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Ade Monsbourgh

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Ade Monsbourgh
Birth nameAdrian Herbert Monsbourgh
Also known asLazy Ade
Father Ade
Born(1917-02-17)17 February 1917
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 89)
Nathalia, Victoria, Australia
GenresJazz
OccupationInstrumentalist
Instruments

Ade Monsbourgh AO (1917–2006) is an Australian jazz musician known as "Lazy Ade" or "Father Ade".[1][2] He was part of the trad jazz movement and primarily played clarinet and alto.[3]

In the 1992 Australia Day Honours, Monsbourgh was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "service to music, particularly jazz as a performer and composer".[4]

Hall of Fame

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Australian Jazz Bell Awards

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The Australian Jazz Bell Awards, (also known as the Bell Awards or The Bells), are annual music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia. They commenced in 2003.[5]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2003 Ade Monsbourgh Hall of Fame inducted

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Richard (16 August 2006), "It all came easy to the master", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Voce, Steve (24 August 2006), "'Lazy Ade' Monsbourgh", Independent
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott, "Lazy Ade Monsborough", allmusic
  4. ^ "Adrian Herbert Monsbourgh". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Bell Award Winners". bellawards. Retrieved 7 November 2020.