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'''Paul Atherstone Grabowsky''' (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian ] and ]. {{short description|Australian pianist and composer}}
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'''Paul Atherstone Grabowsky''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}}, born 27 September 1958, is an Australian pianist and composer, founder of the ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
Paul Grabowsky is a pianist and composer who was born in 1958 in ], ]; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums. His older brother Michael took great interest in the young Paul and helped to encourage his passion for music. He later worked with Paul producing many of his television and film scores in the 90's. Born in ], Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes. Grabowsky described his ancestry as "failed Polish aristocracy".<ref name=monthly>{{cite news|last1=Bilson|first1=Gay|title=Impresario|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2010/january/1346655139/gay-bilson/impresario|access-date=18 December 2015|work=]|date=January 2010|url-access=subscription}}</ref> His grandfather was a legitimate Polish Count of the ], a descendant of ] from where he gets his title; his grandfather was exiled from Poland and lived in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 September 2019|title=The Conversation Hour|type=interview of ] and Paul Grabowsky by ] and ]|url=https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/theconversationhour/the-conversation-hour/11512762|access-date=3 July 2022|website=]}}{{Time needed|date=July 2022|reason=This is a one-hour interview.}}</ref> His older brother Michael took great interest in the young composer and later worked with Paul co-ordinating and producing many of his television and film scores in the 1990s.


Grabowsky grew up in suburban Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Victoria and began piano lessons when he was five years old. He studied the classical repertoire with ], senior lecturer in piano at the Conservatorium of Music at the ] from the age of seven until his university years. He attended ] and it was that school's ] band which introduced him to the genre. Grabowsky grew up in ], Melbourne, Australia, and began piano lessons when he was five years old. He studied the classical repertoire with Mack Jost, senior lecturer in piano at the ] at the ] from the age of seven until his university years. He attended ] and it was that school's ] band which introduced him to the genre.


===1980s=== ===1980s===
{{main|Wizards of Oz|Paul Grabowsky Trio}}
Immersing himself in jazz, Grabowsky left the conservatorium In 1978 to persue musical studies at the Juilliard in New York and then began Europe ;1980 he worked in the Melbourne ]/comedy scene where he began his relationship with ] and ]. Assisted by a grant from the ], he flew in 1980 to London where he travelled via Spain to Germany; he lived there in Munich until 1985. He had been back in Australia for Christmas 1982 when, on the invitation of ], he co-composed his first film score. In Europe he played with many great musicians including Chet baker , Art Farmer and Johnny Griffen as well as many influential European artists.
Immersing himself in jazz, Grabowsky left the conservatorium in 1978 to pursue musical studies at the ] in New York and then embarked on extensive travel in Europe. 1980 he worked in the Melbourne ]/comedy scene where he began his relationship with ] and ]. He flew in 1980 to London where he travelled via Spain to Germany; he lived there in Munich until 1985. He had been back in Australia for Christmas 1982 when, on the invitation of ], he co-composed his first film score, the first of many. In Europe he played with many musicians including ], ] and ] as well as influential European artists. In 1983, Grabowsky formed the ] with ] and ]. The duo recorded the album '']'', which was released in 1989 and won the trio an ] at the ].


After his return to Australia in 1986, he played in various jazz ensembles, including The Wizards of Oz and the Groovematics. He also founded The Paul Grabowsky Trio with Gary Costello (bass) and ] (drums), which won ] for its first CD (''Six By Three'') and in 1996 for its second CD, ''When Words Fail''. During this time, he also wrote the score to the film '']'' and for television shows '']'', '']'' and '']''. After his return to Australia in 1986, he played in various jazz ensembles. Grabowsky produced ]' ARIA Award-winning album ''It All Ends Up In Tears''. In 1987, Grabowsky formed the ] with Saxophonist Dale Barlow, bassist Lloyd Swanton and drummer Tony Buck. Wizards of Oz recorded '']'' and won the ] at the ]. During this time, he also wrote the score to the film '']'' and for television shows '']'', '']'' and '']''.


===1990s=== ===1990s===
Grabowsky (as Count Paul Grabowsky) and the Groovematics were the house band on the ] TV show '']'' from February 1990 to November 1993. Grabowsky and the Groovematics were the innovative house band on the ] TV show '']'' from February 1990 to November 1993. This show was live five nights a week. Grabowsky also continued to compose scores for feature films many of which won awards.


In 1990 he was commissioned to write several pieces for the Munich-based jazz/contemporary-music group Die Konferenz. One group of these was based on songs of ] ("Et les Affaires Piaf"), while a second group was based on songs from German ] films from the 1920s to 1940s ("Es wird einmal ein Wunder"). With the support from its artistic director ], this led to the formation of the project ''Ringing the Bell Backwards'' at the ] and eventually to the ] in 1994. That year, Grabowsky wrote a ] for ]. In 1990 he was commissioned to write several pieces for the Munich-based jazz/contemporary-music group Die Konferenz. One group of these was based on songs of ] ("Et les Affaires Piaf"), while a second group was based on songs from German ] films from the 1920s to 1940s ("Es wird einmal ein Wunder"). With the support from its artistic director ], this led to the formation of the project ''Ringing the Bell Backwards'' at the ] and eventually to the ] in 1994. That year, Grabowsky wrote a ] for ].


He is married to Margot Salomon and In 1991 their first child was born; Isabella Grabowsky. Their son Guy Grabowksy was born in 1995.. He is married to Margot Salomon and in 1991 their first child was born; Isabella Grabowsky. Their son Guy Grabowsky was born in 1995..


