Finalists for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards

2010 WINNERS
Finalists for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards honoring excellence in music-making and music documentation, nominated by 60 professional Jazz Journalists Association members. The winners in 41 categories, were announced at the Awards gala on June 14 2010.


WINNERS
1. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ
James Moody
2. MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Vijay Iyer
3. COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Maria Schneider
4. UP & COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Darcy James Argue
5. EVENTS PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
George Wein, New Festival Productions LLC: CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport, Newport Folk Festival
6. RECORD OF THE YEAR
Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records
7. HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET, OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEAR
Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve Music Group
8. DVD OF THE YEAR
Anita O' Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment
9. RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Pi Recordings
10. FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR
Roberta Gambarini
11. MALE SINGER OF THE YEAR
Kurt Elling
12. PLAYER OF INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZ
Edmar Castaneda, harp
13. LARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
14. ARRANGER OF THE YEAR
Maria Schneider
15. SMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Joe Lovano Us Five
16. TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR
Terence Blanchard
17. TROMBONIST OF THE YEAR
Roswell Rudd
18. TENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Joe Lovano
19. ALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Rudresh Mahanthappa
20. FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
Nicole Mitchell
21. BARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Gary Smulyan
22. SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Evan Parker
23. CLARINETIST OF THE YEAR
Anat Cohen
24. GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
Jim Hall
25. PIANIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Barron
26. ORGANIST OF THE YEAR
Dr. Lonnie Smith
27. VIOLINIST OF THE YEAR
Regina Carter
28. BASSIST OF THE YEAR (includes Acoustic & Electric)
Dave Holland
29. MALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Stefon Harris
30. PERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEAR
Cyro Baptista
31. DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Paul Motian
32. PERIODICAL OF THE YEAR
Jazz Times
33. WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
AllAboutJazz.com
34. BLOG OF THE YEAR
Rifftides, Doug Ramsey
35. BEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZ
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press
36. BEST LINER NOTES
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), by Dan Morgenstern
37. PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Tom Harrell at Moscow International Performance Arts Center, December 26, 2009 by Lena Adashev
Other finalist photos and interviews with the photographers
38. THE HELEN DANCE–ROBERT PALMER AWARD FOR REVIEW AND FEATURE WRITING
(Print and/or Online)
Nate Chinen: The New York Times; JazzTimes
39. THE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTING
Josh Jackson, Host of "The Checkout," "Live at the Village Vanguard," WBGO.org, Newark
40. THE LONA FOOTE–BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Mitchell Seidel: Hot House, JazzTimes, Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Swing Journal, Musica J

FONTE: http://www.jjajazzawards.org/