Tony Bennett To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Jazz FM Awards 2021
Kevin Whitlock
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Legendary US vocalist Tony Bennett will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this month’s Jazz FM Awards with PPL and PRS for Music. The singer, who has sold over 50 million records during the course of his 70-year career, will be presented with the award at the ceremony at Under the Bridge in Chelsea, West London on 28 October.
Legendary US vocalist Tony Bennett will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this month’s Jazz FM Awards with PPL and PRS for Music.
The singer, who has sold over 50 million records during the course of an illustrious 70-year career, will be presented with the award at the ceremony at Under the Bridge in Chelsea, West London on 28 October.
Also being honoured at this year’s ceremony will be revered UK saxophonist Courtney Pine CBE, who is the recipient of The Gold Award. Pine and Bennett join a long list of artists to have received one of Jazz FM’s Special Awards – including the likes of Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Dame Cleo Laine, George Benson, Pat Metheny, Georgie Fame and Ahmad Jamal.
Jazz FM Content Director Nick Pitts said: “We are absolutely thrilled that the legendary Tony Bennett, one of the true greats of jazz whose music has touched so many millions of people around the world, has agreed to receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
“In the meantime, we can’t wait for the world to see this year’s ceremony which is not only topped off by this Award for Tony alongside the Gold for Courtney Pine, but there will be some real surprises in the room along with some stunning performances. Roll on 28 October.”
This year’s Jazz FM Awards ceremony will be hosted by Jazz FM presenter Anne Frankenstein and British jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, and can be watched live on the station’s Facebook page.
Nominees this year include saxophonist Nubya Garcia, chart-topping singer Celeste, London soul collective SAULT, US pianist and singer Jon Batiste, trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray, producer and DJ Floating Points with the London Symphony Orchestra and Pharoah Sanders, neo-soul singer-songwriter Ego Ella May, British-Italian singer Georgia Mancio, and the legendary altoist Gary Bartz.
Plus, for the first time, the event will be followed by a NOLA-themed afterparty for the winners and special guests hosted by LouisianaTravel.com with a special DJ set by Jazz FM’s Big Easy presenter, DJ Lil’Koko.
For a full list of nominees, visit www.jazzfmawards.com