:00:00. > :00:08.For over 30 years, BBC Young Musician has been showcasing the
:00:09. > :00:14.finest young classical musicians in the UK. It's a competition with a
:00:15. > :00:24.rich legacy and a list of previous winners that reads like a who's who
:00:25. > :00:28.of classical music. This year has seen the introduction of a brand new
:00:29. > :00:31.award for jazz and it's a genuine pleasure for me to say, welcome to
:00:32. > :00:40.the first ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Final. We have excellent young
:00:41. > :00:44.musicians, and it is wonderful they have a platform to be seen in a
:00:45. > :00:54.competition that has established itself as one of the great con
:00:55. > :00:57.petitions for young people anywhere. Over the next 90 minutes we'll hear
:00:58. > :01:01.some exceptional playing by five very talented young performers - all
:01:02. > :01:07.of them with a passion for Jazz. One will be named winner of the first
:01:08. > :01:11.ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award. There are so many young people who
:01:12. > :01:16.enjoyed the process of playing jazz music and this element of
:01:17. > :01:20.improvisation which is unique. For that to be shown on a wider scale
:01:21. > :01:27.alongside the more established classical side is crucial. Having a
:01:28. > :01:34.competition like this will generate interest and adds to the evolution
:01:35. > :01:41.of the music. The energy never ceases to astound me. I am looking
:01:42. > :02:34.forward to hearing some great music. ceases to astound me. I am looking
:02:35. > :02:36.Here at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff the
:02:37. > :02:39.atmosphere is really building ahead of this evening's ginal. In just a
:02:40. > :02:43.short while we'll hear five remarkable young musicians who will
:02:44. > :02:46.perform a set with one of the finest groups in the UK - the Gwilym
:02:47. > :02:50.Simcock Trio. To win this first ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award our
:02:51. > :02:53.finalists will have to convince a formidable jury of British jazz
:02:54. > :02:56.greats, even just to reach this stage they've already had to come
:02:57. > :03:00.through two tough audition rounds. Here's the story so far. Some of the
:03:01. > :03:05.UK's best young jazz musicians entered. These were short listed to
:03:06. > :03:10.23 for the live auditions in Cardiff. There the judges were
:03:11. > :03:22.treated to two days of exceptional playing showcasing a wide range of
:03:23. > :03:25.instruments. At the end of the live audition stage, five competitors
:03:26. > :03:31.were chosen for this first ever Jazz Final. Just two days ago they
:03:32. > :03:41.returned to Cardiff to meet up with their band. One of the best in the
:03:42. > :03:45.business - the Gwilym Simcock trio. First to rehearse - saxophonist Sean
:03:46. > :03:59.Payne who at only 13 is the youngest performer in this final. It has been
:04:00. > :04:05.amazing working with them. I have never experienced playing with a
:04:06. > :04:11.band of that kind of level. They are so great to work with. If I say that
:04:12. > :04:14.I have an idea, maybe we could do that, they get it first time. We
:04:15. > :04:19.have been working with the musicians, developing their
:04:20. > :04:24.repertoire of 20 minutes music, and turning the whole sound into a band.
:04:25. > :04:29.The beautiful thing is the interaction between musicians. If
:04:30. > :04:33.they had come on and had ten minutes worth of rehearsal and gone out
:04:34. > :04:38.cold, that would not have been a fair representation of what these
:04:39. > :04:44.musicians can do. Next it's the turn of 14-year-old bass player Freddie
:04:45. > :04:47.Jensen. He joins Gwilym and drummer James Madron, taking the bass seat
:04:48. > :04:55.normally filled by the trio's Uri Goloubev. Playing with him has been
:04:56. > :05:00.amazing. I am doing a jazz standard and he goes crazy on it, it is nice
:05:01. > :05:04.to hear it. Also, there is a certain kind of groove that a drummer hast
:05:05. > :05:09.to adopt when playing in a bass solo and no drama I have played with
:05:10. > :05:26.before has done it as well. -- drummer. It is almost historic that
:05:27. > :05:30.I am in the finals. Saxophonist Alexander Bone is 17. Like all our
:05:31. > :05:39.finalists he's required to perform a piece that he's written himself.
