2011 Nominees & Winners

 JJA Jazz Awards         2011 NOMINEES | WINNERS


These finalist nominees for the 2011 JJA Jazz Awards for Music and Media will be voted on by professional members of the Jazz Journalists Association to select a winner in each category. Winners will be announced at the JJA Jazz Awards Gala on June 11, 2011 at City Winery, NYC and simultaneously via live streaming video to be viewed online and at satellite parties around the U.S.

2011 WINNERS

2011 Nominees for JJA JAZZ AWARDS: MUSIC

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz

Jimmy Heath
Muhal Richard Abrams
Paul Motian
Phil Woods
Wayne Shorter


Musician of the Year

Esperanza Spalding
Jason Moran
Joe Lovano
Sonny Rollins
Vijay Iyer


Composer of the Year

Henry Threadgill
Jason Moran
John Hollenbeck
Maria Schneider


Up and Coming Artist of the Year

Ambrose Akinmusire
Darius Jones
Gerald Clayton
Jon Irabagon


Recording of the Year

Apex - Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green (Pi Recordings)

The Art of the Improviser - Matthew Shipp (Thirsty Ear)

Bird Songs - Joe Lovano Us Five (Blue Note)

Mirror - Charles Lloyd Quartet (ECM)

Ten - Jason Moran (Blue Note)



Historical Recording, Boxed Set or Single CD Reissue of the Year

Bitches Brew: 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition - Miles Davis (Columbia Legacy)

The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1952 - 62 - Ahmad Jamal Trio (Mosaic)

The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)

The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air – Henry Threadgill & Air - Mosaic

The Complete Revelation Sessions - John Carter and Bobby Bradford (Mosaic)



Record label of the Year

Blue Note
Clean Feed
ECM
Pi
Sunnyside


Female Singer of the Year

Cassandra Wilson
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Gretchen Parlato
Rebecca Martin
Roberta Gambarini


Male Singer of the Year

Bobby McFerrin
Freddy Cole
Giacomo Gates
Gregory Porter
Kurt Elling


Large Ensemble of the Year

Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Mingus Big Band
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra


Small Ensemble of the Year

Charles Lloyd Quartet
Henry Threadgill Zooid
Jason Moran and The Bandwagon
Joe Lovano Us Five
Wayne Shorter Quartet


Arranger of the Year

Bill Holman
Carla Bley
Darcy James Argue
David Weiss
Maria Schneider
Vince Mendoza


Trumpeter of the Year

Ambrose Akinmusire
Dave Douglas
Jeremy Pelt
Nicholas Payton
Tom Harrell
Wynton Marsalis


Trombonist of the Year

Conrad Herwig
Roswell Rudd
Steve Davis
Steve Swell
Steve Turre
Wycliffe Gordon


Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

Chris Potter
Joe Lovano
Jon Irabagon
Sonny Rollins
Tony Malaby
Wayne Shorter


Alto Saxophonist of the Year

Lee Konitz
Miguel Zenon
Ornette Coleman
Phil Woods
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Steve Coleman


Baritone Saxophonist of the Year

Claire Daly
Gary Smulyan
James Carter
Joe Temperley
Scott Robinson


Soprano Saxophonist of the Year

Dave Liebman
Evan Parker
Jane Bunnett
Jane Ira Bloom
Sam Newsome
Wayne Shorter


Clarinetist of the Year

Anat Cohen
Ben Goldberg
Don Byron
Evan Christopher
James Falzone
Ken Peplowski


Flutist of the Year

Charles Lloyd
Henry Threadgill
Lew Tabackin
Mark Weinstein
Nicole Mitchell


Guitarist of the Year

Bill Frisell
Jim Hall
Marc Ribot
Mary Halvorson
Russell Malone


Pianist of the Year

Fred Hersch
Geri Allen
Jason Moran
Kenny Barron
Matthew Shipp
Vijay Iyer


Bassist of the Year

Charlie Haden
Christian McBride
Dave Holland
Ron Carter
William Parker


Drummer of the Year

Eric Harland
Lewis Nash
Matt Wilson
Nasheet Waits
Paul Motian
Roy Haynes


Percussionist of the Year

Adam Rudolph
Bobby Sanabria
Cyro Baptista
Hamid Drake
Kahil El'Zabar


Organist/Keyboardist of the Year

Craig Taborn
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Gary Versace
Joey DeFrancesco
Larry Goldings


Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year

Gary Burton
Jason Adasiewicz
Joe Locke
Stefon Harris
Steve Nelson


Violinist of the Year

Billy Bang
Christian Howes
Jenny Scheinman
Mark Feldman
Regina Carter


Player of the Year Instruments Rare in Jazz

Bela Fleck, banjo
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello
Howard Johnson, tuba
Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet
Scott Robinson, specialty brass and reeds
Toots Thielemans, harmonica


2011 Nominees for JJA JAZZ AWARDS: MEDIA

Periodical/Website of the Year

AllAboutJazz.com
DownBeat
JazzTimes
The New York City Jazz Record (formerly AllAboutJazz-New York)
Signal To Noise


Blog of the Year

A Blog Supreme, by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Do The Math, by Ethan Iverson

JazzBeyondJazz, by Howard Mandel

JazzWax, by Marc Myers

Rifftides, by Doug Ramsey


Best Book About Jazz

A Biographical Guide To The Great Jazz And Pop Singers, by Will Friedwald (Pantheon)

African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston, composed by Randy Weston/arranged by Willard Jenkins (Duke University Press)

I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)

Saxophone Colossus: A Portrait of Sonny Rollins, photographs by John Abbott, text by Bob Blumenthal (Abrams)

Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet: Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz, by Randall Sandke -- Rowman & Littlefield Publishing


Best Liner Notes of the Year

Dan Morgenstern - It's About That Time, Hot Club of Detroit (Mack Avenue)

Hank Shteamer – The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic)

Steven Lasker – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic)


The Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing

Ben Ratliff
Larry Blumenfeld
Marc Myers
Nate Chinen


The Willis Conover–Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting

Gary Walker
Jim Wilke
Josh Jackson
Linda Yohn
Phil Schaap


The Lona Foote- Bob Parent Award for Photography

Jimmy Katz
John Abbott
Michael Jackson
Mitchell Seidel

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism

Amiri Baraka (also writing as Leroi Jones)
Ben Ratliff
Bill Milkowski
Stanley Crouch


Short Form Video of the Year

Henry Threadgill: Playing It Unsafe - Jeremy Robins, producer/director

I Heart Jazz - Alan Mezquida, producer/director

Jazz Robots - Joe Hundertmark, producer/director

Sonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/director

TK Blue: Latin Bird, by Brian Grady - producer/director


Photo of the Year

Benny Powell by Lena Adasheva

Carla Bley by John Watson

Esperanza Spalding by Andrea Canter

Maceo Parker by Bill King

Sonny Rollins by John Abbott

Tom Harrell by David Kawai


 2011 JAZZ HEROES

JJA 'JAZZ HEROES' ARE ACTIVISTS, ADVOCATES, ALTRUISTS, AIDERS AND ABETTORS OF JAZZ WHO HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 
OMRAO BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C.
PEGGY CAFRITZ  WASHINGTON, D.C.
JOHN GILBREATH SEATTLE
DR. MAITREYA PADUKONE  NEW YORK
DON Z. MILLER PHOENIX
ED REED  RICHMOND, CA
MIKE REED CHICAGO
ROGER SPENCER AND LORI MECHEM NASHVILLE
ELYNOR WALCOTT AND SONS PAUL, FRANK AND LLOYD POINDEXTER  BOSTON



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2011 NOMINEES: Register for your free ticket to the June 11 Awards gala (you can also buy one guest ticket at discounted price.) If you would like a "2011 JJA Jazz Awards Nominee" badge for your website or blog, please email: 2011awards AT jazzjournalists DOT org

JJA Professional Journalist Members can vote for their chosen nominees at the Member Site until May 11.  All JJA Members can buy up to two tickets for the Awards Gala at Member discount.
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