I first heard Patty eighteen or so years ago when RadioIO were streaming. It was on the Eclectic channel and I used to pick up on artists little known in the UK. Bought all her albums ever since and saw her play at Cadogan Hall a couple of years ago. Brilliant song writer.
I don’t care much for any industry awards. They are self serving. Take the Booker Prize. Most judges don’t read all the books.
As for jazz, I dip my toe in occasionally but find it hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Perhaps we need the jazz equivalent to @ged_hickman1’s introduction to opera thread?