Soweto Kinch awarded Best Jazz Act 2004 at the Urban Music Awards in London

[Lois Gilbert]

Soweto Kinch received the award for Best Jazz Act 2004 at the Urban Music Awards held Tuesday, November 9th at The Barbican Centre, London bringing to eight the number of honors this remarkable young alto saxophonist/rapper has won during the course of his short but already illustrious career.
The Urban Music Awards celebrate 100% British-based urban music and underground dance music culture and this year’s event was held in aid of the children’s charity, UNICEF. All categories in these prestigious awards are nominated and voted for online by the public.

Following a massive public vote in his favour, Soweto fought off competition from fellow nominees Jamie Cullum, Damien Bell and Jess Hudson.

Unfortunately, Soweto was not able to collect the award in person as he was stuck on a defective train en route from Birmingham to London! However, band member and label mate, Abram Wilson collected the award on his behalf which was presented by the pioneering acid jazz vocalist, Omar.

[mikeos]

Originally Posted by Lois Gilbert

Soweto Kinch received the award for Best Jazz Act 2004 at the Urban Music Awards held Tuesday, November 9th at The Barbican Centre, London bringing to eight the number of honors this remarkable young alto saxophonist/rapper has won during the course of his short but already illustrious career.

Thank god, a real jazz instrumentalist fighting off the dreary ranks of so-called "jazz singers".

[Mike Schwartz]

The writer here is so full of hot-air...


"short but already illustrious carrer" [yikes!]

At least the award was received in his behalf by the "pioneering acid jazz vocalist, Omar"[ouch]

Seriously though, anytime Jamie Cullum dosn't win something is a positive as far as I'm concerned.

[mke]

The award was presented by Omar and received by Kinch's band-mate. I'm happy that Kinch won, but don't forget that these are "Urban" awards, so I doubt that Cullum had much of a chance.

[Mike Schwartz]

thanks...