Peter Whittingham Award
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An award given to musicians under the age of 26. The award focuses on innovative recording, composition and performance projects in the field of cutting edge jazz. The Whittingham family set up the award in 1989 to commemorate Peter Whittingham, an expert in survival medicine and a gifted pianist.
The award is administered by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund
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The award is administered by the Musicians' Benevolent Fund
Musicians' Benevolent Fund
The Musicians' Benevolent Fund is a United Kingdom charity offering help and support to working and retired musicians, other professionals in the music industry, and their dependants....
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Previous winners include
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2010 | World Service Project |
| 2009 | No Winner |
| 2008 | John Randall (musician) and his band The John Randall Quintet |
| 2007 | Shaney Forbes and his band Empirical (band) |
| 2006 | Dave O'Brien (musician) of Porpoise Corpus Porpoise Corpus Porpoise Corpus is a forward-looking jazz ensemble composed of David O'Brien, Tom Ward, Tom Challenger, Spencer Brown, Jonathan Bratoeff and Guy Wood.... |
| 2005 | Mark Holub of Led Bib Led Bib Led Bib are a modern jazz group from London, England. Their fourth album, Sensible Shoes, was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize.- History :... |
| 2004 | 6Pac |
| 2003 | Soweto Kinch Soweto Kinch Soweto Kinch is a British jazz alto saxophonist and rapper.Born in London, England to a Barbadian father, who is a playwright, and British-Jamaican mother, who is an actress, Kinch began playing saxophone at the age of nine after learning clarinet at Allfarthing Primary School, Wandsworth, SW London... |
| 2001 | Tom Arthurs |