BBC Young Musician, the UK’s leading contest for young musicians, has announced its 2016 Jazz Award finalists.
Judges have unveiled five musicians who will go through to the final on 12 March 2016. They are Alexandra Ridout - trumpet, Tom Ridout - Saxophone and Recorder, Tom Smith - Saxophone, Noah Stoneman - Piano, Elliott Sansom - Piano.
Following its successful launch in 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award runs alongside the established classical music format and aims to showcase another group of exceptional young musicians to audiences across the UK. The Jazz award consists of two audition stages and the final.
In the final the five finalists will be accompanied by the Gwilym Simcock Trio, who will also be working with and mentoring the finalists as they rehearse.
The winner of the first ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was saxophonist Alexander Bone.
Commenting, Alexander said: ‘The whole BBC Young Musician experience was incredibly inspiring and exciting. Winning was a big unexpected bonus, but getting through to the final was huge in itself for me. Since the competition, I’ve continued pursuing my jazz studies and career and have thankfully had some opportunities I'm very grateful for. These include performing as a soloist on the BBC Proms in the Park, performing in jazz festivals and venues across the UK, and working with a wide range of artists including Nile Rodgers, Liane Carrol, Rudimental and Kylie Minogue. To this year’s finalists, I would say just go for it - be creative, be yourself and enjoy the experience!’
Now in its 38th year, BBC Young Musician is a part of the BBC’s ongoing commitment to supporting and providing a platform for new and emerging talent.
Meanwhile, The 2016 BBC Young Musician category finalists in the classical award were announced earlier this week.
Read our full story.
Judges have unveiled five musicians who will go through to the final on 12 March 2016. They are Alexandra Ridout - trumpet, Tom Ridout - Saxophone and Recorder, Tom Smith - Saxophone, Noah Stoneman - Piano, Elliott Sansom - Piano.
Following its successful launch in 2014, the BBC Young Musician Jazz Award runs alongside the established classical music format and aims to showcase another group of exceptional young musicians to audiences across the UK. The Jazz award consists of two audition stages and the final.
In the final the five finalists will be accompanied by the Gwilym Simcock Trio, who will also be working with and mentoring the finalists as they rehearse.
The winner of the first ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award was saxophonist Alexander Bone.
Commenting, Alexander said: ‘The whole BBC Young Musician experience was incredibly inspiring and exciting. Winning was a big unexpected bonus, but getting through to the final was huge in itself for me. Since the competition, I’ve continued pursuing my jazz studies and career and have thankfully had some opportunities I'm very grateful for. These include performing as a soloist on the BBC Proms in the Park, performing in jazz festivals and venues across the UK, and working with a wide range of artists including Nile Rodgers, Liane Carrol, Rudimental and Kylie Minogue. To this year’s finalists, I would say just go for it - be creative, be yourself and enjoy the experience!’
Now in its 38th year, BBC Young Musician is a part of the BBC’s ongoing commitment to supporting and providing a platform for new and emerging talent.
Meanwhile, The 2016 BBC Young Musician category finalists in the classical award were announced earlier this week.
Read our full story.
