Winners trumpeted for Jazz FM Awards 2025

The full list of winners:

Jazz FM Awards 2025 with PPL and PRS for Music

Lifetime Achievement Award
Billy Cobham

Impact Award
Sponsored by: Raymond Weil Genève
Jamie Cullum

Gold Award
Melody Gardot

UK Jazz Act of the Year – PUBLIC VOTE
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Album of the Year – PUBLIC VOTE
Sponsored by: Rayo
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching

Breakthrough Act of the Year
Sponsored by: Arts Council England
Ni Maxine

International Jazz Act of the Year
Sponsored by: Saint Lucia Tourism Authority
Lakecia Benjamin

Vocalist of the Year
Sponsored by: Sounds from Spain by ICEX
Alice Zawadzki

Instrumentalist of the Year
Sponsored by: Yamaha UK
Mark Kavuma

Soul Act of the Year
Sponsored by: Oanda
Jalen Ngonda

Blues Act of the Year
Shemekia Copeland

The Innovation Award
Sponsored by: Mishcon de Reya
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The Collaboration Award
Sponsored by: Cash For Kids
Women in Jazz