Announcing The Finalists For The 2023 APRA Best Jazz Composition Award

Aotearoa jazz artists continue to highlight a wide range of compositional talents, especially evident in this year’s finalists for the 2023 APRA Best Jazz Composition Award.

The winner will be announced at a private event in Te Whanaganui-a-Tara this October, at the beginning of the Wellington Jazz Festival. The winner receives a $1000 cash prize.

“Once again, the finalists for this year’s award showcase an exceptional blend of originality and inspiration, pushing boundaries with their innovative compositions.
The work of these talented writers breathes fresh, charged air into the genre, inviting listeners to experience jazz from Aotearoa in new and captivating ways” shares Mike Hall, Director of Member Services.

The 2023 finalists are:

– Bones composed by Cameron Allen, Julien Dyne, Guy Harrison, Matt Hunter, performed by The Circling Sun, published by Soundway Records 

– Dream Within A Dream composed by Louisa Williamson

– The Big Question composed by Jake Baxendale, performed by Sanctuary