Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2024(presto)

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    Last month we revealed the full list of nominations across this year's jazz categories for the Presto Awards. In addition to our shortlist for Jazz Recordings of the Year, we celebrate standout achievements with special prizes for Label of the Year, Archive/Reissue, and Newcomer in Jazz. Explore the full list of 2024 winners, each demonstrating what a remarkable year it was for this artform called jazz.
The Presto Music jazz team would also like to thank you for your support over the past year. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the winners, and some of your own suggestions... who did we miss? Here’s to another exciting year of reviews, features, interviews, and more! 
Explore our Jazz Recordings of the Year promotion here, where you will find not only the winning 5 recordings but all 25 in the longlist.
Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners
Za Górami - Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado
“The trio’s collective approach reflects their deep understanding and rumination over the compositions; understated interactions, tenderness and respect for the music is a constant throughout.”
Read our review of Za Górami 
Za Górami 
Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado
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	Last month we revealed the full list of nominations across this year's jazz categories for the Presto Awards. In addition to our shortlist for Jazz Recordings of the Year, we celebrate standout achievements with special prizes for Label of the Year, Archive/Reissue, and Newcomer in Jazz. Explore the full list of 2024 winners, each demonstrating what a remarkable year it was for this artform called jazz. The Presto Music jazz team would also like to thank you for your support over the past year. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the winners, and some of your own suggestions... who did we miss? Here’s to another exciting year of reviews, features, interviews, and more! Explore our Jazz Recordings of the Year promotion here, where you will find not only the winning 5 recordings but all 25 in the longlist. Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners Za Górami - Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado “The trio’s collective approach reflects their deep understanding and rumination over the compositions; understated interactions, tenderness and respect for the music is a constant throughout.” Read our review of Za Górami Za Górami Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Watch videos Edited by snobb - 08 Dec 2024 at 12:37pm

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	Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace - Shabaka “It makes sense that this creative left-turn had been a while coming. Shabaka has always played the long game, and will no doubt continue striving towards the artistic integrity he knows himself to be capable of achieving.” Read our Shabaka artist profile Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace Shabaka Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Watch videos As Time Passes - Arild Andersen, Daniel Sommer, Rob Luft “Rhythm, of course, is the key aspect of this album's success. It underlies Andersen's gently assured pizzicato lines as well as Luft's cascades of rainbow-arcing mystique, [and] trembles out of Sommer's elusive drumming…” Read our review of As Time Passes As Time Passes Arild Andersen, Daniel Sommer, Rob Luft Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples nublues - Joel Ross “Navigating with his glassy chimes in tow, Ross incorporates bluesy and balladic elements, supplemented further by the stirring soul-cries of fellow Blue Note all-star, Immanuel Wilkins.” Read our review of nublues Nublues Joel Ross Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Edited by snobb - 08 Dec 2024 at 12:40pm

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	Journey To Where - Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley “The sense of palpable motion with which they set off allows the pair to recalibrate their journey [...] free from predetermined clichés as they go.” Read our review of Journey to Where Journey To Where Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Best Archive/Reissue Release - Winner Louis in London - Louis Armstrong "What greater proof of the man’s innate ability for bringing people together than when he commends the crowd in correctly clapping on the offbeat — how many times can you be sure that’s happened since? What a wonderful world it really must have been." Read our review of Louis in London here Louis in London Louis Armstrong Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Watch videos Edited by snobb - 08 Dec 2024 at 12:42pm

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	Label of the Year - Winner "Fred Bolza's brilliant New Soil exemplifies everything a contemporary jazz label should aspire to be - vibrant, innovative, and ready to invest time nurturing young talent." Explore the New Soil catalogue here Newcomer in Jazz - Winner Joe Webb "Joe Webb blends classic jazz influences with an eclectic modern flair. His lyrical improvisations, intricate harmonies, and dynamic swing showcase a deep respect for tradition while pushing boundaries, establishing him as a vital voice in contemporary jazz piano." Hamstrings & Hurricanes Joe Webb Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV View full details Listen to samples Watch videos Hamstrings & Hurricanes Joe Webb Available Format: Vinyl Record View full details Watch videos Matt Groom - Head of Jazz Edited by snobb - 08 Dec 2024 at 12:43pm

Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2024(presto)

Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners

Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace - Shabaka

As Time Passes - Arild Andersen, Daniel Sommer, Rob Luft

nublues - Joel Ross

Journey To Where - Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley

Best Archive/Reissue Release - Winner

Louis in London - Louis Armstrong

Label of the Year - Winner

"Fred Bolza's brilliant New Soil exemplifies everything a contemporary jazz label should aspire to be - vibrant, innovative, and ready to invest time nurturing young talent."

Newcomer in Jazz - Winner

Joe Webb

"Joe Webb blends classic jazz influences with an eclectic modern flair. His lyrical improvisations, intricate harmonies, and dynamic swing showcase a deep respect for tradition while pushing boundaries, establishing him as a vital voice in contemporary jazz piano."