The 2013 Jazz Bell Awards will be handed out in Melbourne on May 2. Nominees for the 11th Jazz Bell Awards have been announced.
Graeme Bell - Image By Ros O'Gorman
The Jazz Bell Awards were named in honour of Australian jazz great Graeme Bell who passed away in 2012.
The 2013 nominee shortlist is:
In the category of Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album the final nominees are:
Chris McNulty – The Song That Sings You Here
Gian Slater/Jamie Oehlers – The Differences
Michelle Nicolle Quartet – Mancini
In the Category of Most Original Australian Jazz Album the final nominees are:
Barney McAll – Graft
Yitzhak Yedid- Arabic Violin Bass Piano Trio
Marc Hannaford- Sarcophile
In the category of Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album, the final nominees are:
Jamie Oehlers Quartet Feat. Ari Hoenig – Smoke And Mirrors
Stephen Magnusson – Magnet
Bernie McGann – Wending
In the category of Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album the final nominees are:
Flap! – A Great Day For The Race
Shirazz – Enjoy Responsibly
Zohar’s Nigun – The Four Questions
In the category of Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year the final nominees are:
Barney McAll -Nostalgia For The Present
David Ades – Joe The Kid
Mace Francis – Land Speed Record
In the category of Best Australian Jazz Ensemble the final nominees are:
David Ades – A Glorious Uncertainty
Jamie Oehlers Quartet Feat. Ari Hoenig – Smoke And Mirrors
Murphy’s Law – Big Creatures & Little Creatures
In the category of Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year the final nominees are:
Steve Barry – Steve Barry
Callum G’Froerer – City Speaks
Samuel Pankhurst – Sarcophile
The 2013 Judging Panel for the Jazz Bell Awards is Adrian Jackson, Albert Dadon, Gerry Koster, Laurence Donohue-Greene, Martin Jackson, Michael Tortoni, John McBeath and Rob Burke.
The awards acknowledge achievements across the various Jazz categories not normally recognized in other music award shows.