:05:40. > :05:44.When I first brought in the music, I thought my composition was a bit
:05:45. > :05:50.mental in places. And then he played it first time. One of the nice
:05:51. > :05:56.things about this competition is that they have each brought one of
:05:57. > :05:59.their own compositions. The lovely thing in jazz music is that you are
:06:00. > :06:03.constantly making your own contribution to the genre and the
:06:04. > :06:11.library of music, both as a player and a brighter. A great opportunity
:06:12. > :06:16.to show who they are as a musician. I hope playing in front of the
:06:17. > :06:21.judges will bring out the best in me. The fact I got into the final is
:06:22. > :06:29.incredible, I am so honoured to get this far. Whatever happens next, who
:06:30. > :06:32.knows. To win it would be amazing. Next in with the Gwilym and the
:06:33. > :06:41.band, trumpet player Jake Labazzi who's 16. The work we did my own
:06:42. > :06:51.composition really helped because I was not sure how that would work.
:06:52. > :06:55.They got it together. I have been watching the classical one for the
:06:56. > :06:58.past few years and the new jazz genre is a great thing for me
:06:59. > :07:03.because I have never had a chance to play in a competition like this. And
:07:04. > :07:09.last to rehearse, 18-year-old saxophonist Tom Smith. As well as
:07:10. > :07:13.being required to play a piece of his own, he - like all of our
:07:14. > :07:19.finalists - is required to include a significant amount of improvisation
:07:20. > :07:22.in his set. When I turned up with all my pieces, I had no idea how
:07:23. > :07:27.they would be received or how they would play on them. How they play
:07:28. > :07:34.them will be so important in how I played them, it so so much of it is
:07:35. > :07:41.interaction. I am incredibly excited to do the performance right now.
:07:42. > :07:46.Somebody has the enviable task of judging them all. I have played with
:07:47. > :07:50.them all and it is impossible to say who will win it because they each
:07:51. > :07:53.have something to offer. I am so glad I am not involved in the
:07:54. > :08:00.judging. I just get on with playing with them! I've been lucky to sit in
:08:01. > :08:03.some of the rehearsals and it's been great to see the way these young
:08:04. > :08:11.performers have brought their own ideas to the table. I know they've
:08:12. > :08:14.also been treated to a real masterclass and will take away so
:08:15. > :08:21.much from working with Gwilym and the band. I've played with them
:08:22. > :08:26.myself and I know our finalists are going to have a fantastic time
:08:27. > :08:30.performing with them tonight. They are so excited. But there's also a
:08:31. > :08:36.serious note to tonight's proceedings. With the first ever BBC
:08:37. > :08:40.Young Musician Jazz Award to play for you'd expect us to have lined up
:08:41. > :08:49.a formidable jury - and we certainly have! Four of the biggest names in
:08:50. > :08:56.British jazz, let's meet them now. Composer and pianist Django Bates.
:08:57. > :09:00.The three main things I am looking for is individuality, empathy and
:09:01. > :09:10.courage. Julian Joseph, pianist and broadcaster. I am looking forward to
:09:11. > :09:13.hearing whether that spark of inventiveness, that ability to set
:09:14. > :09:21.off the energy in the room, is there. Saxophonist and composer
:09:22. > :09:25.Trish Clowes. I want to see a bit of danger in there, I want to see
:09:26. > :09:28.people going for stuff, not worrying about whether it is right or wrong.
