One of the most prestigious events of the music industry, the Jazz FM Awards, is going to make a return after a hiatus of three years since the last one in the year 2022. The date of the event this year is 24th April, and it is going to take place at a new venue, KOKO, which is located in Camden.
Tracing its inception back to the year 2013, the Jazz FM Awards ceremony has honoured some of the big cats of the global music fraternity, including legends like Herbie Hancock, The Rolling Stones, Dame Cleo Laine, Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Quincy Jones, and Tony Bennett along with highly popular contemporary artists such as Jacob Collier, Nubya Garcia, Ezra Collective and a wide range of emerging musical talent.
People can check out the nominations for the Jazz FM Awards 2025 on 6th March via the announcements throughout that day, and as for further details regarding the reveal of the host and the live performances, the fans can get to know about those sometime closer to the date of the event.
Three of the award categories that are making a return to the prestigious event are the UK Jazz Act of the Year, the Innovation Award, and the Album of the Year, along with an additional new category, which is The Collaboration Award, and this new category of awards focuses on deserving musicians, groups, or organizations who live up to the traditional essence of Jazz, which is none other than collaboration but in a way that is highly innovative, inclusive, and truly inspirational due to its impact.
The categories for the Jazz FM Awards 2025
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Gold Award
- The Impact Award
- The Innovation Award, sponsored by Mishcon de Reya
- Breakthrough Act of the Year
- The Collaboration Award
- Vocalist of the Year
- International Jazz Act of the Year
- Instrumentalist of the Year
- Soul Act of the Year, sponsored by Oanda
- Blues Act of the Year
- Album of the Year
- UK Jazz Act of the Year, sponsored by Rathbones
The headline sponsors for Jazz FM Awards 2025 are PPL and PRS for Music along with other partners that include Mishcon de Reya, Oanda, and Rathbones.
