NOMINATION: Work of the Year - Jazz
For an original Jazz work of any instrumentation, including improvisatory composition.
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).
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Nominee
Rafael Karlen
Title of the work
Field Notes
Performer
Eucalyptus Treeo
Performance Date
22/11/2024
Venue
Eucalyptus Treeo
Nominator Statement
Eucalyptus Treeo consists of Rafael Karlen on saxophone, Steve Barry on piano, and Hannah James on bass. The trio members share a love of hiking in the Australian landscape, music making, and composition. This music weaves these passions into a musical exploration of our national parks, their layered histories, and the evolving relationship with them.
The concept of a national park is a relatively modern construct, shifting between roles that range from public recreation to the conservation of spaces of historical, cultural, or scientific significance. An inherent tension lies in the dual objectives of inviting people to experience these places while preserving them for generations yet to come. Their role is far from staticthese landscapes are repositories of stories that stretch deep into human history.
'Field notes' is a beautiful work.
In addition to the strong sense of rawness and power that we can encounter when exploring new paths and parks, there is also a fragility and precariousness to the environment that is subtle and easily overlooked. 'Field Notes' aims to combine this excitement and energy with a contrasting slow delicate section to represent these counterparts.
Nominee
Rafael Karlen
Title of the work
Field Notes
Performer
Eucalyptus Treeo
Performance Date
22/11/2024
Venue
Eucalyptus Treeo
The concept of a national park is a relatively modern construct, shifting between roles that range from public recreation to the conservation of spaces of historical, cultural, or scientific significance. An inherent tension lies in the dual objectives of inviting people to experience these places while preserving them for generations yet to come. Their role is far from staticthese landscapes are repositories of stories that stretch deep into human history.
'Field notes' is a beautiful work.
In addition to the strong sense of rawness and power that we can encounter when exploring new paths and parks, there is also a fragility and precariousness to the environment that is subtle and easily overlooked. 'Field Notes' aims to combine this excitement and energy with a contrasting slow delicate section to represent these counterparts.