Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Jazz Awards - Winners, 2020.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has announced the winners of its 2020 Jazz Awards Details attached.

Tommy Smith writes;

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Jazz Awards.

Third-year BMus saxophonist Matt Carmichael won the Fog Arts Prize in Jazz Improvisation, presented to a jazz student who made the most significant advancement in the pursuit of excellence in improvisation.

The winner of the George Duncan Prize for Jazz Composition was Richard Glassby, first-year Master’s drummer, for composing an outstanding original suite of music.

The third-year BMus guitarist James Mackay won the Joe Temperley Prize for Jazz Arranging sponsored by Mark McKergow, awarded at the discretion of the Head of the Jazz to any jazz student who expertly and imaginatively arranged a jazz standard or an original composition.

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

RCS JAZZ AWARDS 2020
PRIZE
VALUE
RECIPIENT

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.
£300
Matt Carmichael BMus 3

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.
£300
Richard Glassby MMus
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.
£300
James Mackay BMus 3
Along Came Betty