At 27 years of age, Sam Anning is one of Australia’s foremost up-and-coming Jazz musicians. After graduating from WAAPA completing a Bachelor of Jazz (Performance), Sam went on to study and perform in New York City, the U.K., and Europe, where he also developed and broadened his compositional and performance style.
He received the Toyota Scholarship for Jazz (2001), was a finalist in the James Morrison Scholarship twice, performed in Sydney as a finalist in the 2006 Freedman Fellowship, was a finalist in the 2007 Melbourne Prize for Music, received 3rd place in the 2008 National Jazz Awards (Bass), and received the 2008 Bell Award for Young Jazz Musician of the Year.
Sam has performed with a large number of national and international artists including: Charlie Haden, Jim Black, Andy Milne, Bobby Shew, Sheila Jordan, Chris Cheek, Will Vinson, Dale Barlow, George Coleman Jr, Katie Noonan, Darren Sigesmund, James Morrison, George Garzone, Don Burrows, Terrell Stafford, Scott Tinkler, Julien Wilson, Graham Collier, Jamie Oehlers, Barney McAll, Greg Osby, Ingrid Jensen and Carl Orr.
He has been featured as an accompanist and soloist on a number of recordings including, ‘Treat Me Gently’- Dale Barlow, George Coleman Jr, Mark Fitzgibbon, Sam Anning (Jazzhead), ‘Stand and Flow’- Grant Windsor Trio (Newmarket Music), ‘Hush Vol. 7: Ten Healing Songs’ – Paul Grabowsky (Hush), ‘Blues In The Night’- Mat Jodrell (Morrison Records), ‘Duende’- Joe Chindamo (Jazzhead), ‘The Spanish Tinge’ – Ben Winkelman Trio (Jazzhead), and ‘Love, Blues and other Fiction’ - Joe Chindamo/Graeme Lyall AM (Newmarket Music).
Sam is currently performing as a regular member of many bands including The Joe Chindamo Trio, The Paul Grabowsky Trio, Washington/Grabowsky Band, The Ben Winkelman Trio, The Aaron Choulai Trio, and The Zac Hurren Trio.
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If you're back and free, it would be great to see you on the
West End Composers Collective **National Tour** July 2009
July 9 Jazzworx, Brisbane July 10 Tank Arts Centre, Cairns July 11 SIMA, Sydney July 12 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne July 14 Promethean, Adelaide July 15 Folkus, Canberra July 17 The Loft, Gold Coast July 18 Brisbane Jazz Club July 19 Community Centre, Maleny Thanks for the add, I look forward to hanging out
hi Sam. it was great meeting you and that Hank Roberts all stars band was just amazing! ;) have fun hanging in NYC and really, I agree with Christian, Belgium is not far, pretty centrally situated actually... take care. bye bye hug,anu
SAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hey man! already missing playing ang hanging out... listening to the recordings, sounds great!!! badass i would say.... keep in touch, hope to see you soon! all ze best ps: belgium is not so far away...lots of hoegaarden, leffe and other treasures btw peace
