The first ever winner of the British Academy of Songwriters and Composers Jazz Award for Contemporary Jazz Composition is……… Jason Yarde. First with the story was Jazzwise. Follow this link for more details.

Timing, you might say. The London Symphony Orchestra/ Hugh Masekela concert next Thursday at the Barbican will feature two of his compositions. Sold out, returns only.

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