HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN THE SCOTTISH JAZZ AWARDS, HELD TONIGHT IN EDINBURGH,  IN BOLD (OR SHOULD THAT BE BRAVE?). HOSTED BY IAN SHAW, SUPPORTED BY CREATIVE SCOTLAND, ORGANIZED BY THE SCOTTISH JAZZ FEDERATION..

Lifetime Award

Ronnie Rae

Album of the year

THE HOWNESS – Martin Kershaw (EJF Records)
KARMA – Tommy Smith (Spartacus Records)
ON THE WALK – Breach

Vocalist of the Year

Alison Burns
Fionna Duncan
Carol Kidd

Instrumentalist of the year

Brian Kellock
Ryan Quigley
Julian Arguelles

Jazz in the Media

Rob Adams
BBC Radio Scotland’s Jazz House
Jazz Waves with Alan Steadman

International Award

Randy Brecker
Kurt Elling
Peter Erskine

Innovation Award

Phil Bancroft – Home Small as the World
Edinburgh Jazz Festival Orchestra
Graeme Stephen – Sunrise a Song of 2 Humans

Jazz Ensemble of the year

Brass Jaw
NeWt
SNJO

Education Award

NYJOS
Tommy Smith
Paul Towndrow

Services to Jazz Award

George Duncan
Bill Kyle
Tommy Smith

Emerging Artist / Rising Star

Euan Burton
Ru Pattison
Joe Wright

Live Jazz

SNJO
Martin Taylor
Jazz @ Hospitalfield

With thanks to Alison Eales who live-streamed the results on Twitter