:09:29. > :09:38.And saxophonist, arranger and record producer Jason Yarde. The main thing
:09:39. > :09:47.is to get a sense of exuberance. They really have to enjoy the moment
:09:48. > :09:58.and give everything. So this it, the very first BBC Young Musician Jazz
:09:59. > :09:59.Final. To begin this final it's our youngest competitor, 13-year-old
:10:00. > :10:20.saxophonist Sean Payne. At just 13 years old, Sean is the
:10:21. > :10:24.youngest performer in this jazz final. Despite his age he's already
:10:25. > :10:35.used to playing alongside far more experienced musicians as a member of
:10:36. > :10:43.the Ian Bufton Big Band. The age range we have is from 13-year-olds
:10:44. > :10:50.up to people in their 50s, but he has exceptional talent. Everybody
:10:51. > :10:54.said, is he really 13? Sean is often joined in the band by his mum Maria
:10:55. > :10:58.who started teaching him the sax just five years ago. He was eight
:10:59. > :11:03.years old when he started playing, but when he started, he put the
:11:04. > :11:09.instrument in his mouth and it sounded like another part of his
:11:10. > :11:13.voice. Sometimes I cannot tell whether he has a CD on or he is
:11:14. > :11:20.playing it himself. He has got to the stage when he can perform in
:11:21. > :11:29.front of anybody and it sounds like it should do. My mum taught me for
:11:30. > :11:36.the first four years before I went to a new school. My first lesson, he
:11:37. > :11:40.was already teaching me lots of things I had not thought about
:11:41. > :11:46.before, and he showed me different people who had inspired me. Sean
:11:47. > :11:54.started studying with Carlos Lopez Real last year. We spend a lot of
:11:55. > :11:59.time working with recordings and learning directly. We learn the
:12:00. > :12:05.language of the music. I arranged for Sean to sit in on a jam session.
:12:06. > :12:17.We listened afterwards and Sean transcribed what he had played. He
:12:18. > :12:25.is a very advanced jazz musician for his age and is very relaxed and laid
:12:26. > :12:30.back as well. I am really excited to be in the final, I have been just
:12:31. > :12:33.waiting for this day, and I did not expect to get through to it so it is
:12:34. > :12:48.a real honour to be in the final. Please welcome Sean Payne. The first
:12:49. > :12:57.thing I am going to play is Cole Porter and What is this Thing Called
:12:58. > :13:04.Love. One of the CDs I listened to was the Charlie Parker jam session
:13:05. > :13:06.with lots of big names. As soon as there was a solo on eight, I was
:13:07. > :17:07.attracted to the tune. -- on it. Sean Payne, opening this BBC Young
:17:08. > :17:15.musician jazz final. The next June and we are going to play is one of
:17:16. > :17:19.my own compositions. I started off rewriting it with friends and
:17:20. > :17:24.harmonising it, and then I took it further and changed it into
:17:25. > :17:29.something different. For a while I couldn't really think
:17:30. > :17:37.of a name for it. I was listening to it and it reminded me of the last
:17:38. > :17:39.summer, my last term at Purcell School, and I started to call it
:17:40. > :19:45.Last Summer. Sean Payne, with his own
:19:46. > :19:51.composition, Last Summer. To end, we are going to hear his take on Chick
:19:52. > :21:56.Corea's tribute to pianist Bud Powell.
