The nominations have today been announced for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. The Awards, organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG) with the support of PizzaExpress Live. The recipients of the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards will be announced on on Tuesday 5th July 2022. The Parliamentary 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 Group (APPJG), will be announced on Tuesday 5th July 2022.
John Spellar MP, Co-Chair of APPJG, 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 helped kept jazz flourishing. These shortlists demonstrate the wealth of talent and commitment that exists in the British jazz scene. Now in its 17th 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
Emma Smith
Brigitte Beraha
Jo Harrop
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Tony Kofi
Xhosa Cole
Fergus McCreadie
Jazz Album of the Year
Matt Ridley “The Antidote”
Daniel Casimir “Boxed In”
Jo Harrop “The Heart Wants”
Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Kansas Smitty’s House Band
Black Top
Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Newcomer of the Year
Deschanel Gordon
Alex Clarke
Emma Rawicz
Chelsea Carmichael
Jazz Venue of the Year
Toulouse Lautrec
The Globe, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Verdict, Brighton
Jazz Media Award
The Jazz Podcast
London Jazz News
Jane Cornwell
Jazz Education Award
Jazz Camp For Girls – Helena Summerfield – Jazz North
Nikki Yeoh
Pete Churchill
Services to Jazz Award
Mike Westbrook
Help Musicians
Dave Green
Nigel Price
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For further information please contact:
Chris Hodgkins
Tel: 0208 840 4643
Email: chris.hodgkins3@googlemail.com
Notes to editors
The All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG) currently has over 116 members from the House of Commons and House of Lords across all political parties. Their aim is to encourage wider and deeper enjoyment of jazz, to increase Parliamentarians’ understanding of the jazz industry and issues surrounding it, to promote jazz as a musical form and to raise its profile inside and outside Parliament. The Group’s officers as at the Annual General Meeting on 1st March 2022 are Co-Chairs, John Spellar MP and Lord Mann, Secretary, Sir Greg Knight MP, Vice Chairs, Alison Thewless MP, Chi Onwurah MP, Lord McNicol and Patrick Grady MP, the Treasurer is Ian Paisley MP. Officers are Lord Colwyn, Lord Alton and Sarah Champion MP.
The Secretariat is Chris Hodgkins with the assistance of Louis Flood, Ali Bland and Aoife Forbes. The contact address is: appjag1@gmail.com the web address is: https://appjag.org/
All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in this report are those of the group. This is not an official publication of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees.
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