Guy Strazz
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Guy Strazz | |
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| File:Guy Strazz Portrait.jpg Guy Strazz at his Central Coast studio | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gaetano Strazzullo |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Jazz, Indo-Jazz fusion, Afro-Brazilian jazz, world fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, composer, performer |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar, classical guitar |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Members | Guy Strazzullo Quartet, Passionfruit, Sandip Chatterjee, George Golla, Slava Grigoryan, Mike Stern, 2@1, The Fret Benders, Stratofibre |
Guy Strazz (born Gaetano Strazzullo; legally changed name to Guy Strazzullo) is an Australian jazz guitarist, composer, and musicologist based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. He holds a PhD from Macquarie University.[1] He received an APRA Music Award and an Australia Council Music Fellowship. He is an Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre.[2]
His compositions use jazz and blues structures mixed with Hindustani classical raga and Afro-Brazilian rhythms.[3]
Performance and collaborations
Strazz has played at the Sydney Opera House, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, and the Adelaide International Guitar Festival.[4] Internationally, he has appeared at the Japan Expo, Jazz Yatra in India, Jakarta Jazz in Indonesia, the Johannesburg Film Festival in South Africa, and Clusone Jazz in Italy.[5]
His original compositions "About Stern", "Spaced Out", and "Wise Ones" are in The Australian Jazz Real Book.[5]
In April 2000, Strazz performed at the "Festival of Asian Music and Dance" at The Studio, Sydney Opera House.[6] This was presented by the Australian Institute of Eastern Music and the Sydney Opera House Theatre Trust. Strazz collaborated with Ashok Roy and Tarlochan (Bobby) Singh.[6]
In 2001, Strazz received an Australia Council for the Arts Music Fellowship for research and travel in Europe, the USA, and India.[7][8] During the fellowship he studied with Pat Martino in Philadelphia and recorded with Mike Stern.[4]
In February 2004, Strazz received an Australia Council Music grant to collaborate with Indian santoor player Sandip Chatterjee in Kolkata.[9]
Strazz has performed and recorded with various musicians, including Don Burrows, Matt McMahon, Slava Grigoryan, Mike Stern, Martin Taylor, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, George Golla, Vince Jones, Dale Barlow, Sandy Evans, Furio Di Castri, and Pt. Ashok Roy. He also played guitar as a stage musician for 71 performances of the musical Keating! at the Belvoir Street Theatre.[4]
His ensembles include the duo 2@1, the guitar quartet The Fret Benders, and the jazz quartet StratoFibre.[4] In 2025, he performed with pianist Casey Golden at the Newcastle Music Festival.[10]
Critical reception
Ira Gitler stated in DownBeat magazine that "Guy has a voice on the acoustic guitar," and Niranjan Jhaveri described him as "one of my favourite Indo-jazz guitarists."[5]
John Shand reviewed his work "Eastern Blues" on ABC Radio and noted his mix of jazz, Indian, blues, and Latin elements.[3] Roger Covell reviewed his performance at the Sydney Opera House "Con Spirito Oz Concert", noting that "Guy Strazz is able to emulate the rising intensity of the sitar."[4]
Discography
Studio albums
- The Riddle (as Guy Strazzullo Trio) – ABC Jazz / EMI (1998)
- Travelling On (as Australian Creole) – Tall Poppies (1999)
- Passionfruit (as Guy Strazzullo) – Tall Poppies (2002)
- Blue Phoenix (as Guy Strazzullo) – ABC Jazz / ABC Music (1997)
- Frangipani (as Guy Strazzullo) – ABC Jazz / ABC Music (2003)
- Calcutta Express (with Sandip Chatterjee) – Underscore Records (2006)
- Colours (as Guy Straz) – ABC Jazz / ABC Music (2006)
- 2@1 (with Matt McMahon) – Birdland Records (2011)
- Eastern Blues (as Guy Strazz Quartet) – Rufus Records (2012)[5]
- Afrotonic (with David Jones) – Independent (2023)
Works and concertos
- Silk Road Concerto (for guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra) – Independent (2024)
Awards and nominations
APRA Music Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Creology (Guy Strazzullo Trio) | Most Performed Jazz Work | Nominated[11] |
| 2000 | Mandela (Guy Strazzullo Quartet) | Most Performed Jazz Work | Won[12] |
| 2004 | Mandela | Most Performed Jazz Work | Nominated[13] |
International Music Awards
| Year | Nominal Work | Award Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Calcutta Express (with Sandip Chatterjee) | Best CD of the Year – World Music: Eurasia | Won[14] |
AIR Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2@1 (with Matt McMahon) | Best Independent Jazz Release | Nominated[15] |
Education and academic career
Strazz worked as the Head of Guitar at the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music for 15 years and teaches composition at Avondale University.[4][5]
His instructional roles include appointments at the following institutions:[4][16]
- University of New South Wales
- Macquarie University
- NAISDA Dance College
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music
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- ↑ Strazzullo, Guy (2022). An inquiry into improvisation: reconciling the differences between performance and composition (PhD thesis). Macquarie University.
- ↑ "Guy Strazz: Associate Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shand, John (2015-09-23). "Antipodes and Guy Strazz Quartet review: Friendly fire rather than Bledisloe Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Our Teachers: Guy Strazz Profile". Central Coast Conservatorium of Music. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Guy Strazz Biography". Australian Jazz Real Book. The Jazzgroove Association. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
"Festival of Asian Music and Dance: Guru and Disciple". JazzChord. Jazz Coordination Association of New South Wales. April–May 2000. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
Jazz guitarist Guy Strazzullo will show that jazz can find some exciting common ground with Indian music.
- ↑ Australia Council Annual Report 2001–2002 (Report). Parliamentary Paper No. 401 of 2002. Commonwealth of Australia. 2002. p. Appendices: Music Board Grants.
- ↑ Wishart, Michael (June–July 2001). "Australia Council Fellowship for Guy Strazzullo". JazzChord. No. 59. National Jazz Development Office. p. 1. ISSN 1039-7795. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Sandip Chatterjee Music Collaborations". SantoorPlayer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Artist Project: Newcastle Music Festival 2025". Australian Cultural Fund. 2025. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "APRA Music Awards - Nominations 1999". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "APRA Music Awards - Winner 2000". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "APRA Awards 2004 Nominations Archive". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Indie Acoustic Project Previous Awards: Best CDs of 2006". Indie Acoustic Project Archives. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "AIR Awards Archive: 2008 Nominees". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Handbook 2000. The University of Sydney. 2000. p. 4. Search this book on
