Phil Slater is an Australian jazz trumpeter and composer based in the Illawarra region.
Phil Slater | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
Slater has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists including Archie Roach, Missy Higgins, the Australian Art Orchestra, Lou Reed, Jim Black, Jonathan Zwartz, Katie Noonan, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Sandy Evans, Paul Grabowsky, Genevieve Lacey, PNAU, Directions In Groove, Nick Littlemore, Andrea Keller, Barney McAll, and Gian Slater. In the 1990s he studied composition with Peter Sculthorpe, Barry Conynham and Andrew Ford at the University of Sydney and University of Wollongong.
During the 1990s and 2000s Slater was a prominent member of the Sydney jazz and improvisation community and led a number of un-recorded projects including The Fresh Kills (with Samuel Dixon, Carl Dewhurst, and Simon Barker), the Very Interactive Band, the Whistle Stop Trio (with Carl Dewhurst and Simon Barker), and the Phil Slater Quartet (with Matt McMahon, Lloyd Swanton and Simon Barker).[1][failed verification]
Since the early 2000s Slater became the leader or co-leader of a number of award winning projects including Strobe Coma Virgo, Band of Five Names, Daorum, and Trace Sphere. Slater has composed and performed original music for many theatre, film and television productions including Stuff Happens and Exit The King for Belvoir Street Theatre, Mother Courage, Gallipoli, and King Lear with Sydney Theatre Company, the Tale of Samulnori with Legs On The Wall. In 2022, Slater was a featured soloist and guest Principal Trumpet with The Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Slater has been awarded the Australian National Jazz Award, the Bell Award for Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, the Bell Award for Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Ensemble (Phil Slater Quartet), the Limelight Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Jazz, and the Freedman Fellowship.
In 2019 he released The Dark Pattern,[2] featuring Simon Barker (drums), Matt McMahon (piano), Matt Keegan (saxophone) and Brett Hirst (bass).[3][4] The album saw him nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.[5] Slater's latest recording called Immersion Lure (2023) has been described by jazz critic John Shand as "one of the timeless records of Australian music".
Slater has taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1997, and was awarded a PhD in skill acquisition theory in 2020.
Discography
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Thousands |
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| The Dark Pattern |
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| Immersion Lure |
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And featured on
- Band of Five Names by Band of Five Names (1999)
- Severence by Band of Five Names (2002)
- Empty Gardens by Band of Five Names (2006)
- Daorum by Daorum (2008) - Kimnara
Awards and nominations
editAIR Awards
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[6][7] | The Dark Pattern | Best Independent Jazz Album or EP | Nominated |
ARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Dark Pattern | Best Jazz Album | Nominated | [8] |
Australian Jazz Bell Awards
editThe 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.[9]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Phil Slater | Australian Jazz Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2008 | Phil Slater Quartet | Best Australian Jazz Ensemble | Won |
- wins only
References
edit- ^ "Band of Five Names review: Vernacular shrugged aside to share profound dialogue". 8 April 2019.
- ^ Shand, John (23 July 2019), "Trumpeter Phil Slater searches for outside influences", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Phil Slater Quintet review: A lattice-work of liberating constraints". 28 July 2019.
- ^ Ford, Andrew (1 September 2019), "Phil Slater, landscape and the trumpet", The Music Show, Radio National, ABC
- ^ "Paul Kelly, Tame Impala Lead 2019 ARIA Artisan Awards Nominations", The Music, 24 September 2019
- ^ "2020 AIR Awards Nominees". scenestr. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Bell Award Winners". bellawards. Retrieved 7 November 2020.