Draft talk:Guy Strazz
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I am disclosing that I have a personal or professional relationship with the subject of this biography, Guy Strazz. I have written this draft using reliable, independent, third-party published sources to maintain a neutral point of view. I welcome community review and feedback to ensure compliance with all Wikipedia guidelines. Octabina (talk) 02:10, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
Factual Biography and Reference Update
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Guy Strazz (born Gaetano Strazzullo 10/09/1955) - AKA Guy Strazzullo, is an Australian jazz guitarist, composer, and educator.
Guy Strazzullo Trio was nominated for an APRA Award in 1999 for Most Performed Jazz Work with Creology. Guy Strazzullo Quartet won the 2000 APRA Award for Most Performed Work with Mandela. In 2004 he received a nomination for the same award with a duet version of Mandela with guitarist Slava Grigoryan. In 2006, Guy Strazz (with Sandip Chatterjee) was the Awards Category Winner at the US Indie Acoustic Project - World Music: Eurasia with Calcutta Express.
REFERENCES
Creology: https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-awards-1999
Mandela: https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-awards-2000
Mandela: https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2004
Calcutta Express: https://fhh.uuw.mybluehost.me/website_9f392962/previous-awards/
POST GRADUATE STUDIES
2003 Master of Arts (Honours) by research: An Intercultural Approach to Improvisation and Composition 2014 PhD Macquarie University - Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) "Reconciling the Differences Between Improvisation and Composition"
REFERENCES
PhD: https://doi.org/10.25949/19427804
Strazz received an Australia Council Music Fellowship 2001-3
Strazz is a Represented Artist with the Australian Music Centre.
REFERENCES
AMC Represented artist:https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/strazz-guy
DISCOGRAPHY
• Travelling On (as Australian Creole) – Tall Poppies (TP061, 1995)
• Passionfruit (as Guy Strazzullo) – Tall Poppies (TP106, 1997)
• The Riddle (as Guy Strazzullo Trio) ABC Jazz (1998)
• Blue Phoenix (as Guy Strazzullo) – ABC Jazz (1999)
• Frangipani (as Guy Strazzullo) – ABC Jazz (980 824-7) (2003)
• Calcutta Express (as Guy Strazz & Sandip Chatterjee) – Underscore Records (06EM011ACD) (2006)
• Colours (as Guy Strazz) ABC Jazz / ABC Music (2006)
• 2@1 (as Matt McMahon & Guy Strazz) Birdland Records (2009)
• Eastern Blues (as Guy Strazz Quartet) Rufus Records (2012)
• Afrotonic (as Guy Strazz & David Jones) Independent (2023)
• Silk Road Concerto (As Guy Strazz) Independent (2024)
AWARDS
• 1999 APRA Awards - Most Performed Jazz Work - nomination Guy Strazzullo Trio Creology (released ABC Jazz 1998)
• 2000 APRA Awards - Most Performed Jazz Work - winner Guy Strazzullo Quartet Mandela (released ABC Jazz 1999)
• 2004 APRA Awards - Most Performed Jazz Work - nomination Guy Strazzullo Mandela (released ABC Jazz 2003)
• 2006 Indie Acoustic Project Awards - World Music: Eurasia - Awards Category Winner Guy Strazz & Sandip Chatterjee Calcutta Express (released Underscore Records 2006)
• 2009 AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) 2@1 (with' Matt McMahon) Best Independent Jazz Release ((released Birdland Records 2008) Octabina (talk) 07:09, 3 October 2026 (UTC)