Mzantsi Jazz Awards 2019: All the nominees

The public can vote in five categories by sending an SMS to 40439 with the word ‘ZaJazz’ followed by the song/album code.

The categories include Best Jazz Album, Best Foreign Jazz Album/Artist, Best Club/Venue for Jazz, Best Jazz Song, Best Radio Station Playing Jazz.

A special jury will then select the winners in the remaining categories based on their creativity, technical competence, contribution to the industry and segment or fan-base longevity.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Best Jazz Album

• The Q Signature – Andile Q (BJ1)
• Fabric – The Unity Band (BJ2)
• Neo Native – Bokani Dyer Trio (BJ3)
• 24 Strathay – Talie Monin (BJ4)
• Closer To Home – Sibusiso ‘Mash’ Mashiloane (BJ5)
• Africa Grooves With Tune Recreation – Tune Recreation Committee (BJ6)
• Therapy – Zarcia (BJ8)
• Somandla – Mandisi Ddyantyi (BJ9)
• Movement – Ayanda Sikade (BJ10)
• When the Wind Blows – The Mill (BJ7)
• The Consolidation of Sihle Zungu – Sihle Zungu (BJ11)

Best Jazz Song

• ‘Thula Mtwana’ – Talie Monin (BS1)
• ‘Thungununu Nemulambo’ – Ndivhuho NL (BS2)
• ‘Closer To Home’ – Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane (BS3)
• ‘Lefatse’ – Spha Mdlalose (BS4)
• ‘Being a Woman’ – Titi Luzipho (BS5)
• ‘Trails’ – The Unity Band (BS6)

Best Foreign Jazz Album / Artist

• Dominic Egli ‘Pluarism – Azania in mind (BF1)
• Eric Dolphy – Musical Prophet: The Expanded N.Y. Studio Sessions (BF2)
• Branford Marsalis – The Secret Between the Shadow and the Souls (BF3)
• Etuk Obong – Tales of Life & Miracles (BF4)
• Que Vola – Que Vola (No Format!) (BF5)
• Swindle – No More Normal (BF6)
• Kenya – Christine Kamau (BF7)

Best Radio Station Playing Jazz

• Alex FM (BR1)
• All Jazz Radio Za (BR2)
• Phalaphala FM (BR3) JAZZUARY FM (BR4)
• Metro FM All Jazz (BR5)
• Radio CCFM 107.5 FM (BR6)
• Kofifi FM (BR7)

Best Club/Venue for Jazz

• Innovation Jazz Club (BC1)
• Winnies (BC2)
• Special Effect Jazz Club (BC3)
• The Jazz Doctors (BC4)

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

• ‘24 Strathay’ – Talie Monin
• ‘Thungununu Nemulambo’ – Ndivhuho NL
• ‘Closer To Home’ – Sibusiso ‘Mash’ Mashiloane
• ‘Goddess of Creation’ – Gabisile Motuba
• ‘Three Improvisations’ – Abraham Mennen ft Ariel Zamonsky
• ‘African Groove With’ – Tune Recreation Committee
• ‘Movement’ – Ayanda Sikade
• ‘Somandla’ – Mandisi Dyantyi 
• ‘The Consolidation of Sihle Zungu’ – Sihle Zungu
• ‘When the Wind Blow’ – The Mill 
• ‘Angels and Demons’ – Carlo Mombelli
• ‘Q Signature’ – Andile Q
• ‘Fabric’ – The Unity Band

Best Traditional Jazz Album

• Khidola ka molaponi’ – Khirishane
• Therapy’ – Zarcia
• ‘Matjale’ – Thabang Tabane

Best Female Jazz Artist

• Gabisile Motuba
• Titi Luzipho Zarcia
• Spha Mdlalose
• Talie Monin

Best Male Jazz Artist

• Andile Q Ndivhuho
• NL Sibusiso ‘Mash’ Mashiloane
• Benjamin Jephta
• Carlo Mombelli
• Sihle Zungu
• Thabang Tabane
• Ayanda Sikade

Best Newcomer in Jazz

• Ndivhuho NL
• Spha Mdlalose
• Andile Q
• Thabang Tabane
• The Unity Band

Best International Jazz Collaboration

• ‘When the Wind Blows’ – The Mill with Mandla Mlangeni
• ‘Azania in mind’ – Dominic Egli’s Plurism with Feya Faku and Siya Makuzen

Lifetime Achievement Awards

To be announced at the awards ceremony