The nominations for this year's National Australian Jazz Bell Awards have been revealed today, with a number of nominess up for multiple awards.
Saxophonist Julien Wilson is up for three awards, two as part of his project Julien Wilson Quartet, which also includes Jonathan Zwartz - another multiple nominee in this year's awards. Zwartz is up for two gongs for his album The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air.
Seven awards will be handed out on the night, along with the announcement of the Graeme Bell Hall Of Fame inductee. The ceremony will take place at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday 1 May and will be hosted by Televsion journalist and presenter Tracey Curro.
Here is the full list of nominees:
BEST AUSTRALIAN JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Allira Wilson Rise and Fall
Leigh Carriage Mandarin Skyline
Penny King Quintet Journey
Leigh Carriage Mandarin Skyline
Penny King Quintet Journey
BEST AUSTRALIAN MODERN JAZZ ALBUM
Andrea Keller Quartet Wave Rider
Red Fish Blue The Sword and the Brush
Jonathan Zwartz The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air
Red Fish Blue The Sword and the Brush
Jonathan Zwartz The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air
BEST AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY AVANT-GARDE JAZZ ALBUM
Monash Art Ensemble Monash Art Ensemble
Allan Browne Trio Lost in the Stars
Tilman Robinson Network of Lines
Allan Browne Trio Lost in the Stars
Tilman Robinson Network of Lines
BEST AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM
Julien Wilson Quartet This is Always
Steve Grant Piano Trio From This Moment On
Sam Anning Trio Sweethearts
Steve Grant Piano Trio From This Moment On
Sam Anning Trio Sweethearts
BEST AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SONG OF THE YEAR
Sam Anning Trio Princess Doug of Fitzroy
Andrea Keller Meditations on Light
Julien Wilson Trout River
Andrea Keller Meditations on Light
Julien Wilson Trout River
BEST AUSTRALIAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Julien Wilson Quartet This is Always
Jonathan Zwartz The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air
Tilman Robinson Network of Lines
Jonathan Zwartz The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air
Tilman Robinson Network of Lines
YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Joseph O'Connor Monash Art Ensemble
Samuel Pankhurst Allan Browne Trio Lost in the Stars
Dan Sheehan Infinite Ape
Samuel Pankhurst Allan Browne Trio Lost in the Stars
Dan Sheehan Infinite Ape