Nominees Announced for 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Awards
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The prestigious jazz awards are set to recognise the music community’s response to the pandemic with Lockdown Innovation Award
The nominations have been announced for the 2021 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG) with the support of PizzaExpress Live, the winners will be announced online on Monday 26th July 2021. The Awards “celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth of the jazz scene” throughout the United Kingdom.
The award categories reflect the ever-increasing scope of talent from within the UK’s jazz scene: Jazz Vocalist of the Year; Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year; Jazz Album of the Year; Jazz Ensemble of the Year; Jazz Newcomer of the Year; Jazz Venue of the Year; Jazz Media Award; Jazz Education Award; and the Services to Jazz Award.
Following the online public vote for the Awards, the shortlist was then voted upon by a selection panel, that represent a broad cross-section of backgrounds united in their passion and knowledge of jazz. The winners, chosen by judging members of the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG), will be announced on Monday 26 July 2021.
John Spellar MP, Co-Chair of APPJAG, said: "These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the talents and energies of the great musicians, educators, promoters, record labels, jazz organisations, blogs, jazz magazines and journalists who kept jazz flourishing, in spite of the challenges they faced in 2020. In a year of hardship, unparalleled in the last 76 years, these shortlists demonstrate the wealth of talent and commitment that exists in the British jazz scene. Now in its 16th year, the Parliamentary Jazz Awards honour the best of British jazz. MPs and Peers in the All Party Group are grateful to PizzaExpress Live for supporting the event.”
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Jazz Vocalist of the Year
Claire Martin
Brigitte Beraha
Georgia Mancio
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Tony Kofi
Adrian Cox
Nubya Garcia
Jazz Album of the Year
Byron Wallen 'PORTRAIT: Reflections on Belonging'
Callum Au & Claire Martin 'Songs and Stories
Nubya Garcia 'Source'
Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Kansas Smitty’s House Band
Nigel Price Organ Trio/Quartet
Kokoroko
Jazz Newcomer of the Year
Jas Kayser
Rosie Frater-Taylor
Deschanel Gordon
Alex Clarke
Jazz Venue of the Year
Colchester Arts Centre Jazz Club
606 Club
Kansas Smitty’s
Peggy's Skylight - - Live jazz and kitchen Nottingham
Jazz Media Award
Jazzwise Magazine
Women In Jazz Media
London Jazz News
Jazz Education Award
The Original UK Jazz Summer School
Nikki Yeoh
Pete Churchill
Services to Jazz Award
Steve Rubie
Norma Winstone
Digby Fairweather
Lockdown Innovation Award
Liam Noble - Saturday Lockdown Live Sessions
Joe Stilgoe's 'Stilgoe in the Shed' 100 shows
Adrian Cox's Sunday Service
The Globe Newcastle upon Tyne
For more info visit www.pizzaexpresslive.com/parliamentary-jazz-awards