Every year, the North Sea Jazz Festival hands out the Paul Acket Award to an artist deserving wider recognition for their extraordinary musicianship. The winner of the Paul Acket Award 2012 is the American composer and pianist, Craig Taborn.

This morning at Radio 6 more names for the North Sea Jazz Festival 2012 have been announced.

Several weeks ago we were proud to already announce Santana and Rubén Blades, in the meantime many more artists are known for the upcoming edition of the Curaçao North Sea Jazz festival. On Friday 31 August, Caro Emerald, Jill Scott and Buika will also perform. For the next day Randy Crawford & Joe Sample Trio, Waylon, Paquito D’Rivera, and India.Arie are confirmed.