The Scottish Jazz Awards 2025 last night, held in Glasgow, were hosted by Seonaid Aitken, and included a fitting tribute to the late pianist Brian Kellock, who passed away last May. The Best Instrumentalist Award was renamed as the Brian Kellock Best Instrumentalist Award in his honour and Fergus McCreadie performed a moving piece dedicated to Kellock’s memory.
Winners of the Scottish Jazz Awards 2025 were:
Rising Star Award, sponsored by Musicians’ Union – Pippa Blundell
The Fionna Duncan Best Vocalist Award, sponsored by Whighams Jazz Club – Rachel Lightbody
The Brian Kellock Best Instrumentalist Award, sponsored by ESP Music Rentals – Colin Steele
An inaugural Grassroots Promoter Award, sponsored by Rightsbridge – LayLow, Glasgow
Best Album Award, sponsored by EmuBands – Matt Carmichael – Dancing with Embers
Best Band Award, sponsored by S.M. Lighting (Scotland) Ltd – corto.alto
Critics’ Choice Award, sponsored by Inhouse Event Productions – Norman&Corrie
Congratulations to all those short-listed, and to all the lovely winners!