(Press release)It is announced
today that legendary British saxophonist Courtney Pine is to receive the
prestigious Gold Award at this year’s Jazz FM Awards with PPL and PRS for
Music. Pine, one of the most celebrated UK jazz musicians of all time whose
glittering three-decade career has included being awarded both an OBE and CBE
for services to music, will collect the award in-person at the ceremony at
Under the Bridge in West London on Thursday October 28th.
Pine will join a
long list of illustrious artists to have received one of Jazz FM’s Special
Awards including some of the true greats of the genre such as Herbie Hancock,
Quincy Jones, Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Dame Cleo Laine, George Benson, Pat
Metheny, Georgie Fame and Ahmad Jamal.
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