In 1995, the Australian Art Orchestra toured Europe, and later India in 1996. Grabowsky directed the ]'s Summer Music programme. Late that year he was commissioned to front the 14-part ] series ''Access All Areas''. As Commissioning Editor for ABC Television Arts and Entertainment (1996&ndash;1998), he commissioned the documentary series '']''. During the late 1990s, Grabowsky concentrated on writing music for film and television: '']'' (1999) and ''Innocence'' (2000) by ], '']'' by ], the ] mini-series '']'', the UK production '']''. ] Performing Arts (NORPA) commissioned his first ], ''The Mercenary'' with a (] by Janis Balodis). In 1995, the Australian Art Orchestra toured Europe, and later India in 1996. Grabowsky directed the ]'s Summer Music programme. Late that year he was commissioned to front the 14-part ] series ''Access All Areas''. As Commissioning Editor for ABC Television Arts and Entertainment (1996&ndash;1998), he commissioned the documentary series '']''. During the late 1990s, Grabowsky concentrated on writing music for film and television: '']'' (1999) and '']'' (2000) by ], '']'' by ], the ] mini-series '']'', the UK production '']''. ] Performing Arts (NORPA) commissioned his first opera, ''The Mercenary'' with a (] by Janis Balodis).


===2000s=== ===2000s===
In 2000, the project ''The Theft of Sita'' came to fruition; it combined jazz elements, ] ] music and ]. The piece premiered in Adelaide, and has since toured worldwide. In that year, Grabowsky was also involved in the ceremonies of the ] and the ]. Since then, he has written the opera ''Love in the Age of Therapy'' (libretto by ]) and the symphony ''Streets of Hurqalya'' (26 June 2002), commissioned by the ]. Among his recent film scores are ]'s '']'' and '']'', ]'s ''The Diaries of ]'', and ]'s '']''. From 2003 to 2007, Grabowsky was commissioner at the ]. In 2004 he became involved in ]’s Remote Indigenous Music Program.<ref>{{cite web In 2000, the project ''The Theft of Sita'' (a collaboration with ]) came to fruition; it combined jazz elements, ]nese ] music and ]. The piece premiered in Adelaide, and has since toured worldwide. In that year, Grabowsky was also involved in the writing music for the opening ceremonies of the ] and the ]. Since then, he has written the opera '']'' (libretto by ]) commissioned by Melbourne Festival and Sydney Festival, and the symphony ''Streets of Hurqalya'' (26 June 2002), commissioned by the ]. Among his recent film scores are ]'s '']'' and '']'', ''The Eye Of The Storm,'' ''Empire Falls'' (HBO) ]'s ''The Diaries of ]'', and ]'s '']''. From 2003 to 2007, Grabowsky was commissioner at the ]. In 2004 he became involved in ]'s Remote Indigenous Music Program.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/stories/2004/march/musicprogram/index.html |url = http://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/stories/2004/march/musicprogram/index.html
|title = Indigenous music program attracts Grabowsky |title = Indigenous music program attracts Grabowsky
|accessdate = 1 March 2008 |access-date = 1 March 2008
|date = 12 March 2004 |date = 12 March 2004
|publisher = ]}}</ref> |publisher = ]
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907053601/http://www.cdu.edu.au/newsroom/stories/2004/march/musicprogram/index.html
|archive-date = 7 September 2006
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}}</ref>


In 2004, Grabowsky visited the remote community in the ] called ], in order to meet the traditional songmen. He met with the local ] and, after hearing two ] songmen sing, asked permission to bring his ] on a return visit. When he returned in 2005, he brought singer-songwriters ] and his wife ], along with 10 members of his ]. After working together for five days, the musicians staged a concert in the town. The European musicians learnt about the ] (song cycles) and were led to experiment with whole new ways of exploring sound.<ref name=power>{{cite web | title=Crossing the divide | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=30 July 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/crossing-the-divide-20100730-10zme.html|first=Lisa|last=Power| access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
In 2005, Grabowsky was appointed Artistic Director for the ] 2007.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.qmf.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=32
|title = QMF Artistic Director Paul Grabowsky
|accessdate = 1 March 2008
|publisher = Queensland Music Festival}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> His ] ''Before Time Could Change Us'', lyrics by ] and featuring ], was commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival and released in 2005 by the ]. He recorded an album of original jazz compositions, ''Tales of Time and Space'', with ] (soprano sax), ] (tenor sax), Scott Tinkler (trumpet), Ed Schuller (bass) and ] (drums). In 2007 he was appointed inaugural patron of the ]'s project ''Sounds of Australia''.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/the_collection/soundsofaustralia/index.html
|title = Sounds of Australia
|accessdate = 1 March 2008
|publisher = National Film and Sound Archive}}</ref> On 4 January 2008, the ] appointed Grabowsky as its artistic director for the 2010 festival, its 50th anniversary year.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/Blog/archive/2008/01/04.aspx
|title = Paul Grabowsky announced as new Artistic Director!
|accessdate = 1 March 2008
|date = 4 January 2008
|publisher = Adelaide Festival Corporation}}</ref>


The resulting project, called ''Crossing Roper Bar'', toured the Northern Territory, played at the ] park in ], the ], ] Music Festival and the ]. When the group travelled to ] to play at the 2006 ], the ] songmen from nearby regions were amazed, thinking that those songs had been lost long ago. In 2010 a ''Crossing Roper Bar'' album was released.<ref name=power/>
Paul went on to become the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival in 2008 and 2010.


