The category winners in the British jazz awards have just been announced by the organizers Big Bear Music

Trumpet: Rico Tomasso
Trombone: Mark Nightingale
Alto sax: Soweto Kinch
Tenor sax: Alex Garnett
Guitar: Nigel Price
Bass: Alec Dankworth
Vocal: Liane Carroll
Misc Instrument: Ross Stanley (organ)
Clarinet: Alan Barnes
Piano: Jason Rebello
Drums: Clark Tracey
Rising Star: Alexander Bone
Small Group: Digby Fairweather’s Half Dozen
Big Band: Echoes of Ellington
Album of the Year: Held by Jason Rebello
Album of the Year Reissue: Tubby Hayes – Split Kick Live in Sweden 1972
Services to Jazz: Simon Spillett