It was the PPL sponsored Parliamentary Jazz Awards this week, where the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group pat the great and good of the jazz world on the back. And the winners were...
Jazz Musician of the Year: Gwilym Simcock
Jazz Broadcaster of the Year: Jez Nelson
Jazz Venue of the Year: Pizza Express (Soho, London)
Jazz Educator of the Year: Peter Churchill
Jazz Publication of the Year: Jazzwise
Jazz Journalist of the Year: Stuart Nicholson
Services to Jazz: Kenny Wheeler
Jazz CD of the Year: John Taylor - 'Angel Of The Presences'
Jazz Ensemble of the Year: Killer Shrimp
APPJAG Special Award: Bill Ashton MBE
Commenting on this year's awards, Bob Blizzard, Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group told CMU: "We are delighted to honour all of the winners who have done so much to advance British jazz. We are very pleased that by holding these awards, Parliament is able to promote British jazz in this way".
Fans of jazz awards are in for another treat next month - the inaugural Ronnie Scotts Jazz Awards will take place on the upcoming Bank Holiday Monday, which is all very exciting.