:21:57. > :22:15.Sean Payne on the saxophone! That was confident first performance from
:22:16. > :22:22.Sean Payne. Let's see how he felt about it, as he talks with Josie
:22:23. > :22:27.backstage. You have made history, the
:22:28. > :22:32.first-ever performance in the jazz award, you seem to be smiling, how
:22:33. > :22:44.are you feeling? The atmosphere was amazing, it went really well. He has
:22:45. > :22:49.an old school sound. It was a good understanding of the arc of harmony
:22:50. > :22:53.and a need to play with a sense of melody. That was a great start, but
:22:54. > :22:57.next performer looking to shine from the back line of the band, bassist
:22:58. > :23:20.Freddie Jensen. 14-year-old Freddie started to get
:23:21. > :23:25.into jazz just a couple of years ago but he has been studying music for
:23:26. > :23:31.much longer. I started out on the violin but it definitely wasn't a
:23:32. > :23:35.success. Then I started cello when I was about six and enjoyed that a
:23:36. > :23:42.lot, then I didn't start playing the bass properly until I was nine. I
:23:43. > :23:48.think the base is my main thing right now. Now in his 50 year at
:23:49. > :23:51.Chethams School of Music in Manchester, Freddie also has private
:23:52. > :24:02.lessons with Jiri Hudec, Principal Bass Player with the Czech
:24:03. > :24:11.Philharmonic Orchestra. Jiri has been an amazing influence. He has
:24:12. > :24:18.helped with every nuance, which helps with jazz because then he
:24:19. > :24:32.understands the nuances that are important in jars. The best bass
:24:33. > :24:40.players have a classical education. The foundation is very important and
:24:41. > :24:45.he takes that from classical playing. The classical training I
:24:46. > :24:51.have gives me the technique to be as free as I want when I improvise. To
:24:52. > :24:55.hone his skills as a jazz performer, Freddie regularly plays
:24:56. > :25:01.in a group he has formed with some of his school friends. Jazz can be a
:25:02. > :25:08.lot more exciting than classical, it is more free, you don't have to obey
:25:09. > :25:14.the rules of what a composer has told you to do. It has been really
:25:15. > :25:24.great, having our own ensemble. I have learned so much from colleagues
:25:25. > :25:29.and you can also earn a -- learn a lot from seeing what works and what
:25:30. > :25:34.doesn't, it is useful. I don't care about winning as much as I care
:25:35. > :25:43.about just having a good time. I am definitely going to, playing with
:25:44. > :25:48.Gwilym. The first piece I am playing is called Five Hours Ahead and I was
:25:49. > :25:52.thinking about writing something when my dad was in New Zealand. I
:25:53. > :25:58.heard my sister saying it is 13 hours ahead over there, and I
:25:59. > :26:13.thought that would be a great name of a piece. It is fairly simple but
:26:14. > :26:15.I think there is a lot Gwilym is going to do with it so that will be
:26:16. > :30:35.fun to do. Freddie Jensen with his own
:30:36. > :30:38.composition five hours ahead. Also in his set Pat Metheny's For A
:30:39. > :30:47.Thousand Years. But he's going to finish with a Charlie Parker bebop
:30:48. > :30:56.standard. He did so much for jazz today that it would be stupid if
:30:57. > :31:01.nobody was playing his pieces. It is quite upbeat and would be really fun
:31:02. > :36:14.to play it. Freddie Jensen, just 14. More than
:36:15. > :36:23.comfortable as frontman and at home in the backline too. But was it
:36:24. > :36:31.enough to win him the first ever BBC Young Musician Jazz Award? He has a
:36:32. > :36:38.great sense of musicianship, he plays with a sense of experience
:36:39. > :36:46.that belies his age. Often you get a bass led ensemble, it was difficult
:36:47. > :36:49.but I managed. Not an easy task to come out and take the -based chair,
:36:50. > :37:05.but you could tell he was the leader. -- the bass chair. We've now
:37:06. > :37:09.heard from two of our Jazz finalists. Still to come:
:37:10. > :37:17.16-year-old trumpet player Jake labazzi, and 18-year-old Saxophonist
:37:18. > :37:23.Tom Smith. Next it's the second of our sax players: 17-year-old
:37:24. > :37:26.Alexander Bone. 17-year-old Alexander also studies at Chethams
:37:27. > :37:33.School of Music in Manchester but often heads home to Darlington for a
:37:34. > :37:42.jam session with his friends. The most fun thing is to interact
:37:43. > :37:46.musically. I love that creativity they do not get in other styles of
:37:47. > :37:52.music. Being able to share ideas with one another, you can have a
:37:53. > :37:58.really good day and enjoy what you are doing. I started playing
:37:59. > :38:02.saxophone when I was six years old and that was because my dad is
:38:03. > :38:10.actually a saxophone player and the saxophone teacher. Pretty much
:38:11. > :38:13.immediately, from when he started playing, he immediately started
:38:14. > :38:20.getting a good tone because you can hear what it was meant to sound
:38:21. > :38:33.like. He had it in the House all the . He was eight years old when he
:38:34. > :38:38.started the saxophone, and it was partly for experience of performing
:38:39. > :38:42.in front of people. It was really good practice. Alexander is also
:38:43. > :38:51.into writing and producing his own music, and it's not only jazz. I
:38:52. > :38:57.really love making dance music which involves inputting notes onto a
:38:58. > :39:04.computer and making sounds, usually what I do after that is record some
:39:05. > :39:11.saxophone on top it. He has an eclectic taste, and he takes from
:39:12. > :39:16.each genre of music what he wants to take and he puts that in two other
:39:17. > :39:23.styles. He is not just stuck with jazz, pop, dance. He brings
:39:24. > :39:30.everything into it as well. All of the different genres of music that I
:39:31. > :39:37.listened to, they are all influenced by jazz. The jazz influences
:39:38. > :39:42.everything I do. They are all connected to each other in some
:39:43. > :39:45.form. For the final, I am trying to show a lot of contrasting styles
:39:46. > :39:49.which I enjoy playing, and I am hoping they will all come across.
