Eska is among the nominees for this year’s Mercury prize. The singer was a previous participant in jazz promoter Serious’ Take 5 mentoring scheme, although her self-titled album points more in a folky psychedelic soul direction.

With the marginal exception of Eska there’s little of interest this year among those nominated of direct appeal to jazz fans... no not even a token jazz nominee as a few Twitter users were looking out for!

Surprised that I've already heard of most of this year's #MercuryPrize nominees. Seems more mainstream. Where's the token freeform jazz act?

— Tom Woolley (@tcwoolley) October 16, 2015

Other acts making the shortlist are Aphex Twin, Wolf Alice, Roisin Murphy, C Duncan, Florence and the Machine, Ghostpoet, Benjamin Clementine, Jamie xx, SOAK, Gaz Coombes and Slaves.

The winner will be announced on 20 November.