Lyttelton, George Melly 2005 Phil Woods, Peter King, Jon Faddis, Marty Grosz 2006 Stan Tracey, Kirk Lightsey, Gwilym Simcock 2007 Catrin Finch, Mulgrew Miller, Joe Lovano, Jools Holland 2008 Joan Armatrading, Cerys Matthews, Courtney Pine 2009 Anouar Brahem, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim 2010 Hugh Masekela, Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 2011 Allen Toussaint, Femi Kuti, Monty Alexander, Courtney Pine 2012 Dionne Warwick, Roy Ayres, Soweto Kinch, Brecon Jazz Club Events 2013 Jools Holland, Courtney Pine, Mavis Staples, Brecon Jazz Club Events 2014 Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Loose Tubes, Brecon Jazz Club Events 2015 Robert Glasper, Phronesis, GoGo Penguin, Brecon Jazz Club Events 2016 Tina May, Jacqui Dankworth, Dennis Rollins, Nerija, Asterope, Capital City Jazz Orchestra, Geoff Eales, Brownfield Byrne, Trish Clowes. 2017 Darius Brubeck , Nigel Price, Atsuko Shimada, Rod Paton, Gerard Cousins 2018 Elaine Delmar , Maite Hontelé, Ian Shaw, Jim Hart, Adam Glasser, Byron Wallen 2019 Barbara Dennerlein , Stochelo Rosenberg, Scott Hamilton, Liane Carole, Karen Sharpe 2020 virtual Steve Lehman, Toni Kofi, Deelee Dube, Xhosa Cole, Bryan Corbett 2021 hybrid Regina Carter, Huw Warren, Joanna Eden, Paula Gardiner, Art Themen 2022 Joan Chamorro, Simon Spillett, Claire Teal, Charlotte Glasson, Monmouth Big Band (Kind of) Blue Plaque In 2009, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the release of the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue (1959), the festival invited jazz fans to submit nomination for an award, in the form of a Blue plaque to be awarded annually, the first to be bestowed in 2010, honouring the venues that had made the most significant contribution to jazz in the United Kingdom. Twelve nominees were selected: The Four Bars Inn (now Dempseys), Castle Street, Cardiff, 1987–present. Band on the Wall, Swann Street, Manchester, 1970s–present The Perch, Binsey Lane, Binsey 1928–1948. Buckingham Palace, London, 1919–1932. The Old Duke, King Street, Bristol, late 1960s–present. The Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Hampshire, 1957–present. The Feldman Swing Club, Oxford Street, London, 1942–1954. Ronnie Scott's, Frith Street, London, 1959–present. The Bull's Head, Barnes, south-west London, 1959–present. Hippodrome, Cranbourn Street, London, 1900–1983. Hammersmith Palais, London, 1919–2007. Club Eleven, Windmill Street, then Carnaby Street, London, 1948–1950. The Concorde Club received the most votes in the initial voting, followed by The Band on the Wall and Ronnie Scott's, and will receive the initial (Kind of) Blue Plaque. Ticket information Programmes of music over the festival weekend have included: Free music open to everyone, performed on