Scottish Jazz Awards 2018 – voting open.
Scottish Jazz Awards – celebrating Scotland’s vibrant jazz scene. Glasgow Jazz Festival have announced the nominations for the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards. The awards bring together the best in Scottish jazz to honour some of the most talented and revered musicians in the industry.
The Birnam team are delighted to be involved with the Scottish Jazz Awards and are once again sponsoring the ‘Best Album Award’, further nomination categories include: Best Vocalist Award, Best Instrumentalist Award, Rising Star Award, Best Band/Ensemble Award. 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 ceremony, in association with Hands Up For Trad, will take place at St Luke’s in Glasgow on Sunday 3 June.
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.
The full list of nominations are as follows:
Best Vocalist Award – Sponsored by Jazz from Scotland
Ali Affleck – Georgia Cecile – Luca Manning – Maggie Nicols – Rachel Lightbody – Seonaid Aitken
Best Instrumentalist Award – Sponsored by ESP Music Rentals
Alyn Cosker – Brian Kellock – Colin Steele – Fergus McCreadie – Graham Costello – Konrad Wiszniewski
Rising Star Award – In association with Help Musicians Scotland
David Bowden – Fergus McCreadie – Joe Williamson – Liam Shortall – Luca Manning – Pete Johnstone
Best Band/Ensemble Award – Sponsored by The Blue Arrow
Fat-Suit – Mezcla – Rose Room – Scottish National Jazz Orchestra – Square One – Graham Costello’s Strata
Best Album Award – Sponsored by Birnam CD
Alan Benzie, Little Mysteries – Alyn Cosker, KPF – Colin Steele, Diving for Pearls – Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, The Word for it Now – Graham Costello’s Strata – Tommy Smith, Embodying the Light
To vote in the 6th Scottish Jazz Awards, visit www.jazzfest.co.uk/awards . Voting closes at 5pm, Thursday 24th May.