 In 1987, Grabowsky formed the Wizards of Oz with Saxophonist Dale Barlow, bassist Lloyd Swanton and drummer Tony Buck.Wizards of Oz recorded "Soundtrack" and won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989.During this time, he also wrote the score to the film "The Last Days of Chez Nous" and for television shows "Phoenix", "Janus" and "Fast Forward".