BBC Jazz Awards

The BBC Jazz Awards were set up in 2001 and had the status of one of the premier jazz awards in the UK. There were awards for Best Musician, Best Vocalist, Rising Star, Best Album, Jazz Innovation, Radio 2 Jazz Artist, Services to Jazz, Best of Jazz amongst others. In March 2009, the BBC made a decision to axe the BBC Jazz Awards.^[1]

1 Winners
- 1.1 2005
- 1.2 2008
2 References
3 External links

Winners

2005

Best Band: Acoustic Ladyland
Best Instrumentalist: Peter King
Best Vocalist: Liane Carroll
Rising Star: Gwilym Simcock
Radio 2 Artist of the Year: Jamie Cullum
Jazz on 3 Innovation Award: Huw Warren
Best of Jazz Award: Liane Carroll
Jazz Line-Up Album of the Year: All Is Know – Tony Kofi
Gold Award: Acker Bilk
Services to Jazz: John Cumming, Serious
Lifetime Achievement: Oscar Peterson

2008

Lifetime Achievement: Return to Forever
Gold Award: Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine
International Award: Charlie Haden
Album Of The Year: The Blessing – All is Yes
Best Vocalist: Christine Tobin
Best Instrumentalist: Tony Kofi
Jazz Line-Up Band of The Year: Tom Cawley's Curios
Jazz on 3 Innovation Award: Fraud^[2]
Heart of Jazz Award: Tommy Smith
Radio 2 Artist Of The Year: Humphrey Lyttelton
Services to Jazz: Alan Bates
Rising Star Award: Kit Downes

References

^ Donovan, Paul (2009-03-22). "Mystery of missing BBC music awards". London: The Sunday Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article5940410.ece. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
^ "Chick Corea, Christine Tobin and Humphrey Lyttelton among the winners at the BBC Jazz Awards 2008". eJazzNews. 2008-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5o4solAP8. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

BBC Jazz Awards

Contents

Winners

2005

2008

References

External links