Congratulations to the 2009 winners!!

Phil Noy (2nd) Zac Hurren (1st) Jacam Manricks (3rd)

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The ten finalists are :

• James Annesley, 29, from Melbourne

• Nick Bowd, 30, from Sydney

• Jon Crompton, 23, from Melbourne

• Zac Hurren, 31, from Brisbane

• David Jackson, 25, from Sydney

• Jacam Manricks, 33, currently living in New York

• Willow Neilson, 31, currently living in Shanghai

• Phil Noy, 32, from Melbourne

• James Sandon, 33, from Perth

• Tim Wilson, 34, from Melbourne

This year’s Awards attracted a record number of entries from around Australia and from the USA, UK, Japan, China and New Zealand. Entries were assessed on a blindfold basis by the judges : Sydney pianist Mike Nock, Melbourne saxophonist Julien Wilson and Perth saxophonist Jamie Oehlers.

The finalists will perform at Wangaratta with highly-regarded pianist Sam Keevers, bassist Phil Stack (winner of the 2008 National Jazz Awards) and drummer Ben Vanderwal.

The ten finalists will perform in the first round, with three then selected to play in the final round, which will be broadcast live-to-air on 'Jazztrack with Mal Stanley', on ABC Classic FM, from 5.00-7.00pm on Sunday 1 November.

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"For the past twenty years, the city of Wangaratta has played a critical role in the development of jazz in this country. Its annual Festival has helped nurture a generation of talented musicians, and provided a forum for experimentation; and in doing so has challenged audiences to expand their musical horizons. For those of us who have followed the Festival from its infancy, it’s been an incredible journey. I know I speak for many in wishing Wangaratta Jazz every success for its next twenty years." Des Cowley, Rythms Magazine 2009

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