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Alister Spence

{{short description|Australian jazz pianist and composer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Alister Spence

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| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician, composer

| instrument = Piano

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| label = Rufus

| website = {{URL|alisterspence.com}}

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Alister Spence is an Australian jazz pianist and composer.

Spence leads the Alister Spence Trio with Lloyd Swanton and Toby Hall. They were nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in 2004 for Flux and in 2007 for Mercury.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Andrew |title=Fine Arts Awards |work=Sun Herald |date=28 October 2007}}

Bands and artists he has recorded with include the Raymond MacDonald International Big Band,{{cite news |last1=Shand |first1=John |title=CD Reviews |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=21 January 2011}} Clarion Fracture Zone, Wanderlust, Australian Art Orchestra, Andrew Robson, and Carl Orr.

He was a composer for numerous Ivan Sen films including Journey, Tears, Vanish, Wind, Dust, Shifting Shelter, Yellow Fella, A Sister's Love and Beneath Clouds. For the latter Sen and Spence were nominated for the 2002 AFI Award for Best Original Music Score{{cite news |last1=McBeath |first1=John |title=Top Films Focus on Australian Stories |work=The Newcastle Herald |date=19 October 2002}} and the FCCA Award for Best Music Score. Other films he has composed for include Molly and Mobarak, Dakiyarr versus the King, Spirit Stones, and In My Father's Country.

Discography

=Albums=

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scope="row"| Three is a Circle
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  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Rufus (RF055)
  • Format: CD
scope="row"| Flux
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  • Released: 2003{{Citation | last = Clare | first = John | date = 26 December 2003 | title = album reviews | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald }}{{Citation | last = Nichols | first = Jessica | date = 30 July 2005 | title = JAZZ – Alister Spence Trio | periodical = The Age }}
  • Label: Rufus (RF065)
  • Format: CD
scope="row"| Mercury
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  • Released: 2006{{Citation | last = McBeath | first = John | date = 16 December 2006 | title = spin doctor | periodical = The Australian }}
  • Label: Rufus (RF075)
  • Format: CD
scope="row"| Fit
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  • Released: August 2009{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/fit/346187136|title=fit DD|website=Apple Music|date=August 2009|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Rufus
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Stepping Between the Shadows
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  • Released: April 2012{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/stepping-between-the-shadows/547455462|title=Stepping Between the Shadows (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=April 2012|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Rufus (RF95)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Far Flung
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  • Released: November 2012{{Citation | last = McBeath | first = John | date = 16 February 2013 | title = Far Flung (Alister Spence Trio) | periodical = The Australian | url = https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/far-flung-alister-spence-trio/news-story/bf9a540868b916c0c97ecdac03c641d2?sv=d682b895dbbf894fd76a025b5debffe9 }}
  • Label: Rufus (RF105)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Everything Here is Possible
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  • Released: June 2014{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/everything-here-is-possible/1443124278|title=Everything Here is Possible (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=June 2014|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM002)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Begin
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  • Released: February 2015{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/begin/1023533883|title=Begin (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=February 2015|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence, Joe Williamson, Christopher Cantillo (ASM003)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Alister Spence Trio Live
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  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM004)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Not Everything But Enough
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  • Released: August 2017{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/not-everything-but-enough/1290706351|title=Not Everything But Enough (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=August 2017|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM005)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Sound Hotel
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  • Released: March 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sound-hotel/1372080734|title=Sound Hotel (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=March 2018|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence & Raymond MacDonald (ASM006)
  • Format: CD, DD
scope="row"| Intelsat
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  • Released: September 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/intelsat/1437175559|title=Intelsat (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=September 2018|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence (ASM007)
  • Format: CD
scope="row"| Imagine Meeting You Here
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  • Released: January 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/imagine-meeting-you-here/1450910155|title=Imagine Meeting You Here (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=January 2019|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence (ASM008)
  • Format: CD
scope="row"| Whirlpool

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  • Released: 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/imagine-meeting-you-here/1450910155|title=Imagine Meeting You Here (DD)|website=Apple Music|date=January 2019|access-date=20 August 2020}}
  • Label: Alister Spence (ASM009)
  • Format: CD

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.

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| 2010{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards/history|title=History Wins|website=Australian Independent Record Labels Association|access-date=18 August 2020}}

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| Best Independent Jazz Album

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=ARIA Music Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

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| 2004

| Flux (Alister Spence Trio)

| Best Jazz Album

| {{nom}}

|rowspan="2"| 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}}

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| 2007

| Mercury (Alister Spence Trio)

| Best Jazz Album

| {{nom}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.alisterspence.com/ Official site]

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Category:Australian jazz pianists

Category:Australian women jazz pianists

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Wanderlust (jazz band) members

Category:Clarion Fracture Zone members