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BBC Jazz Awards

{{Short description|Former British music awards}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox award

|name = BBC Jazz Awards

|awarded_for = Jazz music

|sponsor =

|venue = Various

|country = United Kingdom

|former name =

|network = BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3

|holder =

|year = {{Start date and age|2001}}

|year2 = {{End date and age|2011}} (as The British Jazz Awards)

|url = {{Official|https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazzawards2008/}}

}}

The BBC Jazz Awards were set up in 2001 and had the status of one of the premier jazz awards in the United Kingdom (among those presenting the awards were Denis Lawson, Sue Mingus, Humphrey Lyttelton, Ian Carr, Clive James, Mike Gibbs, Julian Joseph, Moira Stuart, Annie Whitehead, Mark Knopfler, Dave Brubeck, and Kenneth Clarke).{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213045352/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=1655|url-status=dead|title=Winners of the BBC Radio Jazz Awards 2002|date=15 August 2002|archivedate=13 February 2008|website=All About Jazz}} There were awards for Best Musician, Best Vocalist, Rising Star, Best Album, Jazz Innovation, Radio 2 Jazz Artist, Services to Jazz, Best of Jazz and others.

Programmes linked to the awards were broadcast on both Radio 2 and Radio 3. In March 2009, the BBC announced that the Jazz Awards were closed.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/mystery-of-missing-bbc-music-awards-tcwvdc5wncb|title=Mystery of missing BBC music awards|last=Donovan|first=Paul|date=22 March 2009|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=28 November 2018|location=London}} It briefly returned in 2011 as The British Jazz Awards but has not been held since.

Winners

=2001=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/04_april/15/jazz_awards.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - BBC Radio Jazz Awards|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2002=

The winners were:

=2003=

The winners were:{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3107607.stm|title=Jazz winners span generations|date=July 30, 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2004=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/07_july/30/jazz.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - BBC Jazz Awards 2004|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2005=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/07_july/04/jazz.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - Fifth BBC Jazz Awards winners|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2006=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/a-thriller-for-quincy-jones-as-jazz-awards-honour-giant-of-20th-century-6095508.html|title=A thriller for Quincy Jones as jazz awards honour giant of 20th|date=July 13, 2006|website=The Independent|first=Louise|last=Jury|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2007=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/07_july/13/jazz.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - 2007 BBC Jazz Awards|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2008=

The winners were:{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/07_july/22/jazz.shtml|title=BBC - Press Office - Winners at BBC Jazz Awards 2008|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=27 October 2020}}

=2011=

The winners were:

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/jazzawards2008/}} (2008)

{{BBC Radio 2}}

{{BBC Radio 3}}

Category:2001 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Awards established in 2001

Category:Jazz awards

Category:Lifetime achievement awards

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