- Sir Van Morrison is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Jazz FM Awards 2026, taking place in central London next month.
- The 80-year-old Northern Irish musician stated that jazz and blues have consistently been at the core of his musical work.
- Morrison boasts a career spanning over six decades, with more than 40 studio albums, multiple Grammy awards, and a knighthood received in 2016.
- Nick Pitts, content director of Jazz FM, highlighted Morrison's unique musical space where jazz, soul, blues, and poetry converge.
- The awards ceremony aims to celebrate the genre's heritage and ongoing evolution, with past lifetime achievement recipients including Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones.
