Awards and nominations for jazz albums released in 2022 and 2023 including the Mercury Prize, the Parliamentary Jazz Prize for Newcomer of the Year, the South African Music Awards, and a selection of Grammy nominees
Ezra Collective wins the Mercury Prize: https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/ezra-collective-wins-the-2023-mercury-prize-with-freenow-for-album-of-the-year |
Victory Dance Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be - Partisan Records, 2022 |
Welcome To My World Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be - Partisan Records, 2022 |
Sultan Stevenson wins "Newcomer of the Year" from the Parliamentary Jazz Association: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/recipients-of-parliamentary-jazz-awards-announced-for-2023 |
Summer Was Our Holy Place Sultan Stevenson - Faithful One - Whirlwind Records, 2023 |
Guilty by Association Sultan Stevenson - Faithful One - Whirlwind Records, 2023 |
Pops Mohamed (the leader of Black Disco) wins a lifetime achievement award and Nduduzo Makhathini wins best jazz album at the South African Music Awards: https://samusicawards.co.za/awards/ |
Night Express (Single version) Black Disco - Night Express - As-Shams/The Sun Records, 1976 (reissue 2021) |
Dawn (Single version) Black Disco - Black Disco 3 - As-Shams/The Sun Records, 1976 (reissue 2021) |
Emlilweni Nduduzo Makhathini - In The Spirit of Ntu - Blue Note, 2022 |
Unonkanyamba Nduduzo Makhathini - In The Spirit of Ntu - Blue Note, 2022 |
Jazz nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards: https://www.jazziz.com/meet-the-2024-jazz-grammy-nominees/ |
I Remember Mingus Hilario Duran and Latin Jazz Big Band - Cry Me A River - Alma Records, 2023 |
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Mingus Big Band - The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions - Jazz Workshop, 2022 |
Last Waltz For Levon Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Dynamic Maximum Tension - Nonesuch, 2023 |
Speak Joy Ben Wendel (feat. Elena Pinderhughes) - All One - Edition Records, 2023 |
The Great Western Loop Billy Childs - The Winds Of Change - Mack Avenue Records, 2023 |
I Thought I Knew Billy Childs - The Winds Of Change - Mack Avenue Records, 2023 |
New Mornings Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix - Whirlwind Records, 2023 |
Moods Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix - Whirlwind Records, 2023 |
Doudou Cecile McLorin Salvant - Melusine - Nonesuch, 2023 |
Ventos Dos Norte Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente - Cometa - Sunnyside, 2023 |
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9:05 PM, November 22nd, 2023