:39:50. > :39:56.Give a huge welcome to our third musician.
:39:57. > :40:01.APPLAUSE To show people what I am working on
:40:02. > :40:02.behind the scenes and get out and play in front of people is really
:40:03. > :40:23.great. I was playing the The Glide at
:40:24. > :40:28.school in my improvisation group. After one rehearsal, I was singing
:40:29. > :40:32.it in my head, and I walked away imagining that I was singing it in a
:40:33. > :45:09.slight groove. The great reaction from the
:45:10. > :45:11.audience, Alexander clearly making himself at home on the stage. Also
:45:12. > :45:30.on his set, a company may I have no idea what I'm going to do
:45:31. > :47:32.yet but I'm hoping it comes out OK. My Funny Valentine, and to end his
:47:33. > :47:44.set Alexander is going to play his own composition, Messed Up Shape.
:47:45. > :47:50.I am terrible at naming my pieces but my teacher asked me what I
:47:51. > :47:55.thought of the shape of the melody, I said it was really messed up and I
:47:56. > :47:57.decided that would make a good title because I didn't have any better
:47:58. > :50:45.ideas, so Messed Up Shape. Alexander Bone! That was a fresh
:50:46. > :50:49.original from Alexander, proving what an idiosyncratic player he is.
:50:50. > :50:56.I'm interested to know what he thought of his own performance, with
:50:57. > :51:02.Josie backstage. He seemed really at home. Was that part of how you
:51:03. > :51:08.felt? I guess so because I love music so much and it feels where I
:51:09. > :51:14.belong. With a band like that, I didn't have to try, it just came
:51:15. > :51:18.out. A really strong, confident performer. You can tell his musical
:51:19. > :51:25.direction is quite clear. What really stood out with is his ability
:51:26. > :51:32.to dig in with the band, there were so many musical lock-ups going under
:51:33. > :51:39.-- going on and I thought that was special. Some great jazz playing
:51:40. > :51:52.already this evening. Next, the only trumpeter to make it through to this
:51:53. > :51:58.final. It is Jake Labazzi. Jake is currently doing his A-levels in
:51:59. > :52:02.music, music technology and photography at the Purcell School in
:52:03. > :52:10.Hertfordshire. Photography has been a hobby of mine for a couple of
:52:11. > :52:15.years. I have been building cameras and developing my own film. I have
:52:16. > :52:22.recently been doing a lot of macro work, taking pictures of small water
:52:23. > :52:27.drops and insects. When I was six, I was given an opportunity to pick up
:52:28. > :52:31.an instrument from a local council so I chose the trumpet because that
:52:32. > :52:37.was what was in my head from what my dad used to listen to. He is a big
:52:38. > :52:45.fan of Miles Davis, and the classic bebop jazz. As well as studying
:52:46. > :52:49.trumpet, Jake is the youngest member of the National Youth Jazz
:52:50. > :52:54.Orchestra. Most of the band are already at music college, but
:52:55. > :53:04.Jake's talent has earned him a place in the line-up.
