Fabian Hevia

Fabian Hevia is an Australian jazz percussionist.

Biography

Hevia was born in Chile, and migrated to Australia in 1975 where he undertook classical training at University of Wollongong Creative Arts faculty, later studying jazz at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Hevia has toured, recorded and performed with Australian musicians and overseas artists including James Morrison, Don Burrows, Dale Barlow, Carl Orr, Don Harper, Miroslav Bukovsky (Wanderlust), Lonnie Liston Smith (USA), Budi Assad (Brazil/ USA), The Catholics,[1] Steve Hunters 9 Lives, Kristen Cornwell, Vince Jones,[2] Lily Dior, Jimmy Little (Messenger), Karma County (Into The Land Of Promise), Tim Hopkins, Guy Strazzullo, The Mighty Reapers, Jeremy Sawkins, Barnie McCall, Kevin Hunt, Birth of the Cool (2003 Sydney Festival) and The Vampires.

International tours include performances at Montreaux Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival, Nice, Festival de Jazz Vitoria - Gasteiz, Aarhus, Jazzfest Wiesen, Toronto - Quebec & Vancouver Jazz Festival, Rome, Beijing and the Sweet Basil in Tokyo.

Hevia collaborated on the recording of Sandy Evans - Testimony (ABC Drama); with Chris Cody for Sydney Theatre Company production of Don Juan and Nigel Weslake's sound track to the film The Nugget.

In 1994 Wanderlust won the ARIA award for best jazz recording.

In 1996 he was nominated for an APRA jazz award.

Hevia teaches at Sydney Grammar School and is an advisor to the Australia Council.

Discography

  • 1996 Here's To The Miracles Vince Jones

References

  1. ↑ "The catholics". Bugle Records.
  2. ↑ "Here's to The Miracles". Vince Jones.


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