JAZZ

British composer and saxophonist John Surman, 44, on Wednesday was named winner of the Bird Prize in the Netherlands for his contributions to the development of jazz over the last two decades. A separate prize for American jazz was awarded to drummer Art Blakey for a career spanning more than half a century and for inspiring a generation of musicians. The international Bird Prize, named for jazzman Charlie Parker whose nickname was Bird, is awarded annually to a jazz musician by organizers of the Hague North Sea Jazz Festival in July.