Nominations for the 2015 Parliamentary Jazz Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced in a ceremony to be held in the House of Commons on 10 March.

Jazz Vocalist of the Year                    
Alice Zawadzki
Georgia Mancio
Norma Winstone MBE
Zara McFarlane
Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year         
Jason Yarde
Laura Jurd
Phil Robson
Jazz Album of the Year                      
Partisans, Swamp
Julian Argüelles, Circularity
Tim Garland, Songs to the North Sky
Jazz Ensemble of the Year                 
Engines Orchestra
Loose Tubes
Partisans
Jazz Newcomer of the Year                
Blue-Eyed Hawk
Elliot Galvin Trio
Peter Edwards
Jazz Venue of the Year           
Manchester Jazz Festival
Spice of Life
St Ives Jazz Club
Jazz Media Award                              
Jazz on 3, BBC Radio 3
www.londonjazznews.com
www.thejazzbreakfast.com
Jazz Education Award                        
Dr. Tommy Smith
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Simon Purcell
Services to Jazz Award                     
Chris Hodgkins
Evan Parker
Mike Gordon