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大象传媒
Jazz Awards 2003 - nominees announced
The
nominees have been announced for the third annual 大象传媒 Jazz Awards.
This
star-studded event staged by 大象传媒 Radios 2 and 3 takes place on Tuesday
29 July 2003 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
James
Moir, Controller of 大象传媒 Radio 2, says: "The renaissance of
jazz continues apace. Jazz record sales have increased by 30% since
last year's awards ceremony.
"This
without including 'pop' artists like the multi-platinum Norah Jones
and Cinematic Orchestra.
"The
average age of audiences at UK jazz venues has fallen by a decade
and not since the days when Chris Barber records topped the charts
has there been as much public interest in the genre.
"The
awards have quickly become an established date in the UK jazz calendar
and the 2002 show was listened to by over a million listeners on
Radios 2 and 3, as well as though fortunate enough to be in the
hall itself.
"The
大象传媒's jazz coverage goes from strength to strength and hence Jazz
Awards 2003 celebrates where jazz is from and where it's going to."
The
opinions of more than 150 members of the UK jazz industry have been
polled and the three most popular nominees in each category are
listed below (winners will not be announced until the awards ceremony
itself).
In
no particular order the nominees are:
Best
Album - for methods of voting see below
Gilad
Atzmon - Exile
Guy
Barker - Soundtrack
Chris
Bowden - Slightly Askew
Best
Band
Gilad
Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble
Guy
Barker's International
Tim
Garland and the Dean Street Underground Orchestra
Best
Vocalist
Stacey
Kent
Claire
Martin
Clare
Teal
Best
Instrumentalist
Guy
Barker
Brian
Kellock
Peter
King
Rising
Star
Jamie
Cullum
Seb
Rochford
Clare
Teal
Services
To Jazz
To
be announced at the awards ceremony
A
panel of experts assembled by 大象传媒 Radio 2 and Radio 3 have, after
much debate, chosen nominees in the following categories:
Best
New Work
Brian
Irvine - Interrupting Cutler
Robert
Mitchell - Equinox
Chris
Bowden - Slightly Askew
Jazz
Innovation
Byron
Wallen - particularly for Sacred Circles with Cleveland Watkiss
plus Indigo and music for Langston Hughes
Oren
Marshall - particularly for his solo work: The story of Speedy Sponda
Part One - In A Quiet Room
Ian
Ballamy - particularly Food Veggie & Jazz on 3 session
Jazz
Heritage
To
be announced at the awards ceremony
Lifetime
Achievement
To
be announced at the awards ceremony
International
Artist of the Year
To
be announced on 1 June
In a new move for 2003, the Best Album award will be chosen by
the public. From today, votes can be placed for the Best Album
category in the following three ways:
By
internet:
and
By
phone: 08700 100 200 and 08700 100 300
By
post: 大象传媒 Jazz Awards, Room 436, Pebble Mill Road, Birmingham, B5
7QQ
The
evening will feature ten live performances from the biggest
names in jazz.
Those
performing will be chosen from the various nominees highlighting
those artists who have shone brightest over the last 12 months as
well as one or two very special guests.
The
大象传媒 Radio Jazz Awards take place at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall
on Tuesday 29 July and will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 2 on
Monday 4 August (7.00-8.30pm) and on 大象传媒 Radio 3's Jazz Line-Up
on Saturday 2 August at 4.00pm.
There
will be more information on the awards and a chance to listen to
the acts on 大象传媒 Radio 2 Online at
and 大象传媒 Radio 3 Online at .
Ticket
availability will be announced shortly.
All the
大象传媒's digital services are now available on ,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the 大象传媒's eight television channels, interactive services
from 大象传媒i, as well as 11 大象传媒 radio networks.
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