Legendary singer Tony Bennett hailed jazz as a "treasured art form" as he accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2021 Jazz FM Awards.
The 95-year-old performed a pre-recorded version of The Way You Look Tonight, from the film Swing Time, from his home in New York.
British jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine, American bandleader Jon Batiste, singer Ego Ella May and multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray were also among the winners at the event hosted by London's Under the Bridge venue.
Bennett said: "I listened to jazz musicians to develop my own vocal style.
"They are such expert craftsmen which allows them to be spontaneous and stay in the moment and always change what they were doing.
"That really appealed to me and it’s one of the reasons I have gravitated to always having jazz musicians perform and record with me over the years.
"I would like to thank all the jazz greats I have worked with over the decades for this honour and thank you to Jazz FM for celebrating this treasured art form."
