The 2010 Winners with Michael Connarty MP and Fran Nervkla of PPL. Photo credit: Hayley Madden

Jazz Services who produce the APPJAG Awards have announced that the first stage – the public nominations round  – of the 2014 Awards  is now under way.

The number of awards has been reduced from nine as hitherto and since inception, to eight.The “Journalist” Award and the  “Publication” Award (for which LondonJazz News was on the final shortlist in 2010, 2011, 2012, and  2013) have been merged into a Media Award. There are some other changes.

There has also in some years, been a tenth, Special Award, outside the voting categories.

Closing date is 3rd February.

A VOTING FORM IS HERE