The Scottish trio of Fergus McCreadie, Brit award winning Ezra Collective, Sir Van Morrison and Chaka Khan were among the winners at this evening’s Jazz FM awards held in Camden venue Koko.
Van, 80, was given the lifetime achievement award by Later… presenter Jools Holland and performed; Khan, 73, received the impact award.
Ezra Collective won the new outstanding contribution to UK jazz award and Mavis Staples won blues act of the year. US jazz singer Samara Joy won international jazz act of the year.
Other winners on the night included saxist Donovan Haffner, who won breakthrough act of the year, Omar, who won soul act of the year, Mercury nominated Joe Webb, instrumentalist of the year, Yazmin Lacey, vocalist of the year, and Emma-Jean Thackray for innovation.
Fergus McCreadie won album of the year for The Shieling, and Emma Rawicz won UK jazz act of the year.
Verve Records also got a gold award.
The ceremony featured live performances from Van, who performed ‘Snatch It Back and Hold It,’ Omar, Thackray and Lacey.
