2015 JJA Jazz Awards WINNERS

Congratulations to all the winners of the 19th 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.
2015 Nominees in all categories

Awards shown in photo are for 2014.
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2015 JJA Jazz Awards for Musical Achievement

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz:
Randy Weston

Musician of the Year:
Jason Moran





Up and Coming Artist of the Year:
Cecile McLorin Salvant

Composer of the Year:
Wadada Leo Smith





Arranger of the Year:
Maria Schneider

Record of the Year:
The Art of Conversation (Impulse!)

Kenny Barron and Dave Holland

Historical Record of the Year:
Miles at the Fillmore  (Columbia-Legacy)

Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol. 3

Record Label/Platform of the Year:
Motéma Music




Male Singer of the Year:
Gregory Porter





Female Singer of the Year:
Cecile McLorin Salvant

Large Ensemble of the Year:
Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra





Midsize Ensemble of the Year: 
Wayne Shorter Quartet

Trio or Duo of the Year:
Kenny Barron and Dave Holland

Trumpeter of the Year:
Ambrose Akinmusire

Trombonist of the Year:
Steve Turre




Multi-reeds Player of the Year:
Anat Cohen

Alto Saxophonist of the Year:
Miguel Zenon

Tenor Saxophonist of the Year:
Chris Potter



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:
Mary Halvorson

Pianist of the Year:
Kenny Barron

Keyboards player of the Year:
Chick Corea




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:
Warren Wolf

Traps Drummer of the Year:
Brian Blade




Player of Instruments Rare 
in Jazz of the Year:
Edmar Castaneda, harp




Each of these 2015 JJA Jazz Award winners will receive the Award at one of his or her upcoming performances.

2015 JJA Jazz Awards for Journalism and Media

Winners in the following categories were announced at the JJA Jazz Awards Party on June 16, 2015 at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
    Neil Tesser

Jazz Publication of the Year
JazzTimes

Jazz Website of the Year
All About Jazz

Jazz Blog of the Year
Marc Myers Jazz Wax

Book of the Year
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (Viking) by Herbie Hancock  with Lisa Dickey

Best Liner Notes of the Year

John Coltrane - Offering: Live at Temple U(Resonance)by Ashley Kahn

Robert Palmer-Helen Oakley Dance Award for Excellence in Writing in 2014
 Nate Chinen

 Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting in the Year 2014
Christian McBride, host, Jazz Night in America from WBGO/NPR/Jazz at Lincoln Center

Jazz Photo of the Year
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland by Andrea Palmucci

Short Form Jazz Video of the Year
#WeCan'tBreathe: A Peaceful Protest Brandon Bain /Capsulocity

2015 Nominees in all categories 

Twenty-four JJA Jazz Heroes were also named  in locales around the U.S. 

 
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