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	Joe's playing has adorned more than 60 films, including Pharlap, Man From Snowy River 2, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Evil Angels and Babe. He has accompanied Shirley Bassey, recorded with Vince Jones, Olivia Newton John, Christine Sullivan and Yvonne Kenny, orchestrated and conducted a string orchestra for Peter Andre, and played with Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Caroline O'Conner and Don Burrows. He has toured extensively through Europe, the US, Japan and Argentina and recorded & played with international jazz artists such as the late Ray Brown, Billy Cobham, Lee Konitz, Mike and Randy Brecker, Frank Morgan, Mark Turner, Ernie Watts, Ravi Coltrane, Larry Coryell & James Morrison. Joe has to date recorded 10 CDs as leader. His debut recording entitled A Brief History of Standard Time, featuring legendary US bassist Ray Brown and Australian drummer Andrew Gander achieved wide acclaim. In late 1997, a second CD and an ARIA nominated release entitled Anyone Who Had a Heart, featuring Chindamo's highly personal arrangements of eight Burt Bacharach songs also met with critical and public acclaim, winning the ABC Listeners' Choice Award for Best Australian CD of 1997. In June 2002 Joe's talent was recognised by the Australian music industry - he was awarded the 2002 Australian Entertainment 'MO' Award for Instrumental Jazz Performer of the Year. He was nominated for the same award in 2003 and won it again in 2004. www.joechindamo.com