Australian saxophonist Jamie Oehlers was the winner of the 2003 World Saxophone Competition, held at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland; in 2007 was named Jazz Artist of the Year at the Australian Jazz Awards; was winner of the Bell Award for Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Release in both 2006 (Assemblers) and 2007 (You R Here: Session 2) and has been a final nominee for the Australian Recording Industry Awards for Best Jazz Release.
Jamie has performed at the London Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Galway Arts Festival, World Expo in Japan, Manila Jazz Festival, and in the United States, Europe, UK, Asia, India, New Zealand and throughout Australia with leading international jazz artists like Geri Allen, Robert Hurst, Eric Harland, Ronnie Scott, Cindy Blackman, Peter Leitch, John and Jeff Clayton, Curtis Lundy, Kate Ceberano, Eddie Marshal, Dale Barlow, Bobby Shew, Renee Geyer, Barney Mcall, Paul Grabowsky, Joe Chindamo, Scott Tinkler, Bernie McGann and James Morrison.
Jamie has studied at Berklee College of Music, in Boston and also under some of the worlds finest jazz musicians in New York, including Dave Liebman, George Coleman and George Garzone. Jamie is a saxophone tutor at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University in Victoria, and has held saxophone and improvisation workshops throughout Australia and New Zealand.
He has released 8 CDs under his leadership including the Aria nominated "Lost and Found" Oehlers/Grabowsky/Beck, "Strut" and "Grace", "You R Here Vol 1 & 2", "Velocity", "The Assemblers" and "Blowfish featuring Alison Wedding".
All of my CD's are available for purchase on Amazon and itunes, but I suggest you buy from www.jazzhead.com.au The price will be much cheaper if you order from Australia (amazon UK sell the cd for 18pound, you will get it from jazzhead for 13pound)
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