Jazz Recommendations
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Jazz FM Awards 2025: Winners
On Thursday evening, Jazz FM celebrated the best of jazz, soul and blues and honoured recipients by presenting them with their respective awards. Check out the winners now!
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2024
The results are in! We are thrilled to reveal the recipients of our hotly-anticipated Jazz Recordings of the Year in addition to Label of the Year, Best Archive/Reissue and Newcomer in Jazz.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2024
We are delighted to reveal the 25 finalists for our Jazz Recordings of the Year Awards, with the 5 winners being announced on Thursday 5th December.
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Jazz at the Grammys - Winners & Nominees 2024
The results are in! Discover the recipients from this year's ceremony including Best Jazz Performance, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Alternative Jazz Album, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album and Best Global Album.
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The Guardian Best Jazz Albums of 2023
John Fordham, The Guardian's chief jazz critic, reveals his top picks of the year.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2023
The complete shortlist of the year's best jazz albums, featuring Joshua Redman, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lakecia Benjamin, Jaimie Branch, Shakti, Tyshawn Sorey and many more.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2023
The results are in! We are thrilled to reveal the recipients of our hotly-anticipated Jazz Recordings of the Year in addition to Label of the Year, Best Archive/Reissue and Newcomer in Jazz.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2023
Count down our top 25 Jazz Recordings of the Year with us in anticipation of our annual Awards Ceremony, with further winners including Best Label, Archive/Reissue and Newcomer categories to be announced early next month.
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Ezra Collective win Mercury Prize 2023
The London-based quintet have triumphed at this year's event with their second album Where I'm Meant To Be, pipping their fellow nominees to the post and proving the mettle of the British jazz scene at large.
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Jazz at the 2023 Grammy Awards - Winners & Nominees
Winners in the jazz categories for this year's Grammy Awards included Snarky Puppy, Samara Joy and Terri Lyne Carrington.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2022
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2022
We have the enjoyable task of picking out our favourite albums of the year, narrowing it down to 25 finalists. With many excellent new jazz albums releasing in 2022 we had plenty to choose from, from big-name labels to smaller imprints, up-and-comers to established names.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2021
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2021
We have the much-enjoyable task of going back through our favourite releases of 2021 - and there were plenty to choose from! Before we announce our top 5 albums of the year, have a read through our 25 finalists, and 10 favourite reissues...
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Grammy Winners 2021
Matt introduces the winning jazz albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Los Angeles.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2020
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2020 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year 2020
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Downbeat Readers Poll 2019
The top 10 Albums of the Year as selected by Downbeat's readers.
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Presto Jazz Albums of the Year 2019
Matt has the enjoyable task of picking out his favourite jazz recordings of 2019, a year that saw the release of so many excellent releases. Feel free to get annoyed with his choices - that's the fun of lists after all!
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2019
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2019 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
