# Jamie Oehlers

Jamie Oehlers is an Australian jazz saxophonist. Winner of the World Saxophone competition in 2005, Jamie is recognised as one of Australia's leading jazz artists, performing at festivals and clubs around the globe. He was nominated for ARIA Awards for Best Jazz Album in 1999 (Jamie Oehlers - Strut), in 2005 (Oehlers & Keevers - Grace) and in 2008 (Oehlers, Grabowsky & Beck - Lost And Found) and has won multiple Australia Jazz Bell Awards for Best Jazz Release, as well as Australian Jazz Artist of the Year. Jamie is also the Head of Jazz Studies at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Strut | Released: 1999 Label: Sunset Records Format: CD |
| Velocity | Released: 2000 Label: Newmarket Records (NEW3076.2) Format: CD |
| Grace (with Sam Keeves) | Released: April 2004 Label: Jamie Oehlers Format: DD |
| The Assemblers | Released: 2004 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD045) Format: CD |
| You R Here Session One (as Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group) | Released: 2006 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD074) Format: CD, DD |
| You R Here Session Two (as Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group) | Released: 2006 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD075) Format: CD, DD |
| Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck) | Released: 2008 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD091) Format: CD, DD |
| On a Clear Day (with Paul Grabowsky) | Released: July 2010 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD129) Format: CD, DD |
| The Differences (with Gian Slater) | Released: 2012 Label: Gian Slater, Jamie Oehlers Format: CD, DD |
| Smoke and Mirrors (as Jamie Oehlers Quartet featuring Ari Hoenig) | Released: 2012 Label: Jazzhead (HEAD121) Format: CD, DD |
| Paper Tight (with Stephen Magnusson and Ben Vanderwal) | Released: 2014 Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS001) Format: CD, DD |
| Burden of Memory | Released: August 2015 Label: Assemblers Records Format: DD |
| Innocent Dreamer (with Tal Cohen) | Released: September 2016 Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS003) Format: CD, DD |
| Night Music | Released: May 2019 Label: Assemblers Records (ASSEMBLERS0004) Format: CD, DD |

## Awards and nominations
### AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2008 | Lost and Found (as Oehlers Grabowsky Keevers) | Best Independent Jazz Album | Nominated |
| 2010 | On a Clear Day | Best Independent Jazz Album | Nominated |

### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Oehlers has been nominated for three awards.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1999 | Strut | Best Jazz Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | Grace (as Oehlers & Keevers) | Best Jazz Album | Nominated |
| 2008 | Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky & Beck) | Best Jazz Album | Nominated |

### Australian Jazz Bell Awards

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2006 | The Assemblers by Jamie Oehlers | Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album | Won |
| 2007 | Jamie Oehlers | Australian Jazz Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2007 | You R Here - Session 2 – Jamie Oehlers Double Drummer Group | Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album | Won |
| 2009 | Lost and Found (as Oehlers, Grabowsky, Beck) | Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album | Won |
* Note wins only