Ezra Collective on Thursday won the Mercury Prize for "Where I’m Meant to Be", the first jazz album to ever take home the British music award. The London quintet, made up of drummer Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, saxophonist James Mollison and trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, beat contenders including rock band Arctic Monkeys, rapper Loyle Carner and singer Raye for the trophy and a cash prize of 25,000 British pounds ($31,177).
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