In 2005, Grabowsky was appointed Artistic Director for the ] 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qmf.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=32 |title=QMF Artistic Director Paul Grabowsky |access-date=1 March 2008 |publisher=Queensland Music Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828231938/http://www.qmf.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=32 |archive-date=28 August 2007 }}</ref> His ] '']'', lyrics by ] and featuring ], was commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival and released in 2005 by the ]. The album peaked at number 65 on the ] and number 3 on the ARIA Jazz chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue808.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue808.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-08-19|title=ARIA Report week commencing 22 August 2005 – issue 808|publisher=webarchive.nla.gov.au|date=22 August 2005|access-date=26 April 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He recorded an album of original jazz compositions, ''Tales of Time and Space'', with ] (soprano sax), ] (tenor sax), ] (trumpet), ] (bass) and ] (drums). In 2007 he was appointed inaugural patron of the ]'s project ''Sounds of Australia''.<ref>{{cite web
==Awards==
|url = http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/the_collection/soundsofaustralia/index.html
*1988 ] for the album ''Soundtrack''
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829161032/http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/the_collection/soundsofaustralia/index.html
*1988 & 1989 ] Magazine (Australia) ''Jazz Artist of the Year''<ref> at RecordProduction.com</ref><ref> at ] | ]</ref>
|url-status = dead
*1989 ] (Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work) for ''Disappearing Shoreline''
|archive-date = 29 August 2007
*1989 ARIA nomination for the film ]
|title = Sounds of Australia
|access-date = 1 March 2008
|publisher = National Film and Sound Archive
}}</ref>

On 4 January 2008, the prestigious ] appointed Grabowsky as its artistic director for the 2010 festival, its 50th anniversary year. He was then asked to stay on and direct the 2012 Adelaide Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/Blog/archive/2008/01/04.aspx|title=Paul Grabowsky announced as new Artistic Director!|access-date=1 March 2008|date=4 January 2008|publisher=Adelaide Festival Corporation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716103745/http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/Blog/archive/2008/01/04.aspx|archive-date=16 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===2010s===
In June 2012, Grabowsky was appointed Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow in the School of Music at ] and in July 2012, he was appointed Executive Director, Performing Arts, Academy of Performing Arts, Monash University.

In 2014 Grabowsky was awarded the ] (AO) for services to music as an educator, a mentor composer and pianist. He won his 5th Aria Award in 2014 for his sextet recording of original compositions ''The Bitter Suite''.

In 2015/2016 he wrote the music and songs for theatre work ''Last Man Standing'' performed by the ], words and play by Steve Vizard; the two teamed again to write another new music theatre work, ''Banquet of Secrets'', performed by the ] company.

== Awards and nominations ==
===AIR Awards===
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as ]) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
{{awards table}}
|-
| ]<ref name="08noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnsw.com/2008/11/2008-air-awards-nominees-announced/|title=2008 AIR Awards Nominees Announced|website=Music NSW|date=11 November 2008|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins">{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=]|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|''Lost and Found'' {{small|(as Oehlers Grabowsky Keevers)}}
| Best Independent Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| ]<ref name="10noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.theaureview.com/music/jagermeister-independent-music-awards-nominations-announced/|title=Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!|date=1 September 2010|access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref>
|''On a Clear Day''
| Best Independent Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| ]<ref name="AIRwins"/>
|''The Bitter Suite''
| Best Independent Jazz Album
| {{won}}
|-
| ]<ref name="17nom">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/a-b-original-dominates-2017-air-awards-nominations/|title=A.B Original dominates 2017 AIR Awards nominations|website=theindustryobserver|date=31 May 2017|access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref>
| ''Provanance'' (with Vince Jones)
| Best Independent Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
|-
| ]<ref name="2020nom">{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2020-air-awards-nominees-20200707|title=2020 AIR Awards Nominees|website=scenestr|date=7 July 2020|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="2020wins">{{cite web|url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/2020-air-award-winners/|title=That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations|website=the industry observer|date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref>
| ''Tryst''
| Best Independent Jazz Album or EP
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

===APRA Awards===
The ] are annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters and publishers who have achieved outstanding success in sales and airplay performance. They commenced in 1982. Paul Grabowsky has won seven awards from twenty nominations.

{{awards table}}
|-
| ] || "Disappearing Shoreline" || Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work || {{won}}
|-
| ] || "Tonite I'm Alive with You" {{small|(with Yuri Worontschak)}} || Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Television or Film Theme of the Year || {{won}}
|-
| "Welcome to the World of Major Crime" || Jazz Composition of the Year ||{{nom}}
|-
| ] || ''Mushrooms'' || Best Film Score || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || ''Siam Sunset'' || Best Film Score || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || '']'' || Best Film Score || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || "Stars Apart" {{small|(performed by Allan Browne)}} || Most Performed Jazz Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || Art of War || Best Music for a Television Series or Serial || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || "Silverland" || Most Performed Jazz Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || Best Music for a Documentary ||{{won}}
|-
| ] || "Raindrop" || Jazz Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || "Falling" {{small|(with Gabriella Smart)}} || Instrumental Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || "Tall Tales" {{small|(performed by Monash Art Ensemble)}} || Jazz Work of the Year || {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || "Love Like a Curse" {{small|(performed by Monash Art Ensemble)}} || Jazz Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| "The Nightingale and the Rose" {{small|(with Genevieve Lacey and Flinders Quartet)}} || Instrumental Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || "Nyilipidgi" {{small|(with Young Wägilak Group)}} ||rowspan="2"| Jazz Work of the Year || {{won}}
|-
| "Spiel" {{small|(with Niko Schäuble)}} || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || "Moons of Jupiter" || Jazz Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
| ] || Comeclose and Sleepnow: Six Liverpool Love Songs {{small|(with The Monash Art Ensemble and Gian Slater)}} || Vocal / Choral Work of the Year || {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===ARIA Awards===
The ] are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of ]. They commenced in 1987. Paul Grabowsky has won seven awards from seventeen nominations.<!-- Note: Wizard of Oz' Best Jazz Album win is not counted for Grabowsky -->

