The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15th at The Triple Door featuring the music of Greg Williamsons A-Y-P Large Ensemble.
And the nominees are...
2009 NW Recording of the Year:
Rochelle House, Water (House Records)
Thomas Marriott, Flexicon (Origin Records)
Mark Taylor, Spectre (Origin Records)
Neil Welch & Chris Icasiano, Bad Luck (Belle Records)
2009 NW Acoustic Jazz Group:
WACO / Washington Composers Orchestra
The Teaching
Mark Taylor Quartet
Hans Teuber
2009 NW Alternative Jazz Group:
Neil Welch / Chris Icasiano Duo
Speak
Sunship
Goat
2009 NW Jazz Instrumentalist:
Eric Barber, saxophones
Chris Icasiano, drums
Jeff Johnson, bass
Tom Varner, French horn
Neil Welch, saxophones
Emerging Artist of 2009:
Andy Clausen & Sjenka
Evan Flory-Barnes & The Teaching
Speak
Sunship
Neil Welch / Chris Icasiano Duo
2009 NW Vocalist of the Year:
Cocoa Martini (Karen Shivers, Kimberly Reason, Kay Bailey)
Rochelle House
Bernie Jacobs
Valerie Joyce
Greta Matassa
2009 NW Concert of the Year:
Evan Flory-Barnes, Acknowledgment of a Celebration, Town Hall, Earshot Jazz Festival, 11/8
Frank Gratkowski/ Achim Kaufman/ Wilbert De Joode, Chapel Performance Space, Wayward Music Series & Earshot Jazz Festival, 11/2
Sunship w/ Bora Ju & Archana Bennur, Mr Spots Chai House, 11/14
Tom Varner Tentet, Chapel Performance Space, Earshot Jazz Festival, 10/29
Neil Welch & Chris Icasiano, Bad Luck CD release, Chapel Performance Space, 11/14
Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Nominees
Marc Seales
Overton Berry
Chuck Deardorf
Stuart Dempster
Bert Wilson
