The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is pleased to announce the winners
of its 2020 Jazz Awards.
Tommy
Smith, Head of Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said: “Congratulations to each of our wonderful award
winners. Every year it is a great challenge to choose the winners of our three
distinguished RCS Jazz Awards."
“The awards really underline the high level of
accomplishment reached by our students. I’d also like to thank our sponsors of
the jazz awards, without whom there would be no prizes.”
More
information on studying Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is
available at: rcs.ac.uk/jazz
PRIZE
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VALUE
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RECIPIENT
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Fog Arts Prize in Jazz Improvisation
An annual award to be presented at the discretion of the Head of the Jazz, to any BMus or MMus jazz student who has made the most significant advancement in the pursuit of excellence within the realm of improvisation.
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£300
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Matt Carmichael BMus 3
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George Duncan Prize for Jazz Composition
An annual award to be awarded at the discretion of the Head of the Jazz, to any BMus or MMus jazz student who has composed an outstanding work for a small or large-scale ensemble.
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£300
| A Suite of Original Music What the Bop, Vehement, Eclipse, Corruption, In and Out |
Joe Temperley Prize for Jazz Arranging (sponsored by Mark McKergow)
An annual prize to be awarded at the discretion of the Head of the Jazz, to any BMus or MMus jazz student who has expertly and imaginatively arranged a traditional jazz standard for small or large-scale instrumentation.
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£300
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James Mackay BMus 3
Along Came Betty
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