{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| ] || '']'' {{small|(as Paul Grabowsky Trio)}} ||rowspan="3"| ] || {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-jazz-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ''The Moon & You'' || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || ''Tee Vee'' || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ''The Last Days of Chez Nous'' || ]|| {{nominated}} || <ref name="OST">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-original-soundtrack-cast-show-album|title=History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ] || '']'' {{small|(as Paul Grabowsky Trio)}} ||rowspan="2"| Best Jazz Album || {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Angel'' {{small|(as Paul Grabowsky Trio with ])}} || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || '']'' || Best Original Soundtrack Album || {{nominated}} || <ref name="OST"/>
|-
| ] || ''Three'' {{small|(a.k.a. PG3) (as Paul Grabowsky Trio)}} ||rowspan="7"| Best Jazz Album || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Tales of Time and Space''|| {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Before Time Could Change Us'' {{small|(with Katie Noonan)}} || {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Always'' {{small|(with Bernie McGann)}} || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''The Bitter Suite'' || {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Solo'' || {{nominated}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"| ] || ''Provenance'' {{small|(with Vince Jones)}} || {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ''Nyilipidgi'' {{small|(with Monash Art Ensemble, Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred & David Yipininy Wilfred)}} || ]|| {{nominated}}
|-
| ] || ''Tryst'' {{small|(with Kate Ceberano)}} ||Best Jazz Album|| {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
| ] || ''Please Leave Your Light On'' {{small|(with Paul Kelly)}} ||Best Jazz Album|| {{won}} || <ref name="JazzAlbum"/>
|-
{{end}}

===Australian Jazz Bell Awards===
The ], (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bellawards.org/index.php/winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203165038/http://bellawards.org/index.php/winners|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 February 2015|title=Bell Award Winners|website=bellawards|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2006
| Paul Grabowsky
| Australian Jazz Artist of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2007
| "Five Bells" – Paul Grabowsky
| Australian Jazz Composition of the Year
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| ''Lost and Found'' (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck)
| Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}
* Note wins only

===Helpmann Awards===
The ] is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group ''Live Performance Australia'' since 2001.<ref name=lpa>{{cite web | title=Events & Programs| website=Live Performance Australia | url=https://liveperformance.com.au/events-programs/ | access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the ].
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| ]
| ''The Theft of Sita'' (with I Wayan Gde Yudane)
| ]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2001/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ]
| '']'' (with ])
| Best Original Score
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2003/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2003 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ]
| ''Tales of Time and Space''
| ]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2005/past-nominees-and-winners/ | title= 2005 Helpmann Awards Nominees & Winners|publisher=Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)|website=Helpmann Awards|access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Music Victoria Awards===
The ] are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| ]
| ''Torrio!'' (With Mirko Guerrini & Niko Schäuble)
| Best Jazz Album
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess| website=Music Victoria|accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners| website=Music Victoria|accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards===
The ] commenced in 1984 and recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry.

{{awards table}}
|-
| 2001 || Paul Grabowsky || Individual Award || {{yes2|awarded}}
|-
{{end}}

===Other Awards===
*1988 & 1989 ] Magazine (Australia) ''Jazz Artist of the Year''<ref> at RecordProduction.com</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715074710/http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/past/recently_archived/the_met/up_late/friday_21_august_2009 |date=15 July 2012 }} at ] | ]</ref>
*1989 ] nomination (Best Original Music Score) for ''Georgia'' *1989 ] nomination (Best Original Music Score) for ''Georgia''
*1990 ARIA Award for the album ''Six By Three''
*1991 ARIA nomination for the film ]
*1991 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for ''A Woman's Tale'' *1991 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for ''A Woman's Tale''
*1992 ARIA nomination for the film '']''
*1992 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for ''The Last Days of Chez Nous'' *1992 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for ''The Last Days of Chez Nous''
*1993 ARIA nomination for ''Tee Vee''
*1993 APRA Award for ]
*1994 ARIA nomination for the film ''Exile''
*1994 AFI nomination (Best Original Music Score) for ''Exile'' *1994 AFI nomination (Best Original Music Score) for ''Exile''
*1995 AFI Award (Open Craft Award) for '']''<ref>{{cite web
*1995 ARIA nomination for the film ''Mushrooms''
*1995 AFI Award (Open Craft Award) for ''The Good Looker''<ref>{{cite web
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|accessdate = 1 March 2008 |access-date = 1 March 2008
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|page = 14}}</ref> |page = 14}}</ref>
*1996 ARIA Award (Best Australian Jazz Release) for ''When Words Fail''
*1998 ARIA nomination for ''Angel''
*1999 Australian Guild of Screen Composers nomination for the film ''Siam Sunset'' *1999 Australian Guild of Screen Composers nomination for the film ''Siam Sunset''
*2000 ARIA nomination for the film ''Siam Sunset''
*2000 ] Award (Best Production) for ''The Theft of Sita'' *2000 ] Award (Best Production) for ''The Theft of Sita''
*2001 ARIA nomination for ''PG3''
*2001 ] Performing Artist of the Year Award
*2001 ] (Best Original Score) for ''The Theft of Sita''
*2004 ARIA nomination for ''Tales of Time and Space''
*2003 ] nomination for ] *2003 ] nomination for ]
*2004 AFI (Open Craft Award) nomination for ] *2004 AFI (Open Craft Award) nomination for ]
*2006 AFI nomination for '']''
*2005 ARIA Award for ''Before Time Could Change Us''
*2007 Melbourne Prize for Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne.org.au/index.php?id=41&tt_news=330&type=98 |title=Paul Grabowsky wins the most valuable music prize in Australia |access-date=1 March 2008 |date=14 November 2007 |publisher=Melbourne Prize Trust |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721212031/http://melbourne.org.au/index.php?id=41 |archive-date=21 July 2008 }}</ref>
*2006 AFI nomination for ]
*2006 Bell Award ''Australian Jazz Artist of The Year''
*2007 Melbourne Prize for Music<ref>{{cite web
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|title = Paul Grabowsky wins the most valuable music prize in Australia
|accessdate = 1 March 2008
|date = 14 November 2007
|publisher = Melbourne Prize Trust}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


