Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, Poppy Ajudha and Cassie Kinoshi were among the new wave of UK talent to be honoured at this year’s Jazz FM Awards.
Sons of Kemet, led by saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings (pictured above), won Album of the Year for their critically-acclaimed Your Queen is a Reptile, while Nubya Garcia took home the UK Jazz Act of the Year prize.
Cassie Kinoshi, founder and leader of the SEED Ensemble, and member of London septet Nejira, was awarded the Breakthrough Act gong.
Elsewhere, rising singer-songwriter Poppy Ajudha received the Soul Act of the Year while jazz prodigy Jacob Collier took home the PRS for Music Gold Award.
For the full list of winners see below.
The Jazz FM Awards 2019 took place at Shoreditch Town Hall, London, last night (30 April) and was presented in partnership with PRS for Music and PPL.
Breakthrough Act
Cassie Kinoshi
The Digital Award
Louis Cole
The Innovation Award
Steam Down
Instrumentalist of the Year
Jean Toussaint
International Jazz Act of the Year
Makaya McCraven
Soul Act of the Year
Poppy Ajudha
Blues Act of the Year
Eric Bibb
Vocalist of the Year
Cherise Adams-Burnett
UK Jazz Act (public vote)
Nubya Garcia
Album of the Year (public vote)
Sons Of Kemet – Your Queen is a Reptile
Live Experience of the Year (public vote)
Steam Down featuring Kamasi Washington
PRS for Music Gold Award
Jacob Collier
PPL Lifetime Achievement Award
Don Was and Blue Note Records
Sons of Kemet, led by saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings (pictured above), won Album of the Year for their critically-acclaimed Your Queen is a Reptile, while Nubya Garcia took home the UK Jazz Act of the Year prize.
Cassie Kinoshi, founder and leader of the SEED Ensemble, and member of London septet Nejira, was awarded the Breakthrough Act gong.
Elsewhere, rising singer-songwriter Poppy Ajudha received the Soul Act of the Year while jazz prodigy Jacob Collier took home the PRS for Music Gold Award.
For the full list of winners see below.
The Jazz FM Awards 2019 took place at Shoreditch Town Hall, London, last night (30 April) and was presented in partnership with PRS for Music and PPL.
Breakthrough Act
Cassie Kinoshi
The Digital Award
Louis Cole
The Innovation Award
Steam Down
Instrumentalist of the Year
Jean Toussaint
International Jazz Act of the Year
Makaya McCraven
Soul Act of the Year
Poppy Ajudha
Blues Act of the Year
Eric Bibb
Vocalist of the Year
Cherise Adams-Burnett
UK Jazz Act (public vote)
Nubya Garcia
Album of the Year (public vote)
Sons Of Kemet – Your Queen is a Reptile
Live Experience of the Year (public vote)
Steam Down featuring Kamasi Washington
PRS for Music Gold Award
Jacob Collier
PPL Lifetime Achievement Award
Don Was and Blue Note Records
