BBC Jazz Awards
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The BBC Jazz Awards were set up in 2001 and had the status of one of the premier jazz awards in the UK. There were awards for Best Musician, Best Vocalist, Rising Star, Best Album, Jazz Innovation, Radio 2 Jazz Artist, Services to Jazz, Best of Jazz amongst others. In March 2009, the BBC made a decision to axe the BBC Jazz Awards.[1]
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[edit] Winners
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[edit] 2005
- Best Band: Acoustic Ladyland
- Best Instrumentalist: Peter King
- Best Vocalist: Liane Carroll
- Rising Star: Gwilym Simcock
- Radio 2 Artist of the Year: Jamie Cullum
- Jazz on 3 Innovation Award: Huw Warren
- Best of Jazz Award: Liane Carroll
- Jazz Line-Up Album of the Year: All Is Know – Tony Kofi
- Gold Award: Acker Bilk
- Services to Jazz: John Cumming, Serious
- Lifetime Achievement: Oscar Peterson
[edit] 2008
- Lifetime Achievement: Return to Forever
- Gold Award: Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine
- International Award: Charlie Haden
- Album Of The Year: The Blessing – All is Yes
- Best Vocalist: Christine Tobin
- Best Instrumentalist: Tony Kofi
- Jazz Line-Up Band of The Year: Tom Cawley's Curios
- Jazz on 3 Innovation Award: Fraud[2]
- Heart of Jazz Award: Tommy Smith
- Radio 2 Artist Of The Year: Humphrey Lyttelton
- Services to Jazz: Alan Bates
- Rising Star Award: Kit Downes
[edit] References
- ^ Donovan, Paul (2009-03-22). "Mystery of missing BBC music awards". London: The Sunday Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5940410.ece. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Chick Corea, Christine Tobin and Humphrey Lyttelton among the winners at the BBC Jazz Awards 2008". eJazzNews. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5o4solAP8. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
