The winners at the 2016 APPJAG (Parliamentary) Jazz Awards sponsored by PPL were announced earlier this evening at the Awards ceremony in the Terrace Pavilion of the Houses of Parliament. Co-Chairs of APPJAG are Jason McCartney MP and Lord Colwyn.
Jazz Vocalist of the Year
Emilia Mårtensson – Winner
Eska
Ian Shaw
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Alexander Hawkins – Winner
Django Bates
Evan Parker
Liam Noble
Jazz Album of the Year
Julian Argüelles Let It Be Told – Winner
Liam Noble A Room Somewhere
Liane Carroll Seaside
Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Empirical – Winner
Loose Tubes
The Printmakers
Jazz Newcomer of the Year
Binker and Moses – Winner
Corrie Dick
Theon Cross
Jazz Venue of the Year
Seven Jazz Leeds – Winner
Jazz Re:freshed Mau Mau Bar London
Watermill Jazz Dorking
Jazz Media Award
Jez Nelson/BBC Jazz on 3 – Winner
Chris Philips
Jazz In London/Mary Greig
Richard Williams
Jazz Education Award
Dr Tommy Smith – Winner
Gary Crosby/Tomorrow’s Warriors
Jamil Sheriff
Services to Jazz Award
Mary Greig – Winner
Evan Parker
Michael Janisch
Special APPJAG Award
Evan Parker – Winner
Michael Connarty – Winner