The Jazz Awards are presented in 41 categories, including Lifetime Achievement in Jazz and in Jazz Journalism, and also honor jazz advocates, activists, altruists, aiders and abettors in an “A Team" selected by an executive committee of the JJA's freelance writers, photographers, broadcasters, educators and website creators. All nominees are invited guests at the party at B.B. King's, a fundraiser supporting the non-profit JJA's education, audience-outreach and professional mentoring initiatives. Tax-deductible tickets cost $200 ($75 for members of the JJA), and are available for credit card purchase via secure server online at www.jazzjournalistsawards.
Gretchen Valade, Mack Avenue's founder and underwriter of the Detroit Jazz Festival, has been named to the A Team, along with Bill McFarlin (International Association for Jazz Education), Dolly McLean (co-director with her late husband Jackie McLean of the Hartford, Ct. Artists Collective), Michael Cogswell (Louis Armstrong House and Archives), Phoebe Jacobs (Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation), Jonathan Rose (former board member for Jazz at Lincoln Center), Sheldon Meyer (editor emeritus of Oxford University Press), Sandra and Ben Jaffe (respectively, founder and current co-director of the Preservation Hall Band) and Ann Ward, director of Chicago's AACM School.
Further information on the 10th annual Jazz Awards is posted at www.jazzhouse,org, website of the JJA, and available from Howard Mandel, JJA president, [email protected].
Jazz Journalists Association
Jazz Awards 2006
Finalist nominees based on cumulative votes of professional members, Jazz Journalists Association.
1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Roy Haynes
Andrew Hill
Lee Konitz
Marian McPartland
Paul Motian
2. Musician of the Year
Dave Douglas
Andrew Hill
Sonny Rollins
Joe Lovano
Paul Motian
Ken Vandermark
3. Up & Coming Musician of the Year
Anat Cohen
Eldar Djangirov
Robert Glasper
John Hollenbeck
Dafnis Prieto
Miguel Zenon
4. Jazz Album of the Year
Fred Hersch, Leaves of Grass (Nonesuch)
Andrew Hill, Time Lines (Blue Note)
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane,Carnegie Hall 1957 (Blue Note)
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie, Town Hall 1945 (Uptown)
Sonny Rollins,Without A Song: The 9/11 Concert (Milestone)
5. Single CD Reissue of the Year
Derek Bailey/Evan Parker,The London Concert (Psi)
Bob Brookmeyer & Friends, (Columbia/Legacy)
Don Ellis, Essence (Mighty Quinn Productions)
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch)
Alan Skidmore Quintet, Once Upon A Time (Dutton Vocalion)
Woody Shaw, Stepping Stones: Live At The Village Vanguard (Sony BMG Legacy)
6. Boxed Set Reissue of the Year
Count Basie, The Complete Clef/Verve Fifties Studio Recordings (Mosaic), originals produced by Norman Granz, produced for release by Scott Wenzel, executive producer Michael Cuscuna
Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy), original sessions produced by Teo Macero, produced for release by Teo Macero and Stan Tonkel
Andrew Hill, Mosaic Select (Mosaic), original sessions produced by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion; produced for release by Michael Cuscuna
Jelly Roll Morton, The Complete Library Of Congress Records by Alan Lomax (Rounder), produced for release by Anna Lomax Wood and Jeffrey A. Greenberg
Various Artists, Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (Columbia/Legacy),oOriginals produced by various, produced for release by Steve Berkowitz (Legacy A&R, Michael Brooks, Bob Irmin, Seth Rothstein, project director),
7. Record Label of the Year
Blue Note
Mosaic
ArtistShare
Palmetto
Arbors
Concord/Fantasy/Telarc
8. Events Producer of the Year
Tim Jackson, Monterey Jazz Festival; Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Jack Kleinsinger, Highlights in Jazz
Randall Kline, SFJAZZ
Patricia Nicholson-Parker, Vision Festival
George Wein, Festival Productions
9. Composer of the Year
Carla Bley
Dave Douglas
Andrew Hill
John Hollenbeck
Maria Schneider
10. Arranger of the Year
Carla Bley
Bob Brookmeyer
Bill Holman
Maria Schneider
Gerald Wilson
11. Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling
Andy Bey
Mark Murphy
Giacomo Gates
Kevin Mahogany
12. Female Jazz Singer of the Year
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dianne Reeves
Luciana Souza
Tierney Sutton
Cassandra Wilson
13. Latin Jazz Album of the Year
Ray Barretto, Time Was - Time Is (O+)
Edsel Gomez, Cubist Music (Zoho)
Eddie Palmieri, Listen Here (Concord Picante)
Poncho Sanchez, Do It! (Concord Picante)
Moacir Santos, Choros y Alegria (Adventure Music)
