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
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
Categories: miscellaneous
Huge congratulations to my friend Tommy Smith (two awards: Best Jazz Educator, Best Album of the Year 'KARMA')!