Paul Dunmall Herts Jazz Festival, 2016 Photo credit: Melody McLaren

Sebastian writes:

Today’s press release from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation states:

Ten visual artists and composers living and working in the UK each receive £60,000 over three years with no strings attached, making this the largest and most flexible award for individual artists in the UK. Among this year’s awardees is PAUL DUNMALL.

The Paul Hamlyn Awards for composers and visual artists support artists with two objectives:

– To encourage artists to continue to practice despite outside pressures, financial or otherwise.
– To support visual artists and composers, across the broadest range of practices and genres.

Paul Dunmall’s biography included in the release is as follows:

Paul Dunmall’s career has been defined by his exploration of the practice of improvisation for his primary instrument, the saxophone. His compositions often begin as fixed structures for improvisation, which then act as the framework for experimentation during their performance. Although identifying primarily as a jazz musician, his work also cuts across world, folk, classical and blues through his many collaborations.

The other composers receiving awards are  Sarah Angliss, Frank Denyer, Deirdre McKay and Kate Young

The judges for the Composers’ Awards were: Joanna MacGregor OBE (Chair), John L. Walters (journalist and composer), Pete Wareham (composer and 2015 Award recipient), Stevie Wishart (composer) and Roger Wright (Chief Executive, Snape Maltings)

LINKS: LJN coverage of Paul Dunmall