[Dixielandjazz] Shameless Self-Promotion!

[Robert Ringwald]

Congrats Ken.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Mathieson" <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 5:22 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Shameless Self-Promotion!


> Hi All,
>
> The BBC used to run an annual UK Jazz Awards event, which tended to be 
> more like a London Jazz Awards event. It got dropped this year, I think on 
> cost grounds, but in Scotland, which has a thriving, if small, jazz scene 
> of outstanding quality, various organisations got together this year to 
> stage the first Annual Scottish Jazz Awards. There are some good jazz 
> education courses here turning out an annual crop of very accomplished 
> young players. You can imagine that this results in a jazz scene skewed 
> towards the more contemporary styles of the music.
>
> Well, last night's 2009 Awards ceremony produced a dark-horse winner in 
> the Best Band category: My Classic Jazz Orchestra, which has Jelly Roll 
> Morton's compositions at the heart of its repertoire, as well loads of 
> Bix, Oliver, Armstrong, Ellington and much more besides, got the top 
> prize. I was as surprised as anyone else and was temporarily rendered 
> speechless. I think one of the reasons for our success was the fact that 
> we've got a number of outstanding young players in the band, who otherwise 
> play in very contemporary sounding bands, but who enjoy playing the older 
> styles as well, as it gives them an opportunity to play jazz history, 
> rather than just hear or read about it.
>
> Naturally I shall milk the award for all its worth, but suspect it won't 
> result in increased bookings.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ken Mathieson
> www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk
>
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