Published: 10 May 2018
Glasgow Jazz Festival have announced nominations for the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards. The prestigious ceremony, in association with Hands Up For Trad, will take place at St Luke’s in Glasgow on Sunday 3 June.
Last year, after an absence of four years, Glasgow Jazz Festival revived the awards ceremony that celebrates Scotland’s vibrant jazz scene.
This list of nominations demonstrates an incredible breadth of talent, and is a great way for the public to explore what Scottish jazz has to offer.- Clare Hewitt, Music Officer
In 2017 the festival incorporated the awards into their festival programme but thanks to the success of the event and the support it received from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and the Scottish Jazz Community they have decided to host it as a stand-alone awards ceremony for 2018.
A panel of industry specialists, including press and promoters have selected the below shortlists for five awards, with the public able to choose the winners by voting for their favourites at www.jazzfest.co.uk/awards.
Jill Rodger, Director of Glasgow Jazz Festival, said: “Hosting the Scottish Jazz Awards is a fantastic honour for us at the Glasgow Jazz Festival. The awards are a great opportunity to recognise and reward some of the brilliant musicians we have on the Scottish Jazz scene. We’re delighted to be working in association with Hands Up For Trad once again and we would like to say a huge thank you to the industry professionals who give up their time to be on our panel. We hope everyone gets voting and best of luck to all of the nominees!”
Clare Hewitt, Music Officer, Creative Scotland, said: “The Scottish Jazz Awards are a fantastic way for musicians and audiences to celebrate Scotland’s creative and inventive jazz scene. This list of nominations demonstrates an incredible breadth of talent, and is a great way for the public to explore what Scottish jazz has to offer.”
Nominations for the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards are as follows:
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A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be presented at the awards ceremony. Previous winners have included Carol Kidd, Bobby Wellins, Tam White, Ronnie Rae and Jim Mullen.
The awards will once again bring together the best in Scottish jazz to honour some of the most talented and revered musicians in the industry. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.jazzfest.co.uk/tickets or calling 08444 539027
To vote in the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards, visit www.jazzfest.co.uk/awards. Voting closes at 5pm, Thursday 24th May. Full details of the nominating panel can be found below.
Later this summer, from Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 June, Glasgow Jazz Festival will transform the city with a wealth of home-grown and international jazz talent, taking over some of the most iconic venues in the city. Highlights of Glasgow Jazz Festival 2018 include the former front-man of Bombay Bicycle Club, Mr Jukes, who will bring his debut solo album to this year’s festival, a project full of material that revives his long-standing interest in jazz, soul and R&B. Music legend Georgie Fame will also return to the festival to showcase his much-loved blend of jazz and rhythm & blues with his Family Trio, as well as Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - one of Africa’s biggest and longest running orchestras. Glasgow Jazz Festival has also signed up to be part of the Keychange project – a pioneering European initiative that empowers women to transform the future of the music industry and encourages festivals to achieve a 50:50 balance by 2022.
Tickets and the full programme for Glasgow Jazz Festival is available at www.jazzfest.co.uk.
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The Glasgow International Jazz Festival was founded in 1987, when Glasgow was bidding to become the European City of Culture for 1990. The city had studied the competition and worked out that all major cities in Europe had a jazz festival. If they had one, then so should Glasgow.
From the very beginning, the Glasgow International Jazz Festival brought some of the biggest names of jazz to the City –1987’s programme included singer Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea, Taj Mahal, Benny Carter and Carol Kidd. Other top headliners include Miles Davis (during the European City of Culture year 1990), Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Guy, Michael Brecker and Tony Bennett.
Glasgow Jazz Festival is supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland’s Open Project Fund.
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here. We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life. We distribute funding provided by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery. For further information about Creative Scotland please visit www.creativescotland.com. Follow us @creativescots and www.facebook.com/CreativeScotland
