Phil Broadhurst

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Philip Douglas Broadhurst (born June 26, 1949 - April 24, 2020 ) was a New Zealand jazz musician ( piano , composition ) and radio presenter who is counted among the most important jazz musicians in his country.

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Broadhurst studied at Massey University , where he completed his master's thesis Against All Odds - the life and music of Michel Petrucciani in 2008 .

Broadhurst played regularly in Auckland, particularly at The London Bar . In the 1980s and 1990s he organized the Winter Jazz Series annually at the Auckland Art Gallery , in which he also performed himself. He also played with his own group in Paris and London and gave several concerts at the Australian Magnetic Island Jazz Festival . He had other festival appearances at the Wellington International Jazz Festival with John Bell's Immaculate Trio , at the Tauranga Jazz Festival with the Jazz Divas and Mojave , at the Queenstown Jazz Festival with Rodger Fox ' All-Stars and at the Nelson Jazz Festival with the Jazz Diva s and Frank Gibson's Rainbow Bridge . He also accompanied the likes of Johnny Griffin , Ronnie Scott and Scott Hamilton .

Broadhurst was also a noted broadcaster who presented the Art of Jazz program on Radio New Zealand for more than 20 years .

Between 2000 and 2016 led Broadhurst jazz program at the New Zealand School of Music of Massey University .

Prizes and awards

Broadhurst was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001 for services to jazz music. At the 2016 NZ Music Awards , Broadhurst received the Jazz Tui for his album Panacea . He also won the Jazz Record of the Year award three times .

Discographic notes

  • Phil Broadhurst, Colin Hemmingsen, Paul Dyne, Roger Sellers : Sustenance , 1982
  • Phil Broadhurst, Andy Brown, Frank Gibson Jr .: Iris , 1985
  • Fabric , 1987
  • Phil Broadhurst, Tony Hopkins, Kevin Haines: Live at The London Bar , 1993
  • Delayed Reaction , 2011
  • Flaubert's Dance , 2013
  • Panacea , 2015
  • Positive , 2019

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Phil Broadhurst | RNZ Concert Presenter. RNZ, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Phil Broadhurst. In: sounz.org.nz. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Queen's Birthday honors list 2001. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, June 4, 2001, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  4. ^ Feature - Phil Broadhurst: A Tui for His Dedication. NZ Musician, accessed April 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Broadhurst, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broadhurst, Philip Douglas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand jazz musician (piano) and radio host
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1949
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 2020