Bebo Valdes, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54)
14. Small Ensemble of the Year (<9 pieces)
Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet
Bill Charlap Trio
Andrew Hill Quintet
Dave Holland Quintet
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon
Wayne Shorter Quartet
The Vandermark 5
15. Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces)
Dave Holland Big Band
Mingus Big Band
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
16. Trumpeter of the Year
Dave Douglas
Roy Hargrove
Wynton Marsalis
Nicholas Payton
Jeremy Pelt
Randy Sandke
17. Trombonist of the Year
Robin Eubanks
Wycliffe Gordon
Conrad Herwig
Roswell Rudd
Steve Turre
18. Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz
Bela Fleck (banjo)
Richard Galliano (accordion)
Howard Levy (harmonica)
Scott Robinson (reeds)
Bob Stewart (tuba)
Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Ornette Coleman
Marty Ehrlich
Lee Konitz
Greg Osby
Phil Woods
20. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Joe Lovano
Tony Malaby
Chris Potter
Sonny Rollins
Wayne Shorter
21. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Jane Ira Bloom
Jane Bunnett
David Liebman
Branford Marsalis
Wayne Shorter
Evan Parker
22. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Hamiet Bluiett
James Carter
Ronnie Cuber
Claire Daly
Gary Smulyan
23. Clarinetist of the Year
Don Byron
Kenny Davern
Paquito D'Rivera
Marty Ehrlich
Ken Peplowski
24. Flutist of the Year
Jamie Baum
James Moody
Sam Rivers
Lew Tabackin
Frank Wess
25. Pianist of the Year
Kenny Barron
Bill Charlap
Fred Hersch
Andrew Hill
Keith Jarrett
Jason Moran
Danilo Perez
26. Organ-keyboards of the Year
Joey DeFrancesco
Larry Goldings
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Craig Taborn
Sam Yahel
27. Guitarist of the Year
Bill Frisell
Jim Hall
Russell Malone
Pat Metheny
Ben Monder
Kurt Rosenwinkel
28. Acoustic Bassist of the Year
Ron Carter
Henry Grimes
Charlie Haden
Dave Holland
Christian McBride
William Parker
29. Electric Bassist of the Year
Richard Bona
Bob Cranshaw
Matthew Garrison
Christian McBride
Steve Swallow
Stomu Takeishi
30. Strings Player of the Year
Billy Bang
Regina Carter
Mark Feldman
Erik Friedlander
Jenny Scheinman
31. Mallets Player of the Year
Gary Burton
Stefon Harris
Bobby Hutcherson
Joe Locke
Steve Nelson
32. Percussionist of the Year
Ray Barretto
Cyro Baptista
Hamid Drake
Kahil El'Zabar
Giovanni Hidalgo
Poncho Sanchez
33. Drummer of the Year
Hamid Drake
Roy Haynes
Paul Motian
Lewis Nash
Matt Wilson
34. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism (past winners: Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Gary Giddins, Nat Hentoff, Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, Bob Blumenthal)
Francis Davis
Larry Kart
Howard Mandel
Doug Ramsey
Kevin Whitehead
Mike Zwerin
35. Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting (past winners: Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Phil Schaap, Michael Bourne, Kenny Washington, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton)
Dick Buckley (WBEZ-FM, Chicago)
Eric Jackson (WGBH-FM, Boston)
Leigh Kammann (Minnesota Public Radio, Saint Paul)
Oscar Treadwell (late of WVXU-FM, Cincinnati)
Jim Wilkie (KPLU-FM, Seattle)
Linda Yohn (WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti)
36. Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award - Excellence in Photography (past winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian)
John Abbott
Jimmy Katz
Gene Martin
David Redfern
Mitchell Seidel
Herb Snitzer
37. Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award-Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Writing (past winners: Gary Giddins, Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Ben Ratliff)
David Adler
Nate Chinen
Francis Davis
Mike Zwerin
38. Best Periodical Covering Jazz
AllAboutJazz-New York
Down Beat
Cadence
JazzTimes
Signal to Noise
39. Best Website Concentrating on Jazz
All About Jazz
Jazz Corner
JazzTimes
Jerry Jazz Musician
Point of Departure
40. Best Book About Jazz
Jazzlife, by William Claxton and Joachim Berendt (Taschen)
Running The Voodoo Down: The Electric Music Of Miles Davis, (Backbeat), by Phil Freeman
Tommy Dorsey: Livin' In A Great Big Way (Da Capo), by Peter Levinson
The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie, (Harper Collins), by Donald Maggin
Chasin' The Bird, (Oxford University Press), by Brian Priestly
Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond (Parkside), by Doug Ramsey
41. Jazz Photo of the Year
Entrants on display at www.jazzhouse.org
For more information contact All About Jazz.
