Square One and the Patchwork Jazz Orchestra are the latest recipients of funding from Help Musician UK’s Peter Whittingham Jazz Award.
The bands, from London and Glasgow respectively, each receive a £5,000 award as part of the prize.
Square One are investing the money in a new recording and developing their national profile while the Patchwork Jazz Orchestra are funding a series of large-scale events.
Joe Williamson, Square One guitarist and a final-year student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said: ‘We're delighted to have been chosen for the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award 2015. The award will give us the opportunity to develop Square One as a band and reach new audiences at this exciting stage in our careers.’
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra bass player Misha Mullov-Abbado said: ‘All of us in the are very excited about our plans in the coming months and we are extremely grateful and lucky to have been offered the 2015 Peter Whittingham Award.’
In addition to the main awards, special Help Musicians UK Development Awards worth £2,500 each were offered to Come Back Stronger led by drummer JJ Wheeler, and fellow Royal Academy of Music graduates Big Bad Wolf.
Peter Whittingham was an expert in survival medicine and also a pianist. After his death, his family set up the award to help creative projects in the jazz world.
Visit the Help Musicians UK website for more information.
The bands, from London and Glasgow respectively, each receive a £5,000 award as part of the prize.
Square One are investing the money in a new recording and developing their national profile while the Patchwork Jazz Orchestra are funding a series of large-scale events.
Joe Williamson, Square One guitarist and a final-year student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said: ‘We're delighted to have been chosen for the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award 2015. The award will give us the opportunity to develop Square One as a band and reach new audiences at this exciting stage in our careers.’
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra bass player Misha Mullov-Abbado said: ‘All of us in the are very excited about our plans in the coming months and we are extremely grateful and lucky to have been offered the 2015 Peter Whittingham Award.’
In addition to the main awards, special Help Musicians UK Development Awards worth £2,500 each were offered to Come Back Stronger led by drummer JJ Wheeler, and fellow Royal Academy of Music graduates Big Bad Wolf.
Peter Whittingham was an expert in survival medicine and also a pianist. After his death, his family set up the award to help creative projects in the jazz world.
Visit the Help Musicians UK website for more information.
