ABOUT F-IRE/reports

F-IRE and its members have been recognised by numerous prestigious awards and nominations:

BBC “Best Album” nominee 2006		Polar Bear
BBC “Best Album” nominee 2006		Acoustic Ladyland
Arts Foundation fellowship 2006		Ingrid Laubrock
BBC “Innovation” winner 2005		F-IRE Collective
BBC “Best Band” winner 2005		Acoustic Ladyland
BBC “Rising Star” nominee 2005		Ingrid Laubrock
BBC “Best Band” nominee 2005		Polar Bear
Mercury Prize nominee 2005		Polar Bear
BBC “Rising Star” winner 2004		Seb Rochford
BBC “Rising Star” nominee 2004		David Okumu
BBC “Rising Star” nominee 2004		Tom Arthurs
BBC Jazz Award “New Work” nominee 2003		Robert Mitchell
BBC Jazz Award “Newcomer” nominee 2002		Robert Mitchell
Peter Wittingham Award winner 2001		Tom Arthurs
Perrier Vocalist of the Year 2000		Julia Biel
Young Jazz Musician 1999 London winner		Finn Peters