Jazz FM Awards 2021: Nominees List

Nubya Garcia, Celeste, SAULT, Jon Batiste, Floating Points, Emma-Jean Thackray, and Gary Bartz were amongst the acts nominated for the Jazz FM Awards 2021 with PPL and PRS for Music

Author: Alastair SteelPublished 1st Aug 2021
Last updated 1st Nov 2021

Back in September 2021, we revealed the names of those nominated for the Jazz FM Awards 2021 with PPL and PRS For Musc.

Since launching in 2013, the Jazz FM Awards has become one of the most anticipated events in the international jazz calendar honouring some of the true greats of the genre including the likes of Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Dame Cleo Laine, George Benson, Pat Metheny, Georgie Fame and Ahmad Jamal.

Jazz FM Awards 2021: Nominees

You can see the full list of nominees below, and the full list of winners here.

Blues Act of the Year - nominees

Eric Bibb
Marcus Bonfanti
Ruthie Foster

Breakthrough Act of the Year - nominees

Jas Kayser
Nathaniel Cross
Secret Night Gang

The Innovation Award sponsored by Mishcon de Reya - nominees

Blue Note Re:imagined
EFG London Jazz Festival
SAULT

The Digital Award sponsored by Raisin UK - nominees

Bandcamp Fridays
jazz re:freshed
Kansas Smitty's

Instrumentalist of the Year - nominees

Amanda Whiting
Daniel Casimir
Ed 'Tenderlonious' Cawthorne

International Jazz Act of the Year sponsored by Travelzoo - nominees

Christian McBride
Gary Bartz
Maria Schneider

Soul Act of the Year sponsored by Louisianatravel.com

Ego Ella May
Jon Batiste
Omar

Vocalist of the Year - nominees

Celeste
Ego Ella May
Georgia Mancio

Album of the Year - nominees

Fergus McCreadie - Cairn
Floating Points, London Symphony Orchestra, and Pharoah Sanders - Promises
Jon Batiste: WE ARE
Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun
Nubya Garcia - SOURCE
SAULT - UNTITLED (Black Is)

UK Jazz Act of the Year - nominees

Archipelago
Emma-Jean Thackray
Fergus McCreadie

Jazz FM Awards 2021 with PPL and PRS for Music: Livestream