Graham Wood

Graham Wood (15 September 1971 – 19 July 2017) was an Australian jazz pianist and educator.

Career Wood taught jazz piano at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Western Australia, in 2001, became head of the jazz department in 2005, and Program Director of Music in 2006.

He received a 2002 commission from the Fremantle International Jazz Festival to compose a one-hour work entitled "Joan".

In 2009, he opened the Ellington Jazz Club in Perth. In its first year, the venue put on 520 shows and featured 2,586 musicians.

Wood was a PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia School of Music and completed his thesis in 2010 entitled "Factors affecting the performance wellness of jazz pianists in practice and performance". He presented two papers at the Performing Arts Medicine Association annual conference in Aspen, Colorado.

In 2013, Wood founded the Perth International Jazz Festival.

Awards West Australian Music Industry Awards The West Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards celebrating achievements for Western Australian music. They commenced in 1985.

Other sources Collins, Simon. The West Australian, Perth, 21 May 2010. Banks, Ron. "The West Australian", Perth, 17 March 2009. Peterson, Sandra. "The Sunday Times Home Magazine", Perth, 30 May 2010. Gordon, Bob. "X-Press Magazine", Perth, 4 March 2010 Appleby, Rosalind. "The West Australian", Perth, 9 August 2009 John, Richard. "The Australian", Sydney, 29 January 2002 Spencer, Doug. "Radio National, The Weekend Planet" Blue, Eliza. "ABC News, Stateline Western Australian"