Complete 2015 JazzFM Awards Nominations announced

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   Complete 2015 JazzFM Awards Nominations announced

Vinopolis

The full list of nominations for the 2015 JazzFM Awards  to be held at Vinopolis (above) on 10th June are announced. Voting in the three public vote categories closes on May 10th  at 23:59.

Album of the Year (Public vote):

Ambrose Akinmusire (“The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint”)

D'Angelo (“Black Messiah”)

Dianne Reeves (“Beautiful Life”)

Chris Potter Underground Orchestra (“Imaginary Cities”)

Polar Bear (“In Each and Every One”)

Troyka (“Ornithophobia”)

Live Experience of the Year (Public Vote):

Loose Tubes at Cheltenham Jazz Festival,

Blue Note 75th Birthday at EFG London Jazz Festival,

Jamie Cullum at Love Supreme Jazz Festival

UK Jazz Act of the Year (Public Vote):

GoGo Penguin,

Polar Bear,

Sons of Kemet

Breakthrough Act: 

Bill Laurance

Go Go Penguin

Peter Edwards

Instrumentalist:

Alexander Hawkins

Laura Jurd

Shabaka Hutchings

Vocalist:

Alice Zawadzki

Lauren Kinsella

Zara McFarlane

Jazz Innovation:

Henry Threadgill

Jason Moran

Theo Croker

International Jazz Artist:

Antonio Sanchez

Gregory Porter

Snarky Puppy

Blues Artist:

Dr John

Otis Taylor

Valerie June

Soul Artist: 

D’Angelo

Jarrod Lawson

Lalah Hathaway

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Hugh Masekela

Jury:  Mike Bartlett (Chair), Chris Philips, Helen Mayhew, Amy 
Pearce, John Cumming, Kevin Le Gendre, Guy Barker MBE, and Jason Yarde.

The Jazz FM Awards 2015 is a partnership between Jazz FM and 
Serious and is made possible with the support of Yamaha, Aberdeen Asset 
Management, Taylor’s Port, Mishcon De Reya, Arqiva, CityJet, Audemus Gin
 and Vinopolis.

 LINK: JAZZFM AWARDS WEBSITE

from http://www.londonjazznews.com/