Alister Spence Explained

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.^[1]

Bands and artists he has recorded with include the Raymond MacDonald International Big Band,^[2] 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^[3] 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

Title	Details
Three is a Circle	Released: 2000 Label: Rufus (RF055) Format: CD
Flux	Released: 2003 Label: Rufus (RF065) Format: CD
Mercury	Released: 2006 Label: Rufus (RF075) Format: CD
Fit	Released: August 2009[4] Label: Rufus Format: CD, DD
Stepping Between the Shadows	Released: April 2012[5] Label: Rufus (RF95) Format: CD, DD
Far Flung	Released: November 2012 Label: Rufus (RF105) Format: CD, DD
Everything Here is Possible	Released: June 2014[6] Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM002) Format: CD, DD
Begin	Released: February 2015[7] Label: Alister Spence, Joe Williamson, Christopher Cantillo (ASM003) Format: CD, DD
Alister Spence Trio Live	Released: 2015 Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM004) Format: CD, DD
Not Everything But Enough	Released: August 2017[8] Label: Alister Spence Music (ASM005) Format: CD, DD
Sound Hotel	Released: March 2018[9] Label: Alister Spence & Raymond MacDonald (ASM006) Format: CD, DD
Intelsat	Released: September 2018[10] Label: Alister Spence (ASM007) Format: CD
Imagine Meeting You Here	Released: January 2019[11] Label: Alister Spence (ASM008) Format: CD
Whirlpool	Released: 2020[12] 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.|-| 2010^{[13] [14]} |Fit | Best Independent Jazz Album| |-

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. ! |-| 2004| Flux (Alister Spence Trio)| Best Jazz Album| |rowspan="2"| ^[15] |-| 2007| Mercury (Alister Spence Trio)| Best Jazz Album| |-

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Taylor . Andrew . Fine Arts Awards . Sun Herald . 28 October 2007.
2. News: Shand . John . CD Reviews . The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 January 2011.
3. News: McBeath . John . Top Films Focus on Australian Stories . The Newcastle Herald . 19 October 2002.
4. Web site: fit DD. Apple Music. August 2009. 20 August 2020.
5. Web site: Stepping Between the Shadows (DD). Apple Music. April 2012. 20 August 2020.
6. Web site: Everything Here is Possible (DD). Apple Music. June 2014. 20 August 2020.
7. Web site: Begin (DD). Apple Music. February 2015. 20 August 2020.
8. Web site: Not Everything But Enough (DD). Apple Music. August 2017. 20 August 2020.
9. Web site: Sound Hotel (DD). Apple Music. March 2018. 20 August 2020.
10. Web site: Intelsat (DD). Apple Music. September 2018. 20 August 2020.
11. Web site: Imagine Meeting You Here (DD). Apple Music. January 2019. 20 August 2020.
12. Web site: Imagine Meeting You Here (DD). Apple Music. January 2019. 20 August 2020.
13. Web site: Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!. 1 September 2010. 19 August 2020.
14. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.
15. ARIA Award previous winners. Web site: ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 26 June 2022.