Nominations are open for the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2025.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Voting is now open for the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Entries are open to anyone with the final deadline set for Midnight on Sunday 20th July 2025. Press release attached.

We have received the following press release;

Press Release

Voting is now open for the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Entries are open to anyone with the final deadline set for Midnight on Sunday 20th July 2025. The Parliamentary Awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth of the jazz scene throughout the United Kingdom.

“These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the talents and energies of the great musicians, educators, promoters, record labels, jazz organisations, blogs, jazz magazines and journalists who keep jazz flourishing, in spite of the challenges they faced in the last couple of years”.
Lord Mann and Chi Onwurah MP, Co-chairs of APPJG and, Jo White MP.

The Awards are supported by the Musicians’ Union who are a community of over 36,000 musicians working to protect their members’ rights and campaign for a fairer music industry.

To nominate please go to: Nominations Parliamentary Jazz Awards
Here is the ink for the avoidance of doubt: https://forms.gle/zRFf76aedGiq8qYE6
Voting closes on Sunday 20th July 2025 at Midnight

Please note the criteria for the different categories:

Jazz Album of the Year (released in 2024 by a UK band or musicians).

Services to Jazz Award (to a living person for their outstanding contribution to jazz in the UK).

Jazz Newcomer of the Year (UK-based artist, musician or group with a debut album released in 2024).

Jazz Education Award (to an educator or project for raising the standard of jazz education in the UK).

Jazz Media Award (including broadcasters, journalists, magazines, blogs, listings, photographers and books).

Jazz Venue of the Year (including jazz clubs, venues, festivals and promoters).

Jazz Ensemble of the Year (UK-based group who impressed in 2024).

Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year (UK-based musician who impressed in 2024).

Jazz Vocalist of the Year (UK-based vocalist who impressed in 2024).

The awards are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG), co-chaired ”. by Chi Onwurah MP and Lord Mann.

The All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group (APPJG) currently has over 73 members from the House of Commons and House of Lords across all political parties. Their aim is to encourage wider and deeper enjoyment of jazz, to increase Parliamentarians’ understanding of the jazz industry and issues surrounding it, to promote jazz as a musical form and to raise its profile inside and outside Parliament. The Group’s officers as at the Inaugural Meeting on 23rd July 2024 are the Chair, Chi Onwurah MP and Deputy Chair, Lord Mann. The Officers are Jo White MP and Lord Crathorne.
The Secretary is Chris Hodgkins with the assistance of Simon Jennings and Will Riley-Smith of NorthPoint Strategy and Andrew Lansley. The Secretary operates on a strictly pro bono basis and no expenses of any kind are paid to the Secretary. The contact address is: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and the website is https://appjag.org/