Category: Radio
2; Radio
3
Date: 30.07.2004
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大象传媒 Radios
2 and 3 came together last night to present the fourth annual 大象传媒
Jazz Awards which was held at London's Hammersmith Palais.
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Co-hosted by Claire Martin and Ian Shaw,
the event was a star studded affair celebrating the whole spectrum of
the jazz genre.
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The ceremony featured award presentations by Wynton
Marsalis, Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, Baroness Amos, Bill Oddie, Moira
Stuart and Sebastian Coe among other jazz loving celebrities, and performances
by a host of jazz stars.
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Barak Schmool led the F-IRE Collective group, winners
of Jazz Innovation, and opened the show with David Okumu, rising star
nominee this year.
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A heart-warming tribute was shown on screen dedicated
to the late Jed Williams who was recognised for his services to jazz
for running the Brecon Jazz Festival.
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Caroline Williams, his partner, gratefully received
the award which was given by Lifetime Achievement winner George Melly.
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Colin Steele, joined by Dave Milligan on piano, gave
a triumphant performance playing a track from his award winning album
The Journey Home which was voted Best Album by the public.
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The event climaxed with a show-stopping performance
by Best Band and Best Instrumentalist winner, Soweto Kinch, together
with legendary Wynton Marsalis who also picked up the International
Artist award.
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The award presenters and winners were:
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Category
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Winner
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Presented by
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Best Album
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Colin Steele
(The Journey Home)
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Geoffrey Smith
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Best Band
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Soweto Kinch
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Wynton Marsalis
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Best Vocalist
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Ian Shaw
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Sheila Ferguson
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Best Instrumentalist
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Soweto Kinch
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Amy Winehouse
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Rising Star
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Seb Rochford
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Sebastian Coe
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Best New Work
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Richard Fairhurst (Cheltenham
- Jerwood Rising Star Commission)
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Helen Mayhew
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Jazz Innovation
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F-IRE Collective
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Katie Melua
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Services to Jazz
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Jed Williams
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George Melly
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Inernational Award of the Year
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Wynton Marsalis
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Baroness Amos
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Jazz Heritage Award
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Keith Nichols
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Bill Oddie
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Lifetime Achievement
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George Melly
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Lord Montagu
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Extended highlights of the awards will be broadcasted
by Radio 2 on Monday (2 August) at 7.00pm, by Radio 3's Jazz On 3 today
(Friday 30 July) at 11.30pm and Radio 3's Jazz Line-Up tomorrow (Saturday
31 July) at 4.00pm.
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The awards will also be available online at bbc.co.uk/radio2
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