Australian Jazz Real Book

allaboutjazz.com interview

ajrb — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:02:41 +0000

Tim Nikolsky interviewed by Ian Patterson about the Australian Jazz Real Book

AJRB Draft 4

ajrb — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:01:08 +0000

Draft 4 is looking great! 380 Tunes and 560 pages. The difference between draft 3 is quite big; with many tunes taken out and many added to be more inclusive.

Some great photos by Tash dispersed throughout the book.

Not far to go now!

Au Jazz artists featured in the AJRB

ajrb — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:02:55 +0000

Click to view slideshow.

Fantastic images taken by Natasha Blankfield

featured throughout the book

www.theshot.com.au

Australian Real Book?

ajrb — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:12 +0000

see the ABC Jazz post about the Australian Jazz Real Book here

http://abcjazz.net.au/news/australian-real-book

Welcome to www.australianjazzrealbook.com

ajrb — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:21:19 +0000

My aim with this site is to compile a book of sheet music called the “Australian Jazz Real Book” featuring Australian jazz tunes from Australian composers.
I am doing it as a research study at RMIT University. At the end of it i’d like to make it available for musicians to use.
The idea of it is to create a resource that students can turn to for repertoire that is uniquely Australian; containing tunes that are “gig-ready” and also representative of the Australian Jazz Sound. There are many fantastic tunes out there; hopefully we’ll play them more if they are published and easily available.

What are your favourite Australian jazz tunes? Which tunes float your boat or spin your wheels?
Which tunes are deserving of greater listening and playing?
I am interested in hearing from jazz listeners and players alike.

It’s a big task but I’m really excited about working on what I think is a very worthwhile project.
Send your suggestions to tim.nikolsky@gmail.com