Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2022

Voting is now open for the 2022 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Entries are open to anyone with the final deadline set for midnight on Sunday 27th March 2022. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent, and breadth of the jazz scene throughout the United Kingdom.

"These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the talents and energies of the great musicians, educators, promoters, record labels, jazz organisations, blogs, jazz magazines and journalists who keep jazz flourishing, in spite of the challenges they faced in the last couple of years”. John Spellar MP, Lord Mann, Co-chairs of APPJAG, Alison Thewless MP, Lord McNicol and Patrick Grady MP, Vice-Chairs.

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About the Parliamentary Jazz Awards

PLEASE NOTE CRITERIA FOR THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES:

 

  • Jazz Album of the Year (released in 2021 by a UK band or musicians)
  • Jazz Vocalist of the Year (UK-based vocalist who impressed in 2021)
  • Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year (UK-based musician who impressed in 2021)
  • Jazz Ensemble of the Year (UK-based group who impressed in 2021)
  • Jazz Venue of the Year (including jazz clubs, venues, festivals and promoters)
  • Jazz Media Award (including broadcasters, journalists, magazines, blogs, listings and books)
  • Jazz Education Award (to an educator or project for raising the standard of jazz education in the UK)
  • Jazz Newcomer of the Year (UK-based artist, musician or group with a debut album released in 2021 )
  • Services to Jazz Award (to a living person for their outstanding contribution to jazz in the UK). 

The awards are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG), co-chaired by John Spellar MP and Lord Mann.

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2021 winners

Jazz Vocalist of the Year - Georgia Mancio
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year - Nubya Garcia
Jazz Album of the Year - Callum Au and Claire Martin - Songs and Stories
Jazz Ensemble of the Year - Kokoroko
Jazz Newcomer of the Year - Jas Kayser
Jazz Venue of the Year - Peggy's Skylight (Nottingham)
Jazz Media Award - Women in Jazz Media
Jazz Education Award - The Original Jazz Summer School
Services to Jazz - Norma Winstone
Lockdown Innovation Award - The Globe (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Special APPJAG Awards - Digby Fairweather, Lord Colwyn

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2020 winners

Jazz Vocalist of the Year - Cherise Adams-Burnett
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year - Sarah Tandy
Jazz Album of the Year - ‘Finding Home’ - Kate Williams Four Plus Three meets Georgia Mancio
Jazz Ensemble of the Year - Nikki Iles Big Band
Jazz Newcomer of the Year - Luca Manning
Jazz Venue of the Year - PizzaExpress Jazz Club
Jazz Media Award - Corey Mwamba “Freeness” BBC Radio 3
Jazz Education Award - Jon Eno BEM
Services to Jazz Award - Blow The Fuse
Special APPJAG Award - Jazzwise

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2019 winners

Jazz Vocalist of the Year: Zoe Gilby
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year: Josephine Davies
Jazz Album of the Year: Fergus McCreadie's Turas
Jazz Ensemble of the Year: Ezra Collective
Jazz Newcomer of the Year: Xhosa Cole
Jazz Venue of the Year: Watermill Jazz, Dorking
Jazz Media Award: Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann
Jazz Education Award: Nikki Iles
Services to Jazz Award: Dame Cleo Laine
Special APPJAG Award: Henry Lowther

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018 winners

Jazz Vocalist Of The Year - Ian Shaw
Jazz Instrumentalist Of The Year - Arun Ghosh
Jazz Album Of The Year - Denys Baptiste – “The Late Trane”
Jazz Ensemble Of The Year - ARQ - Alison Rayner Quintet
Jazz Newcomer Of The Year - Shirley Tetteh
Jazz Venue/Promoter Of The Year - Jazz At The Lescar in Sheffield
Jazz Media Award - Lance Liddle (Bebop Spoken Here)
Jazz Education Award - Jean Toussaint
Services To Jazz Award - Jill Rodger
Special APPJAG Award - Gary Crosby OBE

Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2017 winners

Jazz Vocalist Of The Year - Cleveland Watkiss
Jazz Instrumentalist Of The Year - Shabaka Hutchings
Jazz Album Of The Year - Dinosaur – Together As One
Jazz Ensemble Of The Year - Phronesis
Jazz Newcomer Of The Year - Nerija
Jazz Venue/Promoter Of The Year - Scarborough Jazz Festival
Jazz Media Award - Chris Philips
Jazz Education Award - Tomorrow’s Warriors
Services To Jazz Award - Tony Dudley-Evans