In the Instrumentalist section Arun Ghosh, Laura Jurd, and Mike Walker have all been nominated, while jazz album of the year nominations go to Mark Lockheart for Ellington In Anticipation; Soweto Kinch for The Legend Of Mike Smith; and Troyk-estra for Live At Cheltenham 13 Jazz Festival.

In the Jazz Ensemble of the Year nominations Beats & Pieces Big Band, Kairos 4tet, Phronesis and Sons of Kemet have been nominated; while Jazz Newcomer of the Year nominations go to Lauren Kinsella Thought-Fox, Phil Meadows, and the Reuben Fowler Big Band.

Jazz Venue of the Year nominations are all festivals: London Jazz Festival, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, and Manchester Jazz Festival.

Jazz Media Award nominations are Dizzy Gillespie Was At My Wedding: Jubilance and Woe by Dick Pearce, Jamie Cullum, and LondonJazzNews.

The Jazz Education Award nominees are Issie Barratt, National Youth Jazz Collective; John Ellis, Doncaster Youth Jazz Association; and Leeds College of Music. Services to Jazz nominations are: David Redfern, Evan Parker, and John Taylor.