Phil Meadows wins Rising Jazz Star Award at the 2015 London Music Awards.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Saxophonist and composer Phil Meadows won the Award for Rising Jazz Star at the annual London Music Awards ceremony held on 11th June 2015. Press release attached.

London Music Awards
Jazz Rising Star - Phil Meadows

The winners of this year’s prestigious London Music Awards (LMAs) were announced on11th June during an awards evening held at the Camden Roundhouse. Presented by Laura Whitmore and with speeches from London Mayor Boris Johnson (who established the fund in 2014 to support music across the capital) the evening hosted several performances from all over London, opened by NYJO London directed by Phil Meadows.

Awards were given in several categories (see below for full list of recipients) with the London Music Award for Rising Jazz Star being awarded to saxophonist and composer Phil Meadows:
 

“I’m incredibly humbled to receive the Jazz Rising Star at the London Music Awards. London is packed full of some of the worlds most inspiring musicians and it’s a real honour to be recognised for the music i’ve been making with both my group and the Engines Orchestra. A huge thank you to the judges and to Help Musicians UK for nominating me.
It’s brilliant that jazz music has it’s own award alongside the classical, songwriting/composition, dance/electronica and pop/rock categories. Most people don’t realise that despite being one of the most creative, jazz is a hugely underfunded art-form and many musicians struggle to make ends meet through the music alone. It’s one of the toughest genres to make a career in and we need all the support we can get to keep the music developing, reach new audiences and inspire generations to come. I believe that together this is something we can definitely achieve and urge you all to support your local scene. Thank you to the Mayor’s Music Fund for including jazz music in their awards.”

The Full List of Winners:

Outstanding Mayor’s Music Scholars Sponsored by ABRSM:
Krum Didov, Hounslow
Louis Lodder, Hackney
Ibrahim Vatansever, Southwark
Aissha Jalloh, Tower Hamlets

Outstanding Musical Partnership Sponsored by the Mackintosh Foundation
Firebird

Music Excellence in Schools Sponsored by Universal Music and supported by Mayor of London:
Akiva School - Barnet
Camden School for Girls - Camden
Kingsmead Primary School - Hackney
Nelson Primary School - Newham
Preston Manor School - Brent
Townley Grammar School - Bexley
Trinity Special School - Barking & Dagenham
Twyford C of E High School ’ Ealing

Music Philanthropist Sponsored by PPL UK ’
Jonathan Moulds CBE

Londoners’ Favourite Music Venue sponsored by Time Out ’
The Green Note

Rising Stars
Classical Supported by Classic FM - Belle Chen
Highly commended- Jon Opstad & Tamsin Waley Cohen

Jazz Supported by the Friends of NYJO - Phil Meadows
Highly Commended- Jacob Collier & Vula Viel

Rock&Pop Sponsored by Live Nation - Espa
Highly Commended- Bear’s Den

Dance&Electronica Sponsored by AEG Live - Ibibio Sound Machine
Highly Commended- Brolin & Mullaha

ComposerSongwriter Sponsored by PRS for Music - Laura Doggett

Global Export in Association with UK Music ’ Sir Cameron Mackintosh

London Legend in Association with the London Evening Standard ’ Ray Davies CBE

Ian adds;
Congratulations to Phil on the granting of this award. A just reward for the quality of the music he has written, performed and recorded both with his regular working group and with the larger Engines Orchestra. I was fortunate enough to witness a superb concert featuring both ensembles at Kings Place as part of the 2014 EFG London Jazz Festival.