Paul Grabowsky Trio
Paul Grabowsky Trio were an Australian jazz ensemble founded in 1983 by Paul Grabowsky on piano. By 1989 he was joined by Allan Browne on drums and Gary Costello on double bass. They won Best Jazz Album for Six by Three at the ARIA Music Awards of 1990 and for When Words Fail in 1996. The trio disbanded in 2001. Gary Costello died in December 2006, aged 54; Browne died in June 2015, aged 70.
History
on piano formed his eponymous trio in 1983 in Melbourne. By 1986 Grabowsky was in Germany and was joined by Joachim "Rocky" Knauer on double bass and Sunk Pöschl on drums. They released their debut album, Contact Sport Midnight Waltz, in that year. It was co-produced by Grabowsky and Pöschl. In 1989 a new trio with Allan Browne on drums and Gary Costello on double bass, issued the second album, Six by Three. It won the Best Jazz Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1990.The trio's third album When Words Fail was released in April 1995, via Origin Recordings. It also won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album, at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. In 1997 the trio were co-credited with Shelley Scown on the album, Angel. Browne left the ensemble in 1998 and was replaced by Nikolaus Schäuble on drums for their next album, Three . It was nominated for Best Jazz Album in 2001.
Gary Costello died in December 2006, aged 54. Allan Browne died in June 2015, aged 70.
Members
- Paul Grabowsky – piano
- Sunk Pöschl – drums
- Joachim "Rocky" Knauer – double bass
- Gary Costello – double bass, deceased 2006
- Allan Browne – drums, deceased 2015
- Nikolaus Schäuble – drums
Discography
| Title | Album details |
| Contact Sport Midnight Waltz |
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| Six by Three | |
| When Words Fail | |
| Angel |
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| Three |
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Paul Grabowsky Trio have won two awards from four nominations.- Note: For awards and nominations for Paul Grabowsky, see his solo article.