From Help Musicians:
Supporting emerging jazz musicians with £5,000 towards their career plans.
The Peter Whittingham Jazz Award supports emerging jazz artists or groups with the creativity and ambition to build a career in music.
Since starting in 1990, it has become a prestigious and influential award, with previous winners including Xhosa Cole, Soweto Kinch, Errollyn Wallen and Roller Trio.
One awardee will receive:
- £5,000 in financial support towards your work. This could include recording new material, a period of mentoring, promotional activity and much more
- One-to-one business advice, tailored to your needs and delivered via experienced music industry professionals
In addition, a further £5,000 is distributed between musicians demonstrating potential to make an impact in the scene. Those musicians will also receive one-to-one business advice.
