Jazz Journalists Awards 2000

The Jazz Journalists Association will announce winners of the Jazz Awards 2000 at a cocktail party Sunday, June 25, 2 - 4 p.m., in the main space of the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St., NYC NY). All musicians and jazz journalists are invited.

Honoring jazz musicians and jazz journalists for the fourth year in a row, the JJA's Jazz Awards represent a two-ballot process, wherein the approximately 300 members of the Association (writers, photographers, broadcasters and new media professionals) are polled first for nominees, and secondly for winners, this year in 37 categories reflecting excellence and accomplishment in the 12 months May 1, 1999 to May 1, 2000.

In 1998 and 1999 the JJA was partnered in this initiative by KnitMedia, which produced two Jazz Awards shows for cybercast and broadcast (last year) on BETonJazz. The JJA is the sole presenter of the Jazz Awards 2000. Nominees for the awards are as follows.

(unless otherwise noted, for activities and impact May 1, 1999 - May 1, 2000).

1) Lifetime Achievement in Jazz

Coleman, Ornette
Hinton, Milt
Jones, Elvin
Taylor, Cecil
Terry, Clark
(previous winners: Benny Carter; Max Roach; Sonny Rollins)

2) Musician of the Year (achievement in sound recordings, live concert performances and overall presence

Douglas, Dave
Holland, Dave
Lovano, Joe
Marsalis, Wynton
Osby, Greg

3) Critics Choice Album of the Year (recognized for artistic merit, issued May 1, 1999 - May 1, 2000)

Blanchard, Terrence -- Jazz in Film (Sony Classical)
Douglas, Dave -- Soul on Soul (RCA/Victor)
Hill, Andrew -- Dusk (Palmetto)
Holland Dave -- Prime Directive (ECM)
Osby, Greg -- The Invisible Hand (Blue Note)
Rivers, Sam -- Inspiration (RCA/Victor)

4) Record Producer of the Year (excellence of achievements)

Belden, Bob
Cuscuna, Michael
Eicher, Manfred
Keepnews, Orrin
Seidel, Richard
Uehlinger, Werner

5) Tribute Album (dedicated to the work or memory of an individual, repertoire or band) of the Year

Asian American Ochestra, directed by Anthony Brown -- Far East Suite (Asian Improv Records)
Gregg Bendian/Nils Cline -- Interstellar Space Revisited (Atavistic)
Douglas, Dave -- Soul on Soul (RCA/Victor) Jazz Composers Collective -- Herbie Nichols Project -- Dr. Cyclop's Dream (Soul Note)
Palmetto All-Stars -- The Other Side Of Ellington (Palmetto)
Wilson, Cassandra -- Traveling Miles (Blue Note)

6) Reissue of the Year (re-issued May 1, 1999 - May 1, 2000)

Complete HRS Sessions (Mosaic)
Davis, Miles and Coltrane, John -- Complete Columbia Studio Recordings 1955 - '61 (Columbia)
Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (RCA/Victor)
From Spirituals to Swing (Vanguard)
Rollins, Sonny -- The Freelance Years (Fantasy)
Young, Lester -- The Complete Studio Sessions (Verve)

7) Events Producer (individual, business or organization, profit or not-for profit, of concerts, club engagements, or tours) of the Year

Dorf, Michael -- Knitting Factory
Gibson, Rob -- Jazz at Lincoln Center
Kline, Randall -- San Francisco Jazz Organization
Menard, Andre -- Montreal International Jazz Festival
Wein, George -- Festival Productions Inc.

8) Artists providing finest live music performances of the Year

Brotzmann, Peter
Holland, Dave Quintet
Lacy , Steve and Rudd, Roswell Quartet
Masada Quartet (John Zorn)
Mehldau, Brad
Perez, Danilo
Rollins, Sonny

9) Composer of the Year

Corea, Chick
Douglas, Dave
Fuji, Satoko
Hill, Andrew
Holland, Dave
Marsalis, Wynton
Rivers, Sam

10) Male Singer of the Year

Bey, Andy
Elling, Kurt
Gates, Giacomo
Mahagony, Kevin
Murphy, Mark

11) Female Singer of the Year

Barber, Patricia
Bridgewater, Dee Dee
Horn, Shirley
Krall, Diana
Wilson, Casandra

12) Recording Debut of the Year

Barrett, Darren -- First One Up (J Curve)
Ben Ari, Miri -- Sahara (Half Note)
Bona, Richard -- Scenes from My Life (Columbia)
Cook, Carla -- It's All About Love (Maxjazz)
Daly, Clare -- Swing Low (Koch Jazz)
Klein, Guillermo -- Los Gauchos Vol. 2 (SunnySide Communications)
Moran, Jason -- Soundtrack to Human Motion (Blue Note)

