lichfield blog shortlisted for major award

the 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards shortlist was announced today and among the nominations is the fabulous jazzbreakfast run by Lichfield resident Peter Bacon, shortlisted in the Jazz Publication category alongside Jazzwise magazine and jazzreloaded.com.

As Peter states, this is:

proof at last that the new media are as valued as the old, and that when it comes to what is, let us face it, a niche interest, the web or blog site is the perfect vehicle for sharing information about and enthusiasm for this treasured art form.

Through jazzbreakfast, Peter provides one of the most entertaining, erudite, uptodate and prophetic accounts of jazz in Britain that I am aware of. He also rigorously supports rising talent throughout the West Midlands, and there are many artists who have received a leg up from a jazzbreakfast review or comment.
Hidden away in the jazzbreakfast delights are also details of what the world's greatest jazz players really do have for breakfast. Peter has been the jazz reviewer for the Birmingham Post for fifteen years, and Administrator for the Lichfield Festival since 2004.

Speard the word, spread the love, and let's all wish him well deserved good luck for when winners are announced on 20 May.