Ezra Collective Win The Mercury Prize 2023!

See what Ezra Collective had to say after they are named Mercury Prize 2023 Winners.
#ezracollective #mercuryprize

[@alexbrent328]

Finally!!!! The UK jazz scene has been totally underrated for entirely too long. Super glad Ezra won

[@ikerina]

The euphoria in that room is bigger than Grammy this year. Congratulations, Ezra Collective. Congratulations, Jazz lovers. I just listened to the album and I really enjoyed it.

[@kevinluis468]

History has been made First Jazz group to win Mercury Prize I am so happy that UK Jazz music has now been recognised in the music scene Congratulations Ezra Collective well deserved

[@mtthwwhtwrth]

What a speech, what a moment, what a collective!

[@joanamartins9835]

More than deserved 🎉 and I feel really moved by their joy, and particularly Femi's speech. Such great guys.

[@BBOYSD]

Wow! This is huge! My fav band since I ve got to see them on their Juan Pablo the philosopher tour. Well deserved lads! Big ups from the Netherlands ❤

[@leecourtney1225]

Love these guys, been rocking from day 1, seen and met them numerous times and they are brilliant, kind and positive and to this 46 year old a true example of young exceptional artists. Also love the fact that Joe is permanently as baked as a fresh baguette 😂😂

[@alexandrainnes6142]

So lovely. Such great music created and played by such great musicians, with great big hearts. Couldn't be any better!

[@danielwood6525]

THE UK JAZZ SCENE IS BACK ON THE MAP LETS GO !!!!

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Good selection of bands and artists! Arctics! Raye! Ezra! Lankum! Young Fathers! Jockstrap! Good to see Ezra collective win! I enjoyed most of the evening. That Lankum ditty really made my night!

[@GareBare90]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@louiestuart9675]

BIG UP ELAM ❤️❤️❤️ love you Femi xx

[@jaday_a]

🥳🥳🥳 WHOOOPPP!!! 🙌🏾❤️ Congrats Ezra! Best speech I’ve ever heard!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@lauracaw6404]

Huge for jazz lovers. Amazing!

[@remyjude6684]

Goosebumps

[@killeremma]

What a speech!

[@vicebeatsuk]

sooooooooooo deserved!!!!!!

[@sharonnelson893]

Absolutely amazing

[@joycimatu679]

Congratulations 🎉❤

[@miguelserra227]

Excellent!!

[@AB-vh7tw]

Mek water come a me eye. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@laurentduval5094]

Me too

[@yasg2514]

Woooooo congratulations EC🎉😂❤

[@sharonnelson893]

God is awesome

[@user-wj9ui6rk6y]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@postwavenewgayz]

Out in the streeeets

[@JackFate76]

I didn’t hear what he was saying, can someone tell me?

[@tremellk]

He was saying much love to the non English spaekers in the world like you!

[@garywarner9958]

Did anyone hear what he was saying?

[@tremellk]

Every word you lame...

[@bugmanuk]

Femi!

[@isaaccoulibaly706]

🤎🤎🤎🤎🥹

[@kenscales4992]

If he says ,,," you hear what I'm sayin. ". ONE MORE TIME I'm going to throw my laptop out the window.

[@alfiegoffey2729]

Probably a good idea you do. Think you need to go outside, touch some grass.

[@kenscales4992]

@@alfiegoffey2729 Confirmed.

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

No one saw this coming, not even Ezra Collective

[@marcosacosta5120]

Jessie Ware was robbed

[@Nimbus6000]

Of a win for her last album. Not this one.

[@floaty10]

Didn’t she win best anodyne music award?

[@yasg2514]

She not that great!

[@marcuswall3857]

There is a verse in the HMHB song, ' They've got the whole world in their house' that goes 'They treat the mercury music prize with awe They treat the mercury music prize with awe they treat the mercury music prize with awe Well that's just jealousy on my part really..' When has somebody any good actually won this?

[@cmcc3721]

What a surprise. Theres a definite theme developing iand it doesnt involve healthy competition.

[@vdisc3152]

They are an amazing band dude, it's the first ever time a jazz band has ever won the mercury prize. They are sending waves through the music scene merging Afro beat, reggae and obviously jazz with some Latin spice in it. They are becoming the band to watch out for.

[@baaaaaaz]

@@vdisc3152100% and their positivity is infectious!

[@darrenlockenheart]

“It doesn’t involve healthy competition” only when anyone non-white is winning, yeah? Which means according to you it’s healthy competition only when the white person is winning or it’s just a bunch of white people competing against one another? Get over yourself.

[@vdisc3152]

@@laurentduval5094 were you replying to me or the other guy, I'm not sure lol, but yeah they are an amazing band

[@laurentduval5094]

@@vdisc3152 lol, I was replying to the other dude 😆

[@rickware7173]

The worst choice 😵‍💫

[@gavinreid2741]

Who would you have voted for?

[@AverageWhiteGuy101]

The Mercury Prize. The most out of touch award cermony in the world. Absolute joke that this lot won. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂

[@AB-vh7tw]

Well yes, says the very average and mediocre guy 😂

[@finleydean2949]

Don’t worry mate we can’t all have taste you’ve just drawn the short straw

[@filgus497]

Of all the nominees, Ezra's album was easily the most eclectic, talented and fresh. Easily. And I'm a big fan of the others. I know your username says it all, but if you don't think Ezra deserved this you either don't know the band or you're a dinosaur in severe need of fucking off. I'm guessing both...

[@hollywooda111]

Who??

[@AB-vh7tw]

EZRA COLLECTIVE 😂

[@hollywooda111]

@@AB-vh7tw who?

[@gavinreid2741]

The power of Mercury to introduce us to acts we may have been previously unaware of.

[@Miasdfax]

Sehr lehrreich und fesselnd!🧡