The All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group, for there is such a thing, have announced details of their annual awards event which, originally launched in 2005, has now become something of an important event in the jazz world. That Paul Gambaccini bloke will host the awards at the House Of Commons on 24 Apr. Nominations for the awards, which will be sponsored by PPL, are as follows:
Best Musician: John Etheridge, Soweto Kinch, Gwilym Simcock.
Best Ensemble: Jim Mullen Organ Trio, Killer Shrimp, Polar Bear.
Best CD: Alycona - Around The Sun, Finn Peters - Su-ling, Killer Shrimp - Sincerely Whatever, John Taylor - Angel Of The Presences.
Best Venue: Pizza Express (Soho, London), The Spin (Oxford), The Vortex (Dalston, London).
Best Journalist: Dave Gelly, Jack Massarik, Stuart Nicholson.
Best Broadcaster: Humphrey Lyttleton, Claire Martin, Jez Nelson.
Best Publication: Jazz In London, Jazz UK, Jazzwise.
Education Prize: Peter Churchill, Nikki Iles, Dennie Rollins.
Services To Jazz: Digby Fairweather, Michael Garrick, Paul Pace, Kenny Wheeler.