Jazz On 3 Innovation Award
Basquiat Strings

String quintet whose influences range from Bartok to Mingus and whose collaborative album with drummer Seb Rochford earnt them a nomination for the 2007 Mercury Prize.
Basquiat Strings MySpace site
Corey Mwamba & Argentum

Composer, improviser, educator and vibraphonist whose collaborators have included Evan Parker, Robert Mitchell and Tony Kofi among many others.
Corey Mwamba Site
Fraud

Formed by multi-instrumentalist James Allsopp and drummer Tim Giles, this quintet's fierce mix of improv, punk and electronics earnt them a nomination for Album of The Year at the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards.
Fraud MySpace site
Evan Parker

Veteran saxophonist and one of the founding fathers of British free improvisation, Parker has been described as the most formidable saxophonist to have emerged since Coltrane.
Evan Parker at BBC Music
