Phillip Slater
Trumpet
BCA (Hons), Grad. Dip. I.M. (Lib), Mmus.
Philip Slater is a trumpet player, composer, computer-player and producer of contemporary music. He has performed with the Mike Nock Quintet and Big Small Band, Dale Barlow, dig, AustraLysis, Barney McAll Unit, and many other ensembles. Slater is the leader or co-leader of several groups including StrobeCOMAvirgo, Band of Five Names, and The Very Interactive Band.
He has toured internationally and performed as a featured artist at various music festivals in the world including the Montreaux, Montreal, Northsea, and Umbria jazz festivals. His work in theater includes being MD of the Australian season of David Hare's STUFF HAPPENS as well as performances in Sydney Theatre Company/The Actors Company production of Brecht's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN and EXIT THE KING for Company B.
Awarded 2002 MCA/Freedman Foundation Fellowship for Jazz
Winner of National Jazz Award 2003
Winner of Bell Award for Australian Jazz Artist of the Year. 2004
Winner of Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year (PHIL SLATER QUARTET) 2008
You can visit Phillip's website at www.philslater.com
The Band
- Stephen Magnusson
- Carl Dewhurst
- Alex Pertout
- Adrian Sherriff
- Lachlan Davidson
- Julien Wilson
- James Greening
- John O'Donnell
- John Rodgers
- Niko Schauble
- Paul Cutlan
- Paul Grabowsky
- Elliott Dalgleish
- Philip Rex
- Phillip Slater
- Sandy Evans
- Scott Tinkler
- Vanessa Tomlinson
- Simon Barker
- Alister Spence
- Tony Hicks
- Eugene Ball
- Erkki Veltheim
