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
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