Congratulations to all the winners of the 18th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards listed below. Professional Journalist Members of the JJA made open nominations in a first selection round; those who received the most nominations advanced to the final ballot.
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2014 JJA Jazz Awards for Musical Achievement
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz:
Herbie Hancock
Musician of the Year:
Wayne Shorter
Up and Coming Artist of the Year:
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Composer of the Year:
Maria Schneider
Arranger of the Year:
Maria Schneider
Record of the Year:Without a Net (Blue Note), Wayne Shorter Quartet
Historical Record of the Year:Miles Live in Europe 1969 (Columbia Legacy)
Record Label/Platform of the Year:
ECM
Large Ensemble of the Year:
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Midsize Ensemble of the Year:
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Trio or Duo of the Year:
Randy Weston - Billy Harper
Male Singer of the Year:Gregory Porter
Female Singer of the Year:
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Trumpeter of the Year:Terence Blanchard
Trombonist of the Year:Roswell Rudd
Multi-reeds Player of the Year:Joe Lovano
Alto Saxophonist of the Year:Lee Konitz
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year:Joe Lovano
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year:Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year:Jane Ira Bloom
Flutist of the Year:Nicole Mitchell
Clarinetist of the Year:Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year:Bill Frisell
Pianist of the Year:Craig Taborn
Keyboards player of the Year:Dr. Lonnie Smith
Bassist of the Year:Christian McBride
Violinist/Violist/Cellist of the Year: Regina Carter
Percussionist of the Year:Pedrito Martinez
Mallets Instrumentalist of the Year:Gary Burton
Traps Drummer of the Year:Jack DeJohnette
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz of the Year:
Grégoire Maret, harmonica
Electronics Player of the Year:Jason Lindner
Each of these 2014 JJA Jazz Award winners will receive the Award at one of his or her upcoming performances.
2014 JJA Jazz Awards for Journalism and Media
Winners in the following categoriesLifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
W. Royal Stokes
Print Periodical of the Year
Jazz Times
Website of the Year
AllAboutJazz.com
Blog of the Year
Do the Math (Ethan Iverson)
Book of the Year
Learning to Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary Burton (Berklee Press),by Gary Burton, edited by Neil Tesser
The Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Writing in the Year 2013
Nate Chinen
The Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting in the Year 2013
Dee Dee Bridgewater, JazzSet
Jazz Photo of the Year
Benny Golson by ANTONIO PORCAR CANO Short Form Jazz Video of the Year
Gary Bartz Talks About Drug Use Among Jazz Greats by JOHN MOULTRIE irockjazzmusictv
2014 Nominees in all categories
Twenty-four JJA Jazz Heroes were also named in locales around the U.S. and Canada.
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