The nominees for the 2025 Jazz FM Awards are announced.

*The awards ceremony is 24 April.
* UK Jazz Act of the year and Album of the Year are open to public vote.
*The winners of three more awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Gold Award, and Impact Award will be announced in the run-up to the event,

NOMINEES

UK Jazz Act of the Year

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Ezra Collective
Nubya Garcia

Album of the Year

Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado – Za Górami
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Nubya Garcia – Odyssey
Samara Joy – Portrait
Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace

Breakthrough Act of the Year

Mama Terra
Ni Maxine
Sultan Stevenson

International Jazz Act of the Year

Lakecia Benjamin
Meshell Ndegeocello
Samara Joy

Vocalist of the Year

Alice Zawadzki
Bryony Jarman-Pinto
Lucy-Anne Daniels

Instrumentalist of the Year

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Emma Rawicz
Mark Kavuma

Soul Act of the Year

Allysha Joy
Jalen Ngonda
Michael Kiwanuka

Blues Act of the Year

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Shemekia Copeland
Toby Lee

The Innovation Award

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Ferg’s Imaginary Big Band
Orii

The Collaboration Award – NEW FOR 2025
Queer Jazz
Take Five by Serious
Women in Jazz

Sponsors: PPL, PRS, Rathbones, Mishcon de Reya, Oanda, Arts Council England, Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, ICEX España

from https://ukjazznews.com