Jazz FM Awards 2022: All you need to know

We are pleased to announce the nominees for the Jazz FM Awards 2022 with PPL and PRS for Music, which will once again recognise the best new talent, contemporary icons and established stars from across the jazz, soul and blues spectrum.

This year’s nominees included the multi-Grammy-winning pianist, composer and producer Robert Glasper, legendary vocalists Mavis Staples and Levon Helm, superstar drummer and co-founder of the Roots Questlove, New Orleans icon Trombone Shorty, powerhouse US singer Lady Blackbird, and UK soul veteran Omar.

Jazz FM’s continued commitment to supporting and celebrating up-and-coming UK artists is evident with nominations for a selection of the most exciting young artists on the UK scene including the likes of jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats, who are nominated in three categories including Album Of The Year, six-piece afrobeat group Kokoroko, fiery tenor saxophonist Chelsea Carmichael, Manchester singer-songwriter Mica Millar, multi-instrumentalist and producer Emma-Jean Thackray, revered Scottish singer Georgia Cécile, trailblazing saxophonist Emma Rawicz, and the hotly-tipped Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie.

Jazz FM Awards 2022: Winners

You can see the full, comprehensive list of winners here.

See the full list of nominations for the Jazz FM Awards 2022 below:

BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR

Chelsea Carmichael

Jasmine Myra

Mica Millar

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR

Lady Blackbird

Theo Croker

Trombone Shorty

SOUL ACT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Boisdale of Canary Wharf

Alex Isley

Cleo Sol

Mica Millar

BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Imagine Cruising

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

Joanne Taylor Shaw

Mavis Staples and Levon Helm

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Hampstead Jazz Club

Brigitte Beraha

Georgia Cecile

Omar

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

Emma Rawicz

Fergus McCreadie

Mark Kavuma

THE DIGITAL AWARD

jazzed

Summer of Soul

We Out Here

THE INNOVATION AWARD sponsored by Mishcon de Reya

Blue Lab Beats

Café OTO

Jazz Is Dead

UK JAZZ ACT OF THE YEAR

Blue Lab Beats

Georgia Cecile

KOKOROKO

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey

Cleo Sol – Mother

Emma-Jean Thackray – Yellow

Fergus McCreadie – Forest Floor

Kurt Elling – SuperBlue

Robert Glasper – Black Radio III

GIFTED AWARD CATEGORIES

GOLD AWARD

Marcus Miller

IMPACT AWARD

Jools Holland OBE

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Norma Winstone

The Jazz FM Awards 2022 is made possible with the support of its sponsors PPL and PRS for Music, Mishcon De Reya, Imagine Cruising, Boisdale, Hampstead Jazz Club, Lateralize Records, Rathbones and Yamaha, plus additional partners including Denbies, Lotus, Mama Shelter, Savile Row Gin and Shoreditch Town Hall.

When will the Jazz FM Awards 2022 take place?

The Jazz FM Awards 2022 with PPL and PRS for Music will take place on the 20th of October 2022 at Shoredtich Town Hall.

How can I find out the winners of the Jazz FM Awards 2022?

The awards ceremony takes place on the evening of the 20th of October 2022. The results will be announced on our social media channels, at JazzFM.com, and at JazzFMAwards.com

Once the ceremony has taken place, a special highlights social will be broadcast at 10pm.

Jazz FM Awards 2021: Winners

You can see the full list of our 2021 winners here.

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