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Ezra Collective, Raye, Mavis Staples, Samara Joy, Emma-Jean Thackray, Omar, Shabaka Hutchings, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Snarky Puppy Among Nominees For Jazz FM Awards 2026 with PPL and PRS for Music<\/p>\n
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Author: Joe D’Souza<\/span>Published 6 hours ago The nominees for this year\u2019s Jazz FM Awards, presented in collaboration with PPL and PRS for Music, have been announced today, once again spotlighting a vibrant cross-section of artists shaping the sound of jazz, soul and blues across the globe.<\/p>\n Returning to KOKO in London on Thursday April 16th, the Awards will celebrate exceptional creativity from emerging voices and internationally acclaimed performers alike. This year\u2019s nominees include UK jazz innovators Ezra Collective<\/strong>, star British singer-songwriter Raye<\/strong>, soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, multi-award-winning US vocalist Samara Joy, chart-topping producer, composer and trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray<\/strong>, British soul star Omar<\/strong>, visionary multi-instrumentalist Shabaka Hutchings<\/strong>, boundary-pushing French-Haitian vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant<\/strong>, and the genre-blending collective Snarky Puppy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The coveted Album Of The Year and UK Jazz Act Of The Year categories will once again be determined by a public vote, with nominees including Ambrose Akinmusire, Fergus McCreadie, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Tyreek McDole, Emma Rawicz, Kokoroko<\/strong> and Tom Skinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n The recipients of the evening\u2019s prestigious special awards will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Nick Pitts, Jazz FM and Magic Classical Content Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe nominees for 2026 perfectly capture the breadth of today\u2019s thriving jazz landscape. In the last year, jazz as an artform has really broken ground and not only continued to innovate in its own creative universe but has also heavily influenced the mainstream music world with the likes of Ezra Collective and RAYE. It\u2019s brilliant that our esteemed judging panel have recognised their talents alongside some of the new and established jazz artists who are making a massive impact across the community. Good luck to them all!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Since its inception in 2013, the Jazz FM Awards has become one of the most prestigious events in the jazz calendar, paying tribute to emerging acts alongside some of music\u2019s most legendary figures, including Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Dame Cleo Laine, Tony Bennett, George Benson, Pat Metheny, The Rolling Stones, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame,<\/strong> and Ahmad Jamal<\/strong>, as well as honouring contemporary stars of the genre including Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Jacob Collier, Melody Gardot<\/strong> and Robert Glasper.<\/strong><\/p>\n Breakthrough Act of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Donovan Haffner<\/p>\n Earth-o-Naut<\/p>\n Poppy Daniels<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n International Jazz Act of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Linda May Han Oh<\/p>\n Nate Smith<\/p>\n Samara Joy<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Blues Act of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Alice Armstrong<\/p>\n Gary Clark Jr.<\/p>\n Mavis Staples<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Soul Act of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Sponsored by: Oanda<\/em><\/p>\n Omar<\/p>\n RAYE<\/p>\n Young Gun Silver Fox<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Instrumentalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Joe Webb<\/p>\n Laura Jurd<\/p>\n Shabaka<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n Brigitte Beraha<\/p>\n Marvin Muonek\u00e9<\/p>\n Yazmin Lacey<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n The Innovation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Sponsored by: Mishcon de Reya<\/em><\/p>\n Emma-Jean Thackray<\/p>\n Ezra Collective<\/p>\n Theon Cross<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n The Collaboration Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Balimaya Project meets Discos Pacifico All-Stars – Calima<\/p>\n Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest – SOMNI<\/p>\n The Jazz Social and EFG London Jazz Festival<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Album of the Year \u2013 PUBLIC VOTE<\/strong><\/p>\n Ambrose Akinmusire – honey from a winter stone<\/p>\n Cecile McLorin Salvant \u2013 Oh Snap<\/p>\n Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo<\/p>\n Fergus McCreadie – The Shieling<\/p>\n Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell \u2013 We Insist 2025!<\/p>\n Tyreek McDole – Open Up Your Senses<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n UK Jazz Act of the Year \u2013 PUBLIC VOTE<\/strong><\/p>\n Emma Rawicz<\/p>\n Kokoroko<\/p>\n Tom Skinner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hellorayo.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ezra Collective, Raye, Mavis Staples, Samara Joy, Emma-Jean Thackray, Omar, Shabaka Hutchings, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Snarky Puppy Among Nominees For Jazz FM Awards 2026 with PPL and PRS for Music L-R: Ezra Collective, Mavis Staples, Raye & Samara Joy Author: Joe D’SouzaPublished 6 hours ago The nominees for this year\u2019s Jazz FM Awards, presented in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2302171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2302170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Jazz-FM-Awards-2026-Nominees-are-here-Music.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2302170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302172,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2302170\/revisions\/2302172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2302170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2302170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2302170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span><\/div>\nJazz FM Awards 2026 with PPL and PRS for Music – Nominees<\/h2>\n