Andrew Speight

Andrew Speight is an Australian-born jazz saxophonist based in the United States.[1][2][3] His band, the Andrew Speight Quartet, won the 1999 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album with their self titled album.[4]

Andrew Speight
BornAustralia
GenresJazz
InstrumentsSaxophone

Speight had previously fronted the jazz quintet Now's the Time.[5][6]

Discography

Albums
Title Details
Andrew Speight Quartet
(as Andrew Speight Quartet)
  • Released: October 1998[7][8][9]
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Format: CD

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 Andrew Speight Quartet ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album Won

References
  1. Hildebrand, Lee (10 July 2011), "Sax man Andrew Speight plays 'Bird With Strings'", SFGate
  2. Weir, Kenny (16 May 1999), "The art of poise", Sunday Herald Sun
  3. Shand, John (20 May 1997), "Speight Brings Home A White-hot Spate Of Bebop", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. Scatena, Dino (13 October 1999), "Rockers' four ARIA haul worth the wait.", Daily Telegraph
  5. Brennan, Gail (19 November 1988), "Now's almost the time", Sydney Morning Herald
  6. Jackson, Adrian (28 December 1998), "Burrows. Jazz no trivial pursuit", BRW
  7. Weir, Kenny (25 October 1998), "QUARTET. Turn it up, sit back and smile.", Sunday Herald Sun
  8. Gettler, Leon (3 December 1998), "Jazz", The Age
  9. Clare, John (28 December 1998), "Jazz", Sydney Morning Herald
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