an immersive jazz suite with her trio of bassist Max Alduca, drummer Miles Thomas, and features legendary saxophonist Sandy Evans. The piece is a through-composed suite with so many interesting twists and turns, including intermittent narration of a story threaded throughout by Freyja throughout. Composed around the theme of the coast, water, nature and family, to me, this work is equally rooted in the jazz tradition as well as pushing the boundary into a new and original approach. This special performance of the work was part of the Sydney Con Jazz Festival, performed in the beautiful Recital Halls to a healthy crowd. I think this project and performance is worthy of an award!