Jane Rutter

Jane Rutter (born 2 November 1958) is an Australian flautist. Her repertoire encompasses classical, jazz, and pop music.^[1]

Jane Rutter
Born	(1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 66) Australia
Genres	Classical, jazz, pop
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Flute
Website	www.janerutter.com

Career

Rutter specializes in the French Flute School.^[2]

She has lectured at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and formed the chamber group POSH.^[3] Rutter has performed worldwide.^[3] She has released over twenty solo albums.^[3]

Personal life

Rutter lives in Sydney with her family.^[4] Outside music, she supports green causes. In 2005 she took her stepmother to court over her father's estate.^[5][6]

Discography

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [7]
Posh (as Posh)	Released: 1981 Format: Cass, LP	—
Chamberfunk (as The Posh)	Released: 1988 Label: Jarra Hill Records (JHR 2007) Format: Cass, LP	—
Nocturnes & Préludes For Flute	Released: 1989 Label: WEA (256981.1) Format: CD, Cass, LP	58
Mozart's Flute	Released: 1990 Label: ABC Classics (4766477) Format: CD, Cass, LP	—
Apasionada	Released: 1992 Label: BMG (7432115202) Format: CD	—
Blo	Released: 1996 Label: Philips (454 558–2) Format: CD	—
Romancing the Flute	Released: 1998 Label: Philips (465 061–2) Format: CD	92
Verse 1	Released: 1999 Label: Jane Rutter Format: CD	—
The Very Best of	Released: 2003 Label: Wizard (WIZCDL20002) Format: CD	90
Brazil (with Slava Grigoryan)	Released: February 2004 Label: ABC Classics (476 1560) Format: CD, digital download	66
Embraceable You (with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra)	Released: 2007 Label: ABC Classics Format: CD, digital download	—
An Australian in Paris	Released: 2012 Label: ABC Classics (476 4837) Format: CD, digital download
Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations	Released: 2014 Label: Jane Rutter Format: digital download
Fire and Water: An Irish Fantasy	Released: 2017 Label: ABC Classics Format: CD, digital download
French Kiss	Released: 2017 Label: ABC Classics Format: CD, digital download
Evening Star (with Peter Cousens)	Released: December 2019 Format: Digital Label: Jane Rutter	-

Awards and nominations

In 2016, Rutter was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.^[8][9]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
1990	Nocturnes & Preludes for Flutes	Best Classical Album	Nominated	[10]
2004	Brazil (with Slava Grigoryan)	Best World Music Album	Nominated	[11]
2012	An Australian in Paris	Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album	Nominated	[12]
2014	Flute Spirit: Dreams and Improvisations	Best World Music Album	Nominated	[11]