- Born
- 7 September 1914
Richmond - Died
- 13 June 2012
Sydney - Country
- Australia
- Active
- 1935–
Biography
Graeme Bell was a jazz musician who played piano. Graeme Bell was born on 7 September 1914 in Richmond and died on 13 June 2012 in Sydney. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include Officer of the Order of Australia (1990), J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine (2002) and Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE (7 September 1914 – 13 June 2012) was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to The Age, his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he describes as 'nice larrikinism' and 'a happy Aussie outdoor feel'". Bell was one of the leading promoters of jazz in Australia, bringing American performers such as Rex Stewart to Australia. He was the first Australian jazz band leader who was still playing at 90 years of age and the first Westerner to lead a jazz band to China. The American music journal DownBeat said: "Bell's is unquestionably the greatest jazz band outside America". The Australian Jazz Awards commenced in 2003. They are also known as The Bells in his honour.
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Awards
- 1990 Officer of the Order of Australia
- 2002 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Historic 78 rpm records
- Georgia Camp Meeting The Bell-Monsbourgh Melbourne Jazzmen · Ade Monsbourgh · Roger Bell… archive.org ↗
- Jackass Blues Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band · Roger Bell · Lazy Ade ·… archive.org ↗
- Was Leicester Square? Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band · Roger Bell · Lazy Ade ·… archive.org ↗
- FLAT FOOT GRAEME BELL AND HIS AUSTRALIAN JAZZ BAND · Graeme Bell · Rogel Bell… archive.org ↗
- Back Home The Bell-Monsbourgh Melbourne Jazzmen · Ade Monsbourgh · Roger Bell… archive.org ↗
- WALKING WENCELAUS SQUARE GRAEME BELL And His Dixieland Jazz Band · Roger Bell archive.org ↗
- JUST GONE GRAEME BELL And His Dixieland Jazz Band · Oliver · Johnson archive.org ↗
- Big Bad Banksia Man Graeme Bell's Original Four · Roger Bell · Don Roberts · Graeme Bell… · 1947 archive.org ↗
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Graeme Bell play?
Graeme Bell is known for playing piano.
When and where was Graeme Bell born?
Graeme Bell was born 7 September 1914 in Richmond.
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