Welsh Jazz Awards celebrate local talent

Jazz musicians and promoters have been celebrated at the all new Welsh Jazz Awards presented as part of the Cardiff Jazz Festival.

Little Fish were named the Best Jazz Band, with the Dave Cottle Trio runners-up and the Jones O'Connor Group third.

Lee Goodall - a member of Little Fish - was named Best Solo Musician, with Osian Roberts runner-up and Huw Warren third.

Dempseys in Cardiff was voted the Best Jazz Venue, Swansea Jazzland second, and third place tied between Cafe Jazz in Cardiff and the Queen's Head in Monmouth.

Alistair and Brenda thanked the audience for supporting their work at Dempseys, with Alistair adding that credit was due to the bands who were willing to play for "very little money" (or words to that effect...)

The awards were voted for by jazz fans visiting the website at www.cardiffjazzfestival.com and were presented at the Globe in Cardiff last night.

Little Fish can be seen at the Globe tonight, Monday 8 June, as part of a triple bill including the Dave Stapleton Quintet and Burum.