13) Latin Jazz Album of the Year

O'Farrill, Chico -- Afro-Cuban Big Band, Heart of a Legend (Milestone)
Sanchez, Poncho -- Latin Soul (Concord)
Martinez, Tony -- The Cuban Power (Blue Jackel)
Valdes, Chucho -- Briyumba Palo Congo/Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

14) Small Ensemble of the Year (nonet or smaller)

Corea, Chick Origin
Douglas, Dave Sextet (Douglas's Quartet, Tiny Bell Trio and Charms of the Night Sky band also qualify)
Holland, Dave Quintet
Lacy, Steve and Rudd, Roswell Quartet
Masada Quartet (John Zorn)

15) Large Ensemble of the Year (tentet or bigger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et al)

Asian American Jazz Orchestra
Either/Orchestra
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Mingus Big Band
Rivers, Sam Rivbea All Star Orchestra
Schneider, Maria jazz orchestra

16) Trumpeter of the Year

Blanchard, Terence
Douglas, Dave
Hargrove Roy
Harrell, Tom
Marsalis, Wynton
Payton, Nicholas

17) Trombonist of the Year

Anderson, Ray
Gordon, Wycliff
Johnson, J. J.
Rudd, Roswell
Turre, Steve

18) Other brass of the Year (tuba, french horn, etc.)

Bernstein, Steven
Clark, John
Howard, Johnson
Stewart, Bob
Varner, Tom

19) Alto Saxophonist of the Year

Coleman, Ornette
Garrett, Kenny
Konitz, Lee
McLean, Jackie
Osby, Greg
Woods, Phil

20) Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

Brecker, Michael
Lovano, Joe
Potter, Chris
Redman, Joshua
Rollins, Sonny

21) Other Winds and Reeds of the Year (soprano sax, clarinet, flute, bari sax, oboe, bassoon, ney, shenai, etc.)

Byron, Don
Ehrlich, Marty
Lacy, Steve
Newton, James
Parker, Evan
Peplowski, Ken

22) Pianist of the Year

Barron, Kenny
Hill, Andrew
Jarrett, Keith
Taylor, Cecil
Valdes, Chucho

23) Organist (and other keyboards) of the Year

DeFrancesco, Joey
Dennerlien, Barbara
Goldings, Larry
Medeski, John
Smith, Jimmy

24) Guitarist of the Year

Frisell, Bill
Hall, Jim
Malone, Russell
Metheny, Pat
Scofield, John

25) Bassist of the Year

Brown, Ray
Haden, Charlie
Holland, Dave
McBride, Christian
Parker, William

26) Other plucked and bowed strings

Bang Billy
Ben Ari, Miri
Carter, Regina
Feldman, Mark
Fleck, Bela
Friedlander, Eric

27) Marimba player/vibist of the Year

Burton, Gary
Harris, Stefon
Hutcherson, Bobby
Locke, Joe
Nelson, Steve
Ware, Bill

28) Master of other percussion (African, Caribbean, Indian, electronic) of the Year

Alias, Don
Gurtu, Trilok
Parker, Leon
Puente, Tito
Sanchez, Poncho

29) Drummer of the Year

DeJohnette, Jack
Haynes, Roy
Higgins, Billy
Jones, Elvin
Nash, Lewis

JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES

1) Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award

Giddins, Gary
Gitler, Ira
Hentoff, Nat
Morgenstern, Dan
(Previous winners: Whitney Balliet, Stanley Dance)

2) Excellence in Broadcast (the Marian McPartland/Willis Conover Award)

Marsalis, Branford
McPartland, Marian (previous winner)
Schaap, Phil
Taylor, Billy (previous winner)
Wilson, Nancy
(Previous winner: Neil Tesser)

3) Excellence in Photography (the Lona Foote/Bob Parent Award)

Farber, Enid
Frankling, Ken
Hinely, W. Patrick
Katz, Jimmy
Leonard, Herman
Redfern, David
Stewart, Chuck
(Previous winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb)

4) Excellence in Writing (the Helen Oakley Dance/Robert Palmer Award)

Blumenthal, Bob
Giddins, Gary (previous winner)
Gitler, Ira
Mandel, Howard
Ratliff, Ben

5) Best Film-Video of the Year Regarding Jazz (2 nominees)

Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casuals, reissued on home video
Woody Allen, Sweet and Lowdown

6) Best Music Periodical for Coverage of Jazz

Cadence
Coda
Down Beat
Jazz Times
Jazziz

9) Best Jazz Website of the Year

www.Allaboutjazz.com
www.AllMusicGuide.com
www.BirdLives.com
www.jazze.com
www.jazzhouse.org

10) Best Book on Jazz of the Year

Armstrong, Louis -- In His Own Words, Oxford University Press
Dahl, Linda -- Morning Glory , Pantheon Books
Gitler, Feather -- Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press
Hasse, John Edward, ed. -- Jazz: The First Century, Morrow
Mandel, Howard -- Future Jazz, Oxford University Press