Jazz Line-Up - 26/07/2008

Claire Martin presents highlights from the BBC Jazz Awards 2008, recorded at the Mermaid Theatre, London. Featuring the best of the live peformances and a discussion about the British jazz scene with Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, who are receiving Special Gold Awards. There are contributions from iconic American jazz bassist Charlie Haden, who has this year gained the International Award, jazz journalist Jon Newy, and comedy writer and broadcaster Bob Sinfield, who, as the backstage mole, finds the off-beat stories and comments from behind the curtain.