BBC Radio Jazz Awards 2006

Thursday 13th July 2006 - Mermaid Theatre, London EC4V 3DB

Hosted by Paul Gambaccini

Winners highlighted in red

Radio 2 Jazz Artist of the Year
Jools Holland
Georgie Fame
Elaine Delmar

The Best of Jazz Award
Bobby Wellins
Anita Wardell
Ray Gelato

Radio 3 Jazz Line-Up Award for Best Band
John Taylor Trio
Ronnie Rae Quintet
Dennis Rollins Badbone & Co

Radio 3 Jazz on 3 Award for Innovation or Achievement in New Music:
Tim Garland’s Lighthouse Project
Jason Yarde
Spring Heel Jack

Album Of The Year
Held On The Tips Of Fingers – Polar Bear
Last Chance Disco – Acoustic Ladyland
Max – Partisans
Angel Of Presence – John Taylor
Yeah! – Alan Barnes
The Lyric – Jim Tomlinson featuring Stacey Kent

Rising Star
Andrew McCormack
Julia Biel
Polly Gibbons

Best Instrumentalist
Alan Barnes
Seb Rochford
Tim Garland

Best Vocalist
Ian Shaw
Jacqui Dankworth
Clare Teal

Services To Jazz In The UK
Ian Carr

Lifetime Achievement
Quincy Delight Jones Jr