23rd August 2019
The Annual Graeme Bell Jazz Bell awards was held at Birdsbasement. The last time I was here at the awards night was in 2016.
The list of recipients of the award which also carries handsome cash prizes and the various categories are :
Best Jazz Vocal album: Josh Kyle – Trombone Song Cycle
Best Instrumental Jazz album: Sam Anning – Across A Field As Vast As One
Best Produced album: Barney McAll – Zephyrix (feat Monash Art Ensemble)
Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year: Andrea Keller – Five Below Live
Young Jazz Artist of the Year: Niran Dasika – Suzaku
Best Jazz Work of the Year: Jonathan Zwartz – ‘Animarum’ (from Animarum)
Hall of Fame: Sandy Evans
Posthumous Hall of Fame inductees: Bryce Rohde, Horst Liepolt, Allan Zavod
Few Pics (in no particular order 🙂 ) of the awards night with MC, Miriam Zolin, few attendees and Recipients of the awards presented by Adrian Jackson, Harry Isen, (Manager – Jazz Corner Hotel) , Gary Szoka, Karl Fender and Chris O’ Neill (APRA/AMCOS)
Attendees: Adam Rudegeai, Henry Manetta, and Chelsea Wilson
Andrea Keller – Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year: – Five Below Live
Sam Anning – Best Instrumental Jazz album: Across A Field As Vast As One
Hall of Fame: Sandy Evans
Nikos Fotakis with Niran Dasika (Young Artist of the Year)
Attendees Henry Manetta, Adam Rudegeair and Nadira Farid
Barney Mcall and Tamara Kuldin
Natasha Fearnside with the award for Sam Anning
Receiving Postumos awards on behalf of inductees Bryce Rohde, Horst Liepolt and Allan Zavod. are Kaye Blum, Vivian and
Adam Simmons, Julien Wilson, Jonathan Zwartz and Adrian Jackson
Jonathan Zwartz receives the Greame Bell Hall of Fame Award, on behalf of Sandy Evans, from Simon Barr
Gary Szoka presents Barney McAll the Bell Award for Best Produced Album
Harry Isen, (Manager – Jazz Corner Hotel) with drummer Raj Jayaweera. (Sam Anning Band)
Harry Isen, (Manager – Jazz Corner Hotel) with Natasha Fearnside and Raj Jayaweera
Miriam Zolin (MC) and Harry Isen, (Manager – Jazz Corner Hotel)
Jonathan Zwartz receives the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Work of the Year from APRA/AMCOS’ Chris O’ Neill.
Jonathan Zwartz speaks after receiving the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Work of the Year Also in the pic Miriam Zolin and Chris O’ Neill. APRA/AMCOS’ Chris O’ Neill.
Barney McAll, Julien Wilson, Jonathan Zwartz and Felix Bloxsom
Martin Jackson and Jan
Adrian Jackson and Tamara Kuldin
Jackey Coyle (Writer – http://wordygurdy.com.au/) and Jack Pantazis
Miriam Zolin and Joe Chindamo
Niran Dasika receives the Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year from Karl Fender OAM
Jacqueline and Jessica Nicholas (ABC Jazz)
Niran Dasika plays, with Barney McAll (piano) , Jonathan Zwartz (Double Bass) and Felix Bloxsom (Drums)
Josh Kyle sings after receiving his award, with Barney McAll (Piano)
Adrian Jackson and Josh Kyle (Best Jazz Vocal Album – Trombone Song Cycle
Mick Meagher receives the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Ensemble, on behalf of Nine Below bandleader Andrea Keller
Adrian Jackson
Miriam Zolin ( M C for the evening)
Miriam Zolin