==Sources== ==Discography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| ]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue808.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050819140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050820-0000/issue808.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-08-19|title=ARIA Report week commencing 22 August 2005 – issue 808|publisher=webarchive.nla.gov.au|date=22 August 2005|access-date=26 April 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Moon + You''
|
* Released: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/the-moon-and-you/|title=''The Moon + You'' |work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
* Label: WEA (171142-1)
* Formats: CD, LP
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Zurich Sessions'' <small>(with Sunk Poeschl and Peter Bockius)</small>
|
* Released: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/the-zurich-session/|title=''The Zurich Sessions'' |work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
* Label:
* Formats: 12” Vinyl
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Tee Vee''
|
* Released: 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/tee-vee//|title=''Tee Vee'' |work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
* Label: ] (9031755752)
* Formats: CD
| -
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 1992
* Label:
* Formats: CD, Cassette
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 1993
* Label: ABC Music, Phonogram (514445–2)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Viva Viva''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/viva-viva/|title=Viva Viva|work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 1993
* Label: ], ] (4509941672)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"|''Angel'' <small> (with ])</small>
|
*Released: 1997
*Label: ORIGiN <small>(OR 025)</small>
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Keep Up Your Standards''<small> (with ])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/keep-up-your-standards/|title=Keep Up Your Standards|work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 1997
* Label: Larrikin Records (LRF483)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Passion''<small>(with ])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/passion/|title=Passion|work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: ABC Classics (465 230-2)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: Varèse Sarabande (VSD6027)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 1999
* Label: Mana Music (D32124)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Decca (470183-2)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: 2002
* Label: Colosseum (CVS 6330.2)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Big Adventure'' <small>(with Philip Rex and Niko Schauble)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/big-adventure/|title=Big Adventure|work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 2004
* Label: ABC Jazz (476283-5)
* Formats: CD, Digital Download
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Tales Of Time And Space''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/tales-of-time-and-space/|title=Tales Of Time And Space|work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 2004
* Label: ABC Jazz (476283-5)
* Formats: CD, Digital Download
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']'' <small> (with Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter and Australian Art)</small>
|
* Released: 2005
* Label: Australian Art Orchestra
* Formats: CD, Digital Download
| –
|-

! scope="row"| '']'' <small> (with ])</small>
|
* Released: August 2005
* Label: Australian Art Orchestra
* Formats: CD, Digital Download
| 65
|-
! scope="row"| ''Hush Collection <small> (Volume 3: Paul Grabowsky)</small>''
|
* Released: 2005
* Label: Hush Music Foundation (HUSH 003)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Always'' <small> (with ])</small>
|
* Released: May 2006
* Label: ABC Jazz – (4765272)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Hush Collection <small> (Volume 7: Ten Healing Songs by Paul Grabowsky)</small>''
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Hush Music Foundation (HUSH 007)
* Formats: CD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Lost and Found''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/lost-and-found/|title= Lost and Found| work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><small> (with ] and ])</small>
|
* Released: 2007
* Label: Jazzhead
* Formats: CD
| –
|-

! scope="row"| ''On a Clear Day''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/on-a-clear-day/1398166359|title= On a Clear Day| work= iTunes Australia |date= 2 July 2010|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><small> (with ])</small>
|
* Released: July 2010
* Label: Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-

! scope="row"| ''The Bitter Suite''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-bitter-suite/824233977
|title= ''The Bitter Suite'' | work= iTunes Australia |date= 2 May 2014 |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/the-bitter-suite/ |title= ''The Bitter Suite'' |work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><small> (as Paul Grabowsky Sextet)</small>
|
* Released: May 2014
* Label: ABC Jazz (3771278)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Solo''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/solo/1141354468|title= ''Solo'' | work= iTunes Australia |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/recordings/solo-october-2014/|title= Solo |work= paulgrabowsky |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|
* Released: 31 October 2014
* Label: ABC Jazz (4703342)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/words-and-pictures-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/958390190|title=Spiel| work= iTunes Australia |date=10 March 2015 |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(Soundtrack)</small>
|
* Released: March 2015
* Label: Lakeshore Records
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Spiel''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/spiel/1030357506|title= ''Spiel'' | work= iTunes Australia |date= 28 August 2015 |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(with Nikolaus Schäuble)</small>
|
* Released: August 2015
* Label: Paul Grabowsky and Nico Schäuble
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/provenance/1275454374|title= ''Solo'' |work= iTunes Australia |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(with ])</small>
|
* Released: 16 October 2015
* Label: ABC Jazz (4753486)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Nyilipidgi''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/nyilipidgi-feat-daniel-ngukurr-boy-wilfred-david-yipinni/1151081158|title= ''Nyilipidgi'' | work= iTunes Australia |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(with Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred, David Yipininy Wilfred and Monash Art Ensemble)</small>
|
* Released: June 2016
* Label: ABC Jazz (4796386)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Shift''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.subradar.no/album/rob-burke-george-lewis-paul-grabowsky-mark-helias/shift|title=Shift - Rob Burke, George Lewis, Paul Grabowsky, Mark Helias| work= Sub Rarar |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(with Rob Burke, George Lewis and ])</small>
|
* Released: 7 April 2017
* Label: Future Music Records (FMRCD441-0217)
* Formats: CD, DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Torrio!''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/torrio/1308228952|title=''Torrio!'' | work= iTunes Australia |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(with ], Niko Schäuble)</small>
|
* Released: November 2017
* Label: Encore Jazz
* Formats: DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| ''Moons of Jupiter''<ref name="Moons of Jupiter">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/moons-jupiter-feat-scott-tinkler-erkki-veltheim-peter/1365833101|title=''Moons of Jupiter'' | work= iTunes Australia |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> <small>(featuring ], Erkki Veltheim and Peter Knight)</small>
|
* Released: 24 April 2018
* Label: Besant Hall Records
* Formats: DD
| –
|-
! scope="row"| '']''<ref name="Moons of Jupiter"/> <small>(with ])</small>
|
* Released: 3 May 2019
* Label: ABC / Universal Music Australia (7762180)
* Formats: CD, DD, Streaming
| 147<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/7D10g2o|title=Part of Kate Ceberano ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= December 2, 2023}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/paul-kelly-paul-grabowsky-please-leave-your-light-on-2689916|title=Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky announce new collaborative album |website=NME|date=17 June 2020|access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> <small>(with ])</small>
|
* Released: 31 July 2020
* Label: EMI Music
* Formats: CD, DD, Streaming, LP
| 3<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums|publisher=]|date=10 August 2020|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web *{{cite web
|url = http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/about/biography/ |url = http://www.paulgrabowsky.com.au/about/biography/
|title = Biography |title = Biography
|accessdate = 2 September 2012 |access-date = 2 September 2012
|last = Grabowsky |last = Grabowsky
|first = Paul}} |first = Paul|ref=none}}
*{{cite web *{{cite web
|url = http://www.air-edel.co.uk/roster/pgrabowsky.htm |url = http://www.air-edel.co.uk/roster/pgrabowsky.htm
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040915173832/http://www.air-edel.co.uk/roster/pgrabowsky.htm
|title = Biography, list of works and awards
|url-status = dead
|accessdate = 29 February 2008
|archive-date = 15 September 2004
|publisher = Air-Edel}}
|title = Biography, list of works and awards
|access-date = 29 February 2008
|publisher = Air-Edel
}}
*{{cite web *{{cite web
|url = http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/65587/SLQ-Paul_Grabowsky_transcript-9_Jun_07.pdf |url = http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/65587/SLQ-Paul_Grabowsky_transcript-9_Jun_07.pdf
|title = Introducing…Paul Grabowsky |title = Introducing…Paul Grabowsky
|accessdate = 1 March 2003 |access-date = 1 March 2003
|date = 13 June 2007 |date = 13 June 2007
|format = PDF
|publisher = ]}} |publisher = ]}}
*M. Wangler: ''Gleichberechtigte Rollenverteilung: Paul Grabowsky'', Jazz Podium, xxxiv/7 (1985), 4 {{De icon}} *M. Wangler: "{{Lang|de|Gleichberechtigte Rollenverteilung}}: Paul Grabowsky", ''{{ill|Jazz Podium|de}}'', xxxiv/7 (1985), 4 {{in lang|de}}
*Roger T. Dean: "Grabowsky, Paul", ]. ed. L. Macy (Accessed 16 March 2008) *Roger T. Dean: "Grabowsky, Paul", ]. ed. L. Macy
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Australian pianist and composer

