RESULTS

LIFETIME RECOGNITION AWARD
Bobby Wellins (presented by Bobby Wishart)

BASS (presented by Sheena MacDonald)
winner: Aidan O’Donnell
runners up: Tom Lyne, Ronnie Rae, Brian Shiels

BIG BAND (presented by Alan Steadman)
winner: Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
runner up: Tom Bancroft Orchestro Interrupto

BRASS (presented by Jill Rodger)
winner: Ryan Quigley
runners up: Chris Greive,Tom MacNiven

DRUMS (presented by Bill Kyle)
winner: Stu Ritchie
runners up: Alyn Cosker, Partick Kunka

GUITAR (presented by Ronnie Gurr)
winner: Malcolm MacFarlane
runners up: Nigel Clark, Graeme Scott

PIANO (presented by Tommy Smith)
winner: Paul Harrison
runners up: Alan Benzie, Steve Hamilton,
Brian Kellock

VOCALS (presented by Carol Kidd)
winner: Fionna Duncan
runners up: Alison Burns, Debbie Davis

WOODWIND (presented by Bobby Wellins)
winner: Tommy Smith
runners up: Julian Arguelles, Laura MacDonald

BEST BAND (presented by Alison Kerr)
Public Vote
1st: Ken Mathieson’s Classic Jazz Orchestra
2nd: Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
3rd: Trianglehead

BEST CD (presented by Jim Gilchrist)
Public Vote
Carol Kidd “Dreamsville”

BEST NEW PROJECT
(presented by Clare Hewitt)
Public Vote
Martin Kershaw’s “Hero as a Riddle”

JAZZ VENUE OF THE YEAR
(presented by Mike Hart)
Public Vote
1st: The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
2nd: The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
3rd: Hospitalfield House, Arbroath

Please note: runners up are in alphabetical order and are of equal status

THE JUDGES

Piano
Nikki Iles, David Newton,
Gwilym Simcock,
John Taylor, Stan Tracey CBE

Bass
Andy Cleyndert, Gary Crosby,
Alec Dankworth, Martin Zenker

Drums
Chris Dagley, Martin France,
Ari Hoenig, Sebastiaan de Krom,
Butch Miles, Clark Tracey OBE

Guitar
Phil Robson, Martin Taylor MBE
Jonathan Kreisberg, Marty Grosz

Brass
Bruce Adams, Guy Barker, Dennis Rollins, Warren Vache, Abram Wilson

Woodwind
Iain Ballamy, Alan Barnes,
Tim Garland, Tim Whitehead,
Bobby Wellins

Vocal
Madeline Eastman, Sheila Jordan,
Carol Kidd MBE, Ian Shaw,
Anita Wardell

Big Band
Guy Barker, Alan Barnes, Ian Shaw

Best Band
public online voting

Best CD
public online voting from nominations
by leading jazz journalists

Jazz Venue of the Year
public online voting

These awards provide a fantastic opportunity to bring the strong and diverse mix of jazz talent that Scotland has, to the attention of the public and media.