On Monday 23 September, the 17th annual Australian Jazz Bell Awards acknowledged and applauded excellence of creativity, recording, performance and presentation of jazz in Australia.
The esteemed industry event celebrated the achievements of jazz musicians over the past year, with pianist Barney McAll and Andrea Keller being honoured for the second year running.
A total of seven categories were announced, including the prestigious Hall of Fame award. The winner of each category was presented an award along with $5,000 prize money.
Here at Australian Jazz Net, we’d like to congratulate everyone who made it to the shortlist: Harriett Allcroft and Margie Lou Dyer (nominated for Best Australian Vocal Jazz Album); Flora Carbo and Josh Bennier (nominated for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year); and Mat Jodrell (nominated for Best Australian Jazz Work, Best Australian Instrumental Jazz Album and Best Produced Album).