Paul GrabowskyAO
Background information
Birth namePaul Atherstone Grabowsky
Born27 September, 1958
Lae, Papua New Guinea
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician and composer
InstrumentPiano
Websitepaulgrabowsky.com.au
Musical artist

Paul Atherstone Grabowsky AO, born 27 September 1958, is an Australian pianist and composer, founder of the Australian Art Orchestra.

Biography

Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes. Grabowsky described his ancestry as "failed Polish aristocracy". His grandfather was a legitimate Polish Count of the Grabowski noble family, a descendant of Jan Jerzy Grabowski from where he gets his title; his grandfather was exiled from Poland and lived in Scotland. His older brother Michael took great interest in the young composer and later worked with Paul co-ordinating and producing many of his television and film scores in the 1990s.

Grabowsky grew up in Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Australia, and began piano lessons when he was five years old. He studied the classical repertoire with Mack Jost, senior lecturer in piano at the Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne from the age of seven until his university years. He attended Wesley College and it was that school's jazz band which introduced him to the genre.

1980s

Main articles: Wizards of Oz and Paul Grabowsky Trio

Immersing himself in jazz, Grabowsky left the conservatorium in 1978 to pursue musical studies at the Juilliard School in New York and then embarked on extensive travel in Europe. 1980 he worked in the Melbourne cabaret/comedy scene where he began his relationship with Steve Vizard and Robyn Archer. He flew in 1980 to London where he travelled via Spain to Germany; he lived there in Munich until 1985. He had been back in Australia for Christmas 1982 when, on the invitation of Red Symons, he co-composed his first film score, the first of many. In Europe he played with many musicians including Chet Baker, Art Farmer and Johnny Griffin as well as influential European artists. In 1983, Grabowsky formed the Paul Grabowsky Trio with Allan Browne and Gary Costello. The duo recorded the album Six by Three, which was released in 1989 and won the trio an ARIA Music Award at the ARIA Music Awards of 1990.

After his return to Australia in 1986, he played in various jazz ensembles. Grabowsky produced Vince Jones' ARIA Award-winning album It All Ends Up In Tears. In 1987, Grabowsky formed the Wizards of Oz with Saxophonist Dale Barlow, bassist Lloyd Swanton and drummer Tony Buck. Wizards of Oz recorded Soundtrack and won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989. During this time, he also wrote the score to the film The Last Days of Chez Nous and for television shows Phoenix, Janus and Fast Forward.

1990s

Grabowsky and the Groovematics were the innovative house band on the Seven Network TV show Tonight Live with Steve Vizard from February 1990 to November 1993. This show was live five nights a week. Grabowsky also continued to compose scores for feature films many of which won awards.

In 1990 he was commissioned to write several pieces for the Munich-based jazz/contemporary-music group Die Konferenz. One group of these was based on songs of Édith Piaf ("Et les Affaires Piaf"), while a second group was based on songs from German UFA films from the 1920s to 1940s ("Es wird einmal ein Wunder"). With the support from its artistic director Richard Wherrett, this led to the formation of the project Ringing the Bell Backwards at the Melbourne International Arts Festival and eventually to the Australian Art Orchestra in 1994. That year, Grabowsky wrote a piano concerto for Michael Kieran Harvey.

He is married to Margot Salomon and in 1991 their first child was born; Isabella Grabowsky. Their son Guy Grabowsky was born in 1995..

In 1995, the Australian Art Orchestra toured Europe, and later India in 1996. Grabowsky directed the Victorian Arts Centre's Summer Music programme. Late that year he was commissioned to front the 14-part ABC TV series Access All Areas. As Commissioning Editor for ABC Television Arts and Entertainment (1996–1998), he commissioned the documentary series Long Way to the Top. During the late 1990s, Grabowsky concentrated on writing music for film and television: Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) and Innocence (2000) by Paul Cox, Siam Sunset by John Polson, the NBC mini-series Noah's Ark, the UK production Shiner. Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) commissioned his first opera, The Mercenary with a (libretto by Janis Balodis).