:53:05. > :53:12.As soon as I heard him play, I thought we have got to have him
:53:13. > :53:16.because he great at improvising and a great section player as well, so
:53:17. > :53:21.he fits right in, even though he is at least three or four years younger
:53:22. > :53:25.than most of the guys doing it regularly. It certainly helps my
:53:26. > :53:30.confidence because a lot of the players are welcoming me to play
:53:31. > :53:36.with them, they obviously have a lot of experience. Having a spotlight
:53:37. > :53:41.position in the band is great but it is quite nerve wracking. It is a
:53:42. > :53:45.really good opportunity to mix all of the skills you need is a
:53:46. > :53:49.professional freelance musician, really strong ensemble playing, then
:53:50. > :53:53.when it is your moment you have got to be ready to step on the gas and
:53:54. > :53:57.put yourself in the limelight, and it is unusual to find that
:53:58. > :54:04.confidence in people so young actually. I have done a lot of
:54:05. > :54:09.playing for audiences in the past so I am used to it, but I have never
:54:10. > :54:12.played in front of a panel of judges that are criticising my performance
:54:13. > :54:20.and comparing it to others, but it will be a great opportunity to play.
:54:21. > :54:36.Please give a very warm welcome to Jake Labazzi. The first piece I am
:54:37. > :54:45.playing is by Richard Rodgers, called Have You Met Miss Jones, and
:54:46. > :58:31.I think the crowd are going to like it.
:58:32. > :58:39.Jake Labazzi, with a classic from the swing era - Richard Rodgers'
:58:40. > :58:42.Have You Met Miss Jones. Also in his set, Kenny Wheelers' Kind Folk, and
:58:43. > :58:54.this, his own composition, Chernobyl. The chords I have used
:58:55. > :58:58.create a sparse texture about it which I really like. It is the first
:58:59. > :59:01.time I have played it in a band so it is great to hear it coming from
:59:02. > :01:51.these musicians. APPLAUSE
:01:52. > :01:57.The last piece I am playing is a wooden changing piece called
:01:58. > :01:59.Anthropology. It is a fast swinger so the melody is quite hard to play
:02:00. > :05:45.on the flugelhorn. A classic Charlie Parker number.
:05:46. > :05:56.Let's see what they thought of it backstage. How did your last piece
:05:57. > :06:04.go? It went well, there were a few pieces I could have done better but
:06:05. > :06:08.the solo went well. Jake played beautiful trumpet, a great mutual
:06:09. > :06:14.sense of the musicianship that lies underneath. Sun it is a very
:06:15. > :06:19.difficult instrument to make sound beautiful but he makes it sound
:06:20. > :06:24.beautiful. This is turning into quite a final and already the jury
:06:25. > :06:27.have plenty to think about. And now for our final performer tonight, the
:06:28. > :06:29.last of three saxophone players, all the way from London. It's Tom Smith
:06:30. > :06:50.on alto. 18-year-old Tom is the oldest
:06:51. > :06:59.competitor in this Jazz Final and the only one not at a specialist
:07:00. > :07:04.music school. He is in his final year at school. I am studying for my
:07:05. > :07:09.A-levels, maths, further maths and music. When I am not studying you
:07:10. > :07:17.can find me in the music school, rehearsing or practising. For the
:07:18. > :07:25.past eight years, Tom has been studying the Saxophone with Katy
:07:26. > :07:31.Brown. Really nice stuff, but just what you're intonation on the high
:07:32. > :07:36.notes. Katie has introduced me to the pop and the language of Charlie
:07:37. > :07:44.Parker and his contemporaries. That has been helpful in helping to
:07:45. > :07:51.figure who I am and what I want to bring to the table in terms of
:07:52. > :08:01.improvisation. Tom is lucky because he is blessed with a special brain
:08:02. > :08:05.that you need to be creative, but he also has a part of the brain where
:08:06. > :08:13.he can be fast and intellectual, and his fingers work fast. It makes him
:08:14. > :08:17.a terrific improviser. Tom who lives in Richmond always wanted to be a
:08:18. > :08:26.sax player but had to start out on the clarinet. He could not
