“Presented below are the official selections from the editorial teams of Paris-Move and Bayou Blue Radio for the 2025 Awards, a snapshot of where our critics converged, debated, and ultimately cast their ballots.
(*) Whenever two names appear within the same category, it reflects a tie: both artists received an equal number of votes.”

Frankie Pfeiffer – Editor in chief, PARIS-MOVE
Thierry De Clemensat – Editor in chief Bayou Blue Radio, Member at Jazz Journalists Association.

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Paris-Move and Blue Bayou Radio 2025 Jazz Awards:

Honorary Award
for his entire career
Musician & composer: Sakoto Fujii

Honorary Award
for his entire career
Musician & producer: Nguyên Lê

Honorary Award
for his entire career
Musician & producer: Bob James

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Best Young Jazz Musician
NYO JAZZ – Live in Johannesburg
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Composer
Renee Rosne – Crossing Paths
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Vocal
Eugenie Jones – Eugenie
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

(*) Best Drummer
Jerry Kalaf – Safe Travels
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here
Wolfgang Haffner – Life Rhythm Live
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Bass Player
Jakob Dreyer – Roots And Things
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Saxophonist
Rastko Obradovic – Mandala
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Keyboard Player
Johanna Summer & Jakob Manz – Cameo
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Guitarist
Majid Bekkas & Nguyên Lê – Gnawa World Blues
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Other Instrumentalist
Richard Galliano – New Viaggio
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Group
Majid Bekkas & Nguyên Lê – Gnawa World Blues
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Duo
Matthieu Saglio & Camille Saglio – Al Alba
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

(*) Best Big Band
Brad Goode – Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here
Christian McBride Big Band – Without Further Ado, Vol.1
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

(*) Best Jazz Album
Theorem Of Joy – Feux
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here
Natsuki Tamura & Sakoto Fujii – Ki
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Jazz-Fusion Album
Jaleel Shaw – Painter of the Invisible
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Jazz-Funk Album
Kim Waters – Time 2 Groove
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Experimental Jazz Album
Ed Palermo Big Band – Prog Vs Fusion: A War Of The Ages
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best World Album
Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet – El Muki
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Historical Jazz Album
Dexter Gordon – More Than You Know
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Live album
Allan Harris – The Poetry Of Jazz – Live at Blue Llama
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Independent Production
Heather McKay – Life Got In The Way
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Blues Album
Big Daddy Wilson – Smiling All Day Long
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Blues Vocal
Big Daddy Wilson – Smiling All Day Long
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Blues Band
Majid Bekkas & Nguyên Lê – Gnawa World Blues
Album reviewed on Paris-Move here

Best Jazz Label
Origin Records
Origin Records’ website

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