2000s

In 2000, the project The Theft of Sita (a collaboration with Wayan Yudane) came to fruition; it combined jazz elements, Balinese gamelan music and puppetry. The piece premiered in Adelaide, and has since toured worldwide. In that year, Grabowsky was also involved in the writing music for the opening ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics and the Paralympics. Since then, he has written the opera Love in the Age of Therapy (libretto by Joanna Murray-Smith) commissioned by Melbourne Festival and Sydney Festival, and the symphony Streets of Hurqalya (26 June 2002), commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Among his recent film scores are Fred Schepisi's Last Orders and It Runs in the Family, The Eye Of The Storm, Empire Falls (HBO) Paul Cox's The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, and Disney's The Jungle Book 2. From 2003 to 2007, Grabowsky was commissioner at the Australian Film Commission. In 2004 he became involved in Charles Darwin University's Remote Indigenous Music Program.

In 2004, Grabowsky visited the remote community in the Northern Territory called Ngukurr, in order to meet the traditional songmen. He met with the local elders and, after hearing two Wagilak songmen sing, asked permission to bring his orchestra on a return visit. When he returned in 2005, he brought singer-songwriters Archie Roach and his wife Ruby Hunter, along with 10 members of his Australian Art Orchestra. After working together for five days, the musicians staged a concert in the town. The European musicians learnt about the manikay (song cycles) and were led to experiment with whole new ways of exploring sound.

The resulting project, called Crossing Roper Bar, toured the Northern Territory, played at the Birrarung Marr park in Melbourne, the National Gallery of Victoria, Apollo Bay Music Festival and the Sydney Opera House. When the group travelled to Gulkula to play at the 2006 Garma Festival, the Yolngu songmen from nearby regions were amazed, thinking that those songs had been lost long ago. In 2010 a Crossing Roper Bar album was released.

In 2005, Grabowsky was appointed Artistic Director for the Queensland Music Festival 2007. His song cycle Before Time Could Change Us, lyrics by Dorothy Porter and featuring Katie Noonan, was commissioned by the Queensland Music Festival and released in 2005 by the Warner Music Group. The album peaked at number 65 on the ARIA Charts and number 3 on the ARIA Jazz chart. He recorded an album of original jazz compositions, Tales of Time and Space, with Branford Marsalis (soprano sax), Joe Lovano (tenor sax), Scott Tinkler (trumpet), Ed Schuller (bass) and Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums). In 2007 he was appointed inaugural patron of the National Film and Sound Archive's project Sounds of Australia.

On 4 January 2008, the prestigious Adelaide Festival of Arts appointed Grabowsky as its artistic director for the 2010 festival, its 50th anniversary year. He was then asked to stay on and direct the 2012 Adelaide Festival.

2010s

In June 2012, Grabowsky was appointed Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow in the School of Music at Monash University and in July 2012, he was appointed Executive Director, Performing Arts, Academy of Performing Arts, Monash University.

In 2014 Grabowsky was awarded the Order of Australia (AO) for services to music as an educator, a mentor composer and pianist. He won his 5th Aria Award in 2014 for his sextet recording of original compositions The Bitter Suite.

In 2015/2016 he wrote the music and songs for theatre work Last Man Standing performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company, words and play by Steve Vizard; the two teamed again to write another new music theatre work, Banquet of Secrets, performed by the Victorian Opera company.

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Lost and Found (as Oehlers Grabowsky Keevers) Best Independent Jazz Album Nominated
2010 On a Clear Day Best Independent Jazz Album Nominated
2014 The Bitter Suite Best Independent Jazz Album Won
2017 Provanance (with Vince Jones) Best Independent Jazz Album Nominated
2020 Tryst Best Independent Jazz Album or EP Won

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards (Australia) are annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters and publishers who have achieved outstanding success in sales and airplay performance. They commenced in 1982. Paul Grabowsky has won seven awards from twenty nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1989 "Disappearing Shoreline" Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work Won
1990 "Tonite I'm Alive with You" (with Yuri Worontschak) Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work Won
1993 Phoenix (Series 2) Television or Film Theme of the Year Won
"Welcome to the World of Major Crime" Jazz Composition of the Year Nominated
1996 Mushrooms Best Film Score Nominated
2000 Siam Sunset Best Film Score Nominated
2001 Innocence Best Film Score Nominated
2004 "Stars Apart" (performed by Allan Browne) Most Performed Jazz Work of the Year Nominated
2005 Art of War Best Music for a Television Series or Serial Nominated
2006 "Silverland" Most Performed Jazz Work of the Year Nominated
Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst Best Music for a Documentary Won
2009 "Raindrop" Jazz Work of the Year Nominated
2013 "Falling" (with Gabriella Smart) Instrumental Work of the Year Nominated
2014 "Tall Tales" (performed by Monash Art Ensemble) Jazz Work of the Year Won
2015 "Love Like a Curse" (performed by Monash Art Ensemble) Jazz Work of the Year Nominated
"The Nightingale and the Rose" (with Genevieve Lacey and Flinders Quartet) Instrumental Work of the Year Nominated
2016 "Nyilipidgi" (with Young Wägilak Group) Jazz Work of the Year Won
"Spiel" (with Niko Schäuble) Nominated
2017 "Moons of Jupiter" Jazz Work of the Year Nominated
2018 Comeclose and Sleepnow: Six Liverpool Love Songs (with The Monash Art Ensemble and Gian Slater) Vocal / Choral Work of the Year Nominated

