Ade Monsbourgh

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]

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
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist
Instruments

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]

References

  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.


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