Alyn Shipton wins the 'Jazz Writer of the Year' Award for his New History of Jazz in the British Hamlet Jazz awards. The prize was presented at last week's ceremony by Humphrey Lyttelton, who described the book as 'the definitive history of jazz'.
'A New History Of Jazz' has also been nominated for the 'Best Book About Jazz' category in the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association awards, which take place on 19 June 2002 in New York.
It's plaudits include the following:
“The best existing history of jazz" - Robert Walser, editor of American Music
“Takes up where [Ken] Burns left off and provides a much more comprehensive study
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