Mark Isaacs
Pianist and jazz composer

Mark Isaacs

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Pianist and jazz composer
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Mark Isaacs (born 22 June 1958) is an Australian classical and jazz composer and pianist. He has been nominated for ARIA Awards for Best Jazz Album in 2007 (Mark Isaacs – Resurgence) and in 2009 (Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band – Tell It Like It Is).

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Mark Isaacs

  • Originals (1981) – Battyman Records
  • Preludes (1987) – Jarra Hill Records
  • For Sure (1993) – ABC
  • Air (1995) – ABC
  • Earth (1995) – ABC
  • Water (1995) – ABC
  • Fire (1995) – ABC
  • The Elements (1996) – ABC
  • Elders Suite (1997) – Gracemusic
  • On Reflection (1998) – Gracemusic
  • Closer (2000) – Naxos
  • Keeping the Standards (2004) – Vorticity Music
  • Visions (2006) – Vorticity Music
  • Resurgence (2007) – ABC
  • The Wind in the Willows Hush Collection volume 12 (2012)
  • Children's Songs (2013) – Soundbrush Records
  • The Film Music of Mark Isaacs Vol. 1 (2020) – 1M1 Records

Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band

  • Tell It Like It Is (2009) – ABC
  • Aurora (2010) – Gracemusic

Resurgence

  • Duende (2013) – Gracemusic

Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes

  • Encounters (1990 & 1995) – ABC; (1991) – veraBra; (2013) – Gracemusic

Melissa Doecke and Mark Isaacs

  • Ulpirra Sonatines (2016)

Mark Isaacs and Loretta Palmeiro

  • The Present (2020) – Bandcamp

Filmography

  • A Tale of Two Cities (1984)
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1985)
  • Kidnapped (1986)
  • Ivanhoe (1986)
  • Rob Roy (1987)
  • Don Quixote of La Mancha (1987)
  • Black Beauty (1987)
  • The Wind in the Willows (1988)
  • The Black Arrow (1988)
  • Alice in Wonderland (1988)
  • The Corsican Brothers (1989)
  • G.P. (1989-1990) (34 episodes)
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1991)
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1992)
  • The New Adventures of William Tell (1992)
  • The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1992)
  • Mark Isaacs Symphony No.1: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (2014)