:08:27. > :08:31.physically hold a saxophone because he was too small so we had to start
:08:32. > :08:34.on a clarinet. He was reluctant, though, because he knew he was only
:08:35. > :08:42.doing it until he was big enough to play the saxophone. My dad is a big
:08:43. > :08:48.fan of jazz and his dad is a big fan as well so I have constantly been
:08:49. > :08:55.surrounded by music. I picked up the saxophone and the rest is history,
:08:56. > :09:03.really. By about seven or eight years old, he could listen a tune
:09:04. > :09:08.and improvise it. He would come out with lovely, melodic lines and
:09:09. > :09:13.improvise on it. He can take a piece of music and turn it round into his
:09:14. > :09:19.own and bring the joy and excitement of the music out. Tom has set his
:09:20. > :09:25.sights on a career in music and has been offered a place at London's
:09:26. > :09:30.Royal Academy. I see myself ending up, primarily, as a performer. But
:09:31. > :09:35.there are so many other opportunities on offer to you as a
:09:36. > :09:46.musician, not just in jazz but in other different genres, from
:09:47. > :09:49.writing, composition or arranging. I am incredibly excited to be
:09:50. > :09:53.performing today and I hope I can really show that I have crafted my
:09:54. > :09:57.identity on the instrument and it will come across as being a unique
:09:58. > :10:06.sound but influenced from other areas of jazz. Ladies and gentlemen,
:10:07. > :10:08.please welcome on saxophone, Mr Tom Smith!
:10:09. > :10:12.APPLAUSE And here is Tom Smith, the final
:10:13. > :10:15.competitor in this BBC Young Musician Jazz Final. First we're
:10:16. > :16:19.going to hear a Weather Report classic - Three Views of a Secret.
:16:20. > :16:35.Tom Smith, showcasing his outstanding abilities and a punchy
:16:36. > :16:45.soulful tome. Also in his set, Quincy Jones song, and this, his own
:16:46. > :16:53.composition. It is called No Comment, influenced by New York
:16:54. > :16:57.composers. It has been really interesting for me, finishing out
:16:58. > :17:03.the sheet music and bringing it in for these guys to play on. It has
:17:04. > :17:08.been helpful, them telling me how to get the most out of it so I am
:17:09. > :17:50.looking forward to having a good long play on that one.
:17:51. > :18:08.I would like to finish my set tonight with Michael Brecker piece
:18:09. > :21:06.entitled Delta City Blues. Tom Smith with his homage two
:21:07. > :21:14.Michael Brecker. Let's see what he thought backstage.
:21:15. > :21:22.What a fantastic energy, how do you feel? Thank you, I am so happy, the
:21:23. > :21:28.performance came off well and the band were playing incredibly
:21:29. > :21:33.strongly. A really nice sound and incredible phrasing, really
:21:34. > :21:42.engaging. Tom was such a confident performer, and his sound through
:21:43. > :21:50.each piece got stronger and stronger. It is over to the jury
:21:51. > :22:04.right now and something tells me this deliberation could take quite
:22:05. > :22:12.some time. The jury are saxophonist, arranger and record producer Jason
:22:13. > :22:27.Yarde. Composer and pianist Django Bates. Julian Joseph, pianist and
:22:28. > :22:33.broadcaster, and saxophonist and composer Trish Clowes. We have
:22:34. > :22:44.certainly got our work cut out for us. What is your assessment of Sean?
:22:45. > :22:49.I think what really impressed me with him was the way he had these
:22:50. > :22:55.beautiful bubbly phrases coming through, but executed with so much
:22:56. > :22:59.maturity because he left so much space. I could listen to him playing
:23:00. > :23:05.melodies with lots of long notes without thinking, get to move on,
:23:06. > :23:14.because the sound was something you could look sugary eight in. Really
:23:15. > :23:20.nice sound, really nice phrasing, up and down the horns, with high notes
:23:21. > :23:29.to die for. And he chose his set really well. Now we move to Freddie
:23:30. > :23:34.and bass. I just thought he had a really clear idea of how he wanted
:23:35. > :23:39.to play, and just the way he went from his solo into supporting the
:23:40. > :23:45.rest of the band. He really knew what he wanted to do with that bass.
