Congratulations to trumpeter Alex Ridout who has won a prize in the Keep an Eye International Jazz Awards 2023, held at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam

(quoting**) “The winners of the international final are:

• 1st prize: The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors (Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Boston)
• 2nd prize: Marios Charalampous Quartet (Conservatorium van Amsterdam )
• Incentive Prize: Ante Medic Octet (Conservatorium van Amsterdam )
• Best New Standards Arrangement: Eliott Knuets & Noé Sécula Jazzcampus, Basel)
• Best CvA soloist: Nicholas Adema (selected in the CvA semi-finals, announced at the final)
• Best Non CvA-Soloist: Alexandra Ridout (Manhattan School of Music, NY)”

(**) Source: Conservatorium van Amsterdam Jazz Dept Facebook page