"Jazz Australia" -
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Published on: 5/29/2006
Last Visited: 9/13/2009
At the invitation of Patrick Crichton, the IAJE Executive Board's Australasia Representative, I had the honor and pleasure of teaching and performing in Australia for several weeks this past June and July.
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Professor Pat Crichton (W.A. Conservatorium of Music Jazz Director) serves as Artistic Director of JA, overseeing this conference that has over the years brought Australian jazz artists such as Graeme Lyall, Dale Barlow (reeds); James Morrison (trumpet/trombone); Tony Gould, Roger Frampton (piano); Doug deVries (guitar); and the "Free Spirits" ensemble of Sydney together with American artists such as Thom Mason, Willie Hill (woodwinds); Bobby Shew (trumpet); Carmen Lundy (vocals); David Garfield (piano); John Clayton, Rufus Reid (bass); and Akira Tana (drums).
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Crichton enlisted the year-long assistance of Arts Administration student Fred Block as JA Convener to coordinate much of the fine detail of conference planning.
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Conservatorium Jazz Director Pat Crichton created the Advanced Certificate in Commercial Music to address the needs of those students with interests in songwriting/arranging, electronic music, sound engineering, and professional management skills–just a few of the course titles within this concentration.
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July 3 had been designated "Student Day" at JazzAustralia, and nearly one hundred people crowded into the front rows of the Academy Theatre to hear Pat Crichton's opening remarks.
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• "Rhythm Section Workshop" (Pat Crichton, Jeff Jarvis, and Darryn Farrugia)
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Even fewer IAJE members, led by Pat Crichton, have created this force of learning that is Jazz Australia.
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Anyone seeking information regarding the 1997 JazzAustralia conference or CDs of the Jazz WestBigBand should contact Pat Crichton.
Prospective IAJE members in the region may contact Pat or their area coordinators for details on joining.