Congratulations to all the winners of the 25th 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 finalists' ballot, and JJA's professional members voted on them to arrive at these honorees.
Our congratulations, of course, to all the 2020 Nominees in all categories. And please click the photos to expand them -- some wonderful images here reward much larger presentation.
Our congratulations, of course, to all the 2020 Nominees in all categories. And please click the photos to expand them -- some wonderful images here reward much larger presentation.
2020 WINNERS FOR JAZZ PERFORMANCE & RECORDINGS
Lifetime Achievement
Award in Jazz
CARLA BLEY
Musician of the Year
TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON
Up and Coming
Musician of the Year
LAKECIA BENJAMIN
Composer of the Year
KRIS DAVIS
Arranger of the Year
MIGUEL ZENÓN
Record of the Year
THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL
Branford Marsalis Quartet (OKeh)
Historical Record of the Year
MUSICAL PROPHET: THE EXPANDED 1963 NEW YORK STUDIO SESSIONS
Eric Dolphy (Resonance Records)
Record Label of the Year
ECM
Male Vocalist of the Year
KURT ELLING
Female Vocalist of the Year
CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
Large Ensemble of the Year
THE ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Mid-Size Ensemble of the Year
ALLISON MILLER'S BOOM TIC BOOM
Jeff Lederer, bass clarinet; Kirk Knufke, trumpet; Jenny Scheinman, violin;
Myra Melford, piano; Todd Sickafoose, bass; Miller, drums.
Photo by Marc PoKempner
Trumpeter of the Year
CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDÉ ADJUAH
Trombonist of the Year
WYCLIFFE GORDON
Multiple Reeds Player of the Year
JOE LOVANO
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
MIGUEL ZENÓN
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
CHRIS POTTER
Photo by Dave Stapleton
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
LAUREN SEVIAN
Photo by Guinara Khamatova
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
JANE IRA BLOOM
Flutist of the Year
NICOLE MITCHELL
Clarinetist of the Year
ANAT COHEN
Photo by Jimmy Katz
Guitarist of the Year
BILL FRISELL
Pianist of the Year
KRIS DAVIS
Keyboardist of the Year
HERBIE HANCOCK
Photo by Douglas Kirkland
Bassist of the Year
LINDA MAY HAN OH
Strings Player of the Year
TOMEKA REID
Photo by Tony Smith
Percussionist of the Year
ZAKIR HUSSAIN
Photo by Jim McGuire
Mallet Player of the Year
JOEL ROSS
Photo by Lauren Desberg
Drummer of the Year
TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz
BRANDEE YOUNGER, Harp
2020 WINNERS IN JAZZ JOURNALISM
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
STANLEY CROUCH
Photo by Zack Zook
Stanley Crouch is a cultural critic, author, curator and recreational drummer. Based in New York City since 1975, he booked avant-garde jazz for the Tin Palace, wrote for the Village Voice from 1980-88, and became artistic consultant to Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center. He's been a columnist for the New York Daily News, syndicated and commissioned by many periodicals, including a column for JazzTimes. His books include Notes of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, 1979-1989; The All-American Skin Game, or, The Decoy of Race: The Long and the Short of It, 1990-1994; Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker; The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity;andConsidering Genius: Writings on Jazz.He speaks in Ken Burns' Jazz and other documentaries, and has been President of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation.
Publication of the Year
JAZZTIMES
Blog of the Year
WBGO.org
Nate Chinen, Director of Editorial Content
Robert Palmer-Helen Oakley Dance Award for Excellence in Writing in 2019
NATE CHINEN
Photo by Michael Lionstar
Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
RICHARD HADLOCK
Book of the Year About Jazz
JAZZ FROM DETROIT (University of Michigan Press) by Mark Stryker
Lona Foote-Bob Parent Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Photography
RICHARD CONDE
Photo by Jerry Lacay
Photo of the Year
JAZZMEIA HORN, BELGRADE JAZZ FESTIVAL
BY NEDICI DRAGOSLAV
Album Art of the Year
YASHUA KLOS
for A Wall Becomes of Bridge
(by Kendrick Scott Oracle, Blue Note)
(by Kendrick Scott Oracle, Blue Note)
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