Press Release
Voting is now open for the 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Entries are open to anyone with the final deadline set for midnight on Friday 29th March 2024. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth of the jazz scene throughout the United Kingdom.
“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 keep jazz flourishing, in spite of the challenges they faced in the last couple of years”. John Spellar MP, Lord Mann, Co-chairs of APPJG, Alison Thewless MP and Chi Onwurah MP, Deputy Chairs.
To vote please go to: Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2024
Here is the ink for the avoidance of doubt: https://forms.gle/WM1piNNtewRNMPBNA
Voting closes on Friday 29th March at 11pm
Please note the criteria for the different categories:
Jazz Album of the Year (released in 2023 by a UK band or musicians).
Services to Jazz Award (to a living person for their outstanding contribution to jazz in the UK).
Jazz Newcomer of the Year (UK-based artist, musician or group with a debut album released in 2023).
Jazz Education Award (to an educator or project for raising the standard of jazz education in the UK).
Jazz Media Award (including broadcasters, journalists, magazines, blogs, listings, photographers and books).
Jazz Venue of the Year (including jazz clubs, venues, festivals and promoters).
Jazz Ensemble of the Year (UK-based group who impressed in 2023).
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year (UK-based musician who impressed in 2023).
Jazz Vocalist of the Year (UK-based vocalist who impressed in 2023).
The awards are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG), co-chaired by John Spellar MP and Lord Mann.
Notes to the EditorThe All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG) currently has over 110 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 15th March 2023 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 Alton and Sarah Champion MP.
The Secretary is Chris Hodgkins with the assistance of Simon Jennings and Will Riley-Smith of NorthPoint Strategy . The Secretary operates on a strictly pro bono basis and no expenses of any kind are paid to the Secretary. The contact address is: admin@appjag.org and the website is https://appjag.org/
All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group 
Please can you provide details on the nomination process?
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Hi Chris. When will the nominations / awards for this year be announced?
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As you know the Parliamentary Jazz Group was dissolved due to the election and on Tuesday 23rd July the jazz group had its inaugural meeting and is now formerly constituted and details can be found here: https://appjag.org/
Both Houses shortly go into recess for the summer and there is a short time before Parliament recommences and then the conference season starts when the Jazz Group will select the recipients of the Jazz Awards 2024.
The Awards will take place in October. I am working on the dates now. I am also trying to raise funding for the event as the Pizza Express support unfortunately went by the board due to their cut backs. Whatever the result of the fundraising the Awards will go ahead in October 2024.
I am working on the press release and that will go out within the next two weeks.
With luck we are back on track and let’s hope nothing else hoves over the horizon.
Kindest regards
Chris
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I hope this has worked?
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