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Paul Grabowsky has won seven awards from seventeen nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1990 Six by Three (as Paul Grabowsky Trio) Best Jazz Album Won
1991 The Moon & You Nominated
1993 Tee Vee Nominated
The Last Days of Chez Nous Best Original Soundtrack/Cast/Show Album Nominated
1996 When Words Fail (as Paul Grabowsky Trio) Best Jazz Album Won
1998 Angel (as Paul Grabowsky Trio with Shelley Scown) Nominated
2000 Siam Sunset Best Original Soundtrack Album Nominated
2001 Three (a.k.a. PG3) (as Paul Grabowsky Trio) Best Jazz Album Nominated
2004 Tales of Time and Space Nominated
2005 Before Time Could Change Us (with Katie Noonan) Won
2006 Always (with Bernie McGann) Nominated
2014 The Bitter Suite Won
2015 Solo Nominated
2016 Provenance (with Vince Jones) Won
Nyilipidgi (with Monash Art Ensemble, Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred & David Yipininy Wilfred) Best World Music Album Nominated
2019 Tryst (with Kate Ceberano) Best Jazz Album Won
2020 Please Leave Your Light On (with Paul Kelly) Best Jazz Album Won

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Paul Grabowsky Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Won
2007 "Five Bells" – Paul Grabowsky Australian Jazz Composition of the Year Won
2009 Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck) Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album Won
  • Note wins only

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia since 2001. Note: 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2001 The Theft of Sita (with I Wayan Gde Yudane) Best Original Score Won
2003 Love in the Age of Therapy (with Joanna Murray-Smith) Best Original Score Nominated
2005 Tales of Time and Space Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 Torrio! (With Mirko Guerrini & Niko Schäuble) Best Jazz Album Nominated

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards

The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards commenced in 1984 and recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Paul Grabowsky Individual Award awarded

Other Awards

  • 1988 & 1989 Rolling Stone Magazine (Australia) Jazz Artist of the Year
  • 1989 AFI nomination (Best Original Music Score) for Georgia
  • 1991 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for A Woman's Tale
  • 1992 AFI nomination (Best Music Score) for The Last Days of Chez Nous
  • 1994 AFI nomination (Best Original Music Score) for Exile
  • 1995 AFI Award (Open Craft Award) for The Good Looker
  • 1999 Australian Guild of Screen Composers nomination for the film Siam Sunset
  • 2000 The Age Award (Best Production) for The Theft of Sita
  • 2003 World Soundtrack Academy nomination for The Jungle Book 2
  • 2004 AFI (Open Craft Award) nomination for Jessica
  • 2006 AFI nomination for Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
  • 2007 Melbourne Prize for Music

Discography

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
The Moon + You
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: WEA (171142-1)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 –
The Zurich Sessions (with Sunk Poeschl and Peter Bockius)
  • Released: 1990
  • Label:
  • Formats: 12” Vinyl
 –
Tee Vee
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EastWest (9031755752)
  • Formats: CD
 -
The Last Days of Chez Nous (soundtrack)
  • Released: 1992
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
 –
Phoenix (soundtrack)
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: ABC Music, Phonogram (514445–2)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Viva Viva –
Angel (with Shelley Scown)
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: ORIGiN (OR 025)
 –
Keep Up Your Standards (with Robyn Archer)
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Larrikin Records (LRF483)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Passion(with Australian Art Orchestra)
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: ABC Classics (465 230-2)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Noah's Ark (soundtrack)
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Varèse Sarabande (VSD6027)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Siam Sunset (soundtrack)
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Mana Music (D32124)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Shiner (soundtrack)
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Decca (470183-2)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Last Orders (soundtrack)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Colosseum (CVS 6330.2)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Big Adventure (with Philip Rex and Niko Schauble)
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ABC Jazz (476283-5)
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
 –
Tales Of Time And Space
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ABC Jazz (476283-5)
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
 –
Ruby (with Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter and Australian Art)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Australian Art Orchestra
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
 –
Before Time Could Change Us (with Katie Noonan)
  • Released: August 2005
  • Label: Australian Art Orchestra
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
 65
Hush Collection (Volume 3: Paul Grabowsky)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Hush Music Foundation (HUSH 003)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Always (with Bernie McGann)
  • Released: May 2006
  • Label: ABC Jazz – (4765272)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Hush Collection (Volume 7: Ten Healing Songs by Paul Grabowsky)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Hush Music Foundation (HUSH 007)
  • Formats: CD
 –
Lost and Found (with Jamie Oehlers and David Beck)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Jazzhead
  • Formats: CD
 –
On a Clear Day (with Jamie Oehlers)
  • Released: July 2010
  • Label: Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
The Bitter Suite (as Paul Grabowsky Sextet)
  • Released: May 2014
  • Label: ABC Jazz (3771278)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Solo
  • Released: 31 October 2014
  • Label: ABC Jazz (4703342)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Words and Pictures (Soundtrack)
  • Released: March 2015
  • Label: Lakeshore Records
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Spiel (with Nikolaus Schäuble)
  • Released: August 2015
  • Label: Paul Grabowsky and Nico Schäuble
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Provenance (with Vince Jones)
  • Released: 16 October 2015
  • Label: ABC Jazz (4753486)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Nyilipidgi (with Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred, David Yipininy Wilfred and Monash Art Ensemble)
  • Released: June 2016
  • Label: ABC Jazz (4796386)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Shift (with Rob Burke, George Lewis and Mark Helias)
  • Released: 7 April 2017
  • Label: Future Music Records (FMRCD441-0217)
  • Formats: CD, DD
 –
Torrio! (with Mirko Guerrini, Niko Schäuble)
  • Released: November 2017
  • Label: Encore Jazz
  • Formats: DD
 –
Moons of Jupiter (featuring Scott Tinkler, Erkki Veltheim and Peter Knight)
  • Released: 24 April 2018
  • Label: Besant Hall Records
  • Formats: DD
 –
Tryst (with Kate Ceberano)
  • Released: 3 May 2019
  • Label: ABC / Universal Music Australia (7762180)
  • Formats: CD, DD, Streaming
 147
Please Leave Your Light On (with Paul Kelly)
  • Released: 31 July 2020
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Formats: CD, DD, Streaming, LP
 3

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