Nominations for the Jazz FM Awards 2020 have just been announced in celebration of jazz, soul and blues music, recognising emerging new talents, established stars and classic icons.
This years nominees include several US veterans: US saxophonist Charles Lloyd, Earth Wind & Fire singer, Philip Bailey, saxophonist and bandleader Branford Marsalis, and blues troubadour, singer-songwriter Keb’ Mo’. Also nominated are realtive newcomers: rising US jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn along with a cluster of new Biritsh starss: Four-time Grammy-winner Jacob Collier, Mercury-nominated SEED Ensemble, Brit Award Rising Star winner Celeste, togegher with Moses Boyd, Joe Armon-Jones, Yazz Ahmed, Binker Golding, Xhosa Cole and Ashley Henry.
There will also be the PPL Lifetime Achievement Award, Gold Award and Impact Award which will be given to recipients whose identity will be announced ahead of the ceremony.A new category, Venue of The Year, launches this year with Church of Sound, Love Supreme Festival and Manchester’s Band On The Wall amongst those in contention, which in addition to Album Of The Year and the PRS For Music UK Jazz Act Of The Year will be decided by public vote. (Public voting is open now at www.jazzfmawards.com and will close on Wednesday 15th April at 23:59).
Said Andrea C. Martin, CEO, PRS for Music: “I am delighted that we are once again supporting the Jazz FM Awards, celebrating the brightest stars in the jazz, soul and blues community. The UK Jazz Act of the Year award is always hotly contested and we’re looking forward to seeing who the public vote as the winner. Congratulations to everyone nominated across all the awards, your creativity, innovation and vision continues to inspire us.”
Full list of 2020 nominations:
BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Cambridge Audio
Rosie Turton
Xhosa Cole
Yelfris Valdés
THE DIGITAL AWARD
Sponsored by Oanda
Chiminyo
Jacob Collier
Jazz re:freshed
THE INNOVATION AWARD
Sponsored by Mishcon de Reya
Jazz re:freshed
Moses Boyd
Sarathy Korwar
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Hampstead Jazz Club
Binker Golding
Mark Kavuma
Shirley Tetteh
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Saint Lucia Wellness Festival
Branford Marsalis
Charles Lloyd
Kris Davis
SOUL ACT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by British Airways
Anderson .Paak
Celeste
Philip Bailey
BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Blue Orchid Hotels
Keb’ Mo’
Gary Clark Jr.
Jon Cleary
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Alice Zawadzki
Georgia Cécile
Judi Jackson
PUBLIC VOTE
PRS For Music UK JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR
Joe Armon-Jones
SEED Ensemble
Yazz Ahmed
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Arqiva
Ashley Henry – Beautiful Vinyl Hunter
Binker Golding – Abstractions of Reality Past and Incredible Feathers
Branford Marsalis Quartet – The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul
Jazzmeia Horn – Love and Liberation
SEED Ensemble – Drift Glass
Yazz Ahmed – Polyhymnia
VENUE OF THE YEAR
Band on the Wall, Manchester
Church of Sound
Love Supreme Festival
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club
The Verdict, Brighton
Vortex, Dalston
SPECIAL AWARDS
Impact Award
TBA
Gold Award
TBA
PPL Lifetime Achievement Award
TBA
