Plans for the inaugural JazzFM Awards night at One Marylebone on Thursday 31st January are taking shape…
– Ian Shaw is hosting and will perform
– Ramsey Lewis will receive a Gold Award for Outstanding Contribution to Jazz and will perform.
– Ahmad Jamal will receive a Lifetime Achievement award and close the show with a 20 minute set – and a “surprise collaboration”
– Cerys Matthews will sing
– As will The London Youth Gospel Choir
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The full list of nominees follows:
UK Jazz Artist of the Year (Public Vote)
Neil Cowley Trio
Jamie Cullum
Troyka
International Jazz Artist
Kurt Elling
Brad Mehldau
Sonny Rollins
Cutting Edge Award for Jazz Innovation
Django Bates
Robert Glasper
Troyka
Album of the Year
Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio
Keith Jarrett: Sleeper
Pat Metheny: Unity Band
Gregory Porter: Be Good
John Surman: Saltash Bells
Ryan Truesdell: Centennial (Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans)
Jazz Media
AllAboutJazz.com (website)
Do The Math (website of Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus)
Jazzwise (magazine)
Best UK Newcomer
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Josh Arcoleo
Roller Trio
UK Vocalist of the year
Carleen Anderson
Liane Carroll
Ian Shaw
UK Instrumentalist of the Year
Nathaniel Facey (saxophonist with Empirical)
Ivo Neame (pianist with Phronesis)
Phil Robson
Live UK Shows of the Year
Phronesis
Gregory Porter
PB Underground
Best UK Jazz Venue
Band on the Wall
Café Oto
Ronnie Scott’s
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