:23:46. > :23:53.Very strong bass player, very good technique, very talented guy again.
:23:54. > :24:09.He proclaimed it as his trio and he did it really well. I really enjoyed
:24:10. > :24:14.the gliding, he put his own stamp on it while retaining the important
:24:15. > :24:20.bits from the original. Although he had variety in his set, there was a
:24:21. > :24:26.very strong flavour of him and his influences, and his musical
:24:27. > :24:31.personality. He has done a few gigs, you can tell. Yes, I think he has
:24:32. > :24:37.lived with this music and really loves it, and that comes through
:24:38. > :24:43.when he plays. We move onto the trumpet and, Jake. His sound is
:24:44. > :24:48.really rich and strong but not brash and that is difficult to get at such
:24:49. > :24:52.a young age. Physically I would put him near if not at the top of the
:24:53. > :24:58.list. If I could be a trumpet player, that is what I would want to
:24:59. > :25:04.sound like. There is a maturity and a subtlety that perhaps we didn't
:25:05. > :25:07.see in some of the others. I was watching William react almost in
:25:08. > :25:12.disbelief through some of the phrases he was bringing back. I have
:25:13. > :25:22.to say that Jake really impressed me. The final player, Tom, he really
:25:23. > :25:28.brought it, he tore the house down. Fantastic sound, really assured
:25:29. > :25:37.playing and phrasing. Attempting that Michael Brecker tune is no mean
:25:38. > :25:44.feat. That last tune is when things clicked for me. I thought, OK, this
:25:45. > :25:49.is home for this guy. Such a lot of language, he has really checked out
:25:50. > :25:56.that music. Joyful and punchy, just like going to a gig, when you see a
:25:57. > :26:11.band vibe up by some young not at the front of the stage! -- Yong
:26:12. > :26:14.nutter. So who will be the first every winner of the BBC Young
:26:15. > :26:17.Musician Jazz Award? Five brilliant young performers have given there
:26:18. > :26:20.all in this final. Here to announce the result on behalf of the jury,
:26:21. > :26:24.Julian Joseph. Ladies and gentlemen, every single contestant at some
:26:25. > :26:35.stage in our discussion was the winner. But there can only be one
:26:36. > :26:40.person who takes the prize away. The winner of the BBC Young Musician
:26:41. > :26:50.2014 Jazz Award is... Alexander Bone.
:26:51. > :27:04.APPLAUSE So the title deservedly goes to
:27:05. > :27:08.Alexander Bone. It was a great performance and I'm really looking
:27:09. > :27:11.forward to hearing more from him in the future. I'd like you all to show
:27:12. > :27:12.your appreciation for all the contestants. Please welcome them all
:27:13. > :27:34.out to the stage. Alex, congratulations. The first
:27:35. > :27:43.ever winner of our Jazz award, how are you feeling? It hasn't sunk in
:27:44. > :27:46.yet. I am lost for words, honestly. His interaction with the rhythm
:27:47. > :27:56.section was like a really crucial thing, he is obviously a very
:27:57. > :28:00.experienced player already. For me, it came down to the way he
:28:01. > :28:08.controlled the band, and he really did. He was able to take the
:28:09. > :28:13.intensity down of the people who had played all around the world. It is
:28:14. > :28:22.so courageous for a kid to do that. It meant so much to play with
:28:23. > :28:35.Gwilym, but to get the award is well is insane really.
:28:36. > :28:41.Alexander Bone, the first ever recipient of the BBC Young Musician
:28:42. > :28:47.Jazz Award. It has been a fantastic night and we have just heard five
:28:48. > :28:51.exciting new voices, all names to look out for in the future. From all
:28:52. > :28:57.of us here in Cardiff, goodnight.