Ausjazz blog could not be at the awards ceremony at Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom last night, but congratulates the winners:
Tarrawarra Estate Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album ― Elly Hoyt
Gibson Guitars Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album:
Mike Nock Trio ― An Accumulation of Subtleties
Palace Cinemas Best Australian Jazz Blend Album
The Subterraneans ― The Subterraneans
Brand Partners Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album:
Leigh Barker ― The New Sheiks
APRA/AMCOS Best Australian Jazz Song of the Year:
Eugene Ball ― Song From the Highest Tower (from the album Une Saison En Enfer)
Monash University Best Australian Jazz Ensemble:
Australian Art Orchestra / Young Wagilak Group
Fender Katsalidis Young Australian Jazz Artist of The Year:
Johannes Luebbers
Qantas Hall of Fame:
Tony Gould
The Australian Jazz Bell Award winners share a prize pool of $40,000 – $5,000 per category
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