Andrew Hill
George Lewis
Joe Lovano
Evan Parker
John Zorn

Record Labels Of The Year

Leo Records
Mosaic Records
Psi Records
Smalls Records
Tzadik Records

Clubs/Venues of the Year

Birdland (Midtown)
Dizzy's Club (Upper West Side)
Jazz Standard (Murray Hill/Gramercy)
Merkin Hall (Upper West Side)
The Stone (Alphabet City)

Performances of the Year

Omer Avital Group
Joel Frahm, Avishai Cohen, Jason Lindner, Eric Mcpherson Fat Cat, January 14th

François Moutin Quartet
Joel Frahm, Jim Ridl, Ari Hoenig 55 Bar, February 2nd

Lionel Loueke's Gilfema
Massimo Biolcati, Ferenc Nemeth Jazz Gallery, April 14th

Allan Holdsworth
Jimmy Johnson, Chad Wackerman Iridium, May 18th

Satoko Fujii Orchestra
Oscar Noriega, Andrew D'angelo, Ellery Eskelin, Tony Barba, Andy Laster, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, Dave Ballou, Natsuki Tamura, Joe Fiedler, Curtis Hasselbring, Brian Allen, J. Granelli, Aaron Alexander The Stone, June 7th

Guillermo Klein And Los Gauchos
Diego Urcola, Taylor Haskins, Sandro Tomasi, Chris Cheek, Bill Mchenry, Miguel Zenon, Ben Monder, Fernando Huergo, Jeff Ballard, Richard Nante Village Vanguard, June 15th

Ralph Towner Solo
Zankel Hall, June 21st

Miguel Zenon's Rhythm Collective
Aldemar Valentin, Tony Escapa, Reynaldo Dejesus Jazz Gallery, August 4th

Carlo De Rosa Group
Mark Shim, Robert Rodriguez, Henry Cole Bacchus Room, August 25th

Helen Sung Trio
Richie Goods, Lewis Nash Kitano, August 26th

~ David R. Adler

Scott Robinson/Julian Thayer/Klaus Suonsaari
Rubin Museum Of Art, March 31st

Marc Copland/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian
Birdland, June 9th

Paul Rutherford Trio
Torsten Müller, Dylan Van Der Schyff Vision Festival, June 15th

David S. Ware Quartet
Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Guillermo E. Brown Vision Festival, June 18th

Charles Lloyd's Sangam
Eric Harland, Zakir Hussain Zankel Hall (Jvc Jazz Festival), June 22nd

Michael Blake/David Tronzo/G. Calvin Weston/Marcus Rojas
Jazz Standard, September 1st

John Zorn And The Book Of Angels
Kol Nidre String Ensemble; Accoustic Masada; Masada String Trio; Electric Masada Oy!Hoo Festival, 92nd Street Y, September 10th

Mccoy Tyner/Pharoah Sanders
Charnett Moffett, Eric Kamau Gravatt Blue Note, September 22nd

Peter Brotzmann/Han Bennink
Vision Club, October 6th

François Houle Solo
The Stone, November 11th

~ Laurence Donohue-Greene

J. Granelli/David Tronzo/Peter Epstein
Bowery Poetry Club, January 10th

Renku +2
Michael Attias, John Hebert, Satoshi Takeishi, Russ Lossing, Tony Malaby Barbès, January 23rd

Pure Evil Bass Quartet
Pierre Yves Martel, Miles Perkins, Zack Lober, Josh Paris Outpost, March 15th

Grachan Moncur Iii Septet
Billy Harper, Michael Blake, John Hicks, Noriko Kamo, Calvin Hill, Richard Pearson Iridium, April 9th

Paul Rutherford Trio
Torsten Müller, Dylan Van Der Schyff Vision Festival, June 15th

Lee Konitz New Nonet
Ohad Talmor, Russ Johnson, Jacob Garchik, Oscar Noriega, Dennis Lee, Greg Heffernan, Pete Mccann, Bob Bowen, Matt Wilson Jazz Standard, June 17th

A.C.T.Ion 4
Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, Sean Conly, Take Toriyama Barbès, July 19th

John Zorn And The Book Of Angels
Kol Nidre String Ensemble; Accoustic Masada; Masada String Trio; Electric Masada Oy!Hoo Festival, 92nd Street Y, September 10th

Horacee Arnold Quartet
Marcus Strickland, George Colligan, Buster Williams Aacm, Comm. Church Of Ny, September 15th

Evan Parker/Ned Rothenberg
Roulette, October 10th

~ Andrey Henkin

Afrolatin Jazz Orchestra
Rose Hall, April 21st

Cedar Walton/Kenny Barron/Mulgrew Miller
John Hicks Memorial, Sweet Rhythm, June 3rd

Ornette Coleman Quartet
Greg Cohen, Denardo Coleman, Tony Falanga Carnegie Hall (Jvc Jazz Festival), June 16th

Roy Haynes Quartet
Jaleel Shaw, Martin Bejerano, David Wong Dizzy's Club, August 27th

Mccoy Tyner/Pharoah Sanders
Charnett Moffett, Eric Kamau Gravatt Blue Note, September 24th

Wallace Roney Group
Geri Allen, Antoine Roney, Charnett Moffett, Eric Allen, Val Village Vanguard, October 14th

Brotherhood
Mike & Robert Rodriguez, Ej & Marcus Strickland, Yosvany & Yunior Terry Zinc Bar, October 25th

Cecil Taylor/Henry Grimes/Pheeroan Aklaff
Iridium, October 26th

Dave Holland Quintet
Steve Nelson, Robin Eubanks, Chris Potter, Nate Smith Birdland, November 2nd

Roy Hargrove Big Band
Bruce Williams, Justin Robinson, Keith Loftis, Stacy Dillard, Jason Marshall, Vincent Chambers, Jason Jackson, Andrae Murchison, Max Seigel, Freddie Hendrix, Maurice Brown, Darren Barrett, Antoine Drye, Stephen Scott, Michael Bowie, Saul Rubin, Montez Coleman, Roland Guerrero, Lezlie Harrison Jazz Gallery, November 6th

~ Russ Musto

Albums Of The Year