Tommy Evans suite "The Green Seagull", which was commissioned by Marsden Jazz Festival and premièred at the 2010 festival, has won in the contemporary jazz composition at the 2011 British Composer Awards.
The prestigious British Composer awards are run British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), sponsored by the PRS for Music and presented in association with BBC Radio 3. A programme of highlights from the awards will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 4 December at 2.00pm
John Quail, who directs the New Stream at Marsden Jazz Festival introduces trioVD, who he describes as "surrealist punky death-metal that turns on a sixpence". Listen to "To Whom?" from trioVD's album "Fill It Up With Ghosts". Heavily recommended, but not necessarily for those of a nervous disposition!
