Winners of the Jazz Journalists Association were announced last night (June 14) at a benefit held at New York's famed jazz club, Birdland. Winners were based on tabulations of ballots from 162 of 351 JJA members; voting on finalists were culled from 96 JJA members' nominating ballots. The eligible time period was April 15, 2000 – April 15, 2001.
And the winners are:
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (joining previous honorees Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins) – John Lewis
Musician of the Year – Joe Lovano
Album of the Year – Joe Lovano, 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note)
Reissue of the Year – Louis Armstrong, Hot 5s and 7s (Columbia Legacy)
Events Producer of the Year – George Wein, Festival Productions
Composer of the Year – Andrew Hill
Male Singer of the Year – Jimmy Scott
Female Singer of the Year – Dianne Reeves
Recording Debut of the Year – Jane Monheit, Never Neverland (N-Coded Music)
Afro-Cuban Jazz Album of the Year – Chucho Valdés — Solo: Live in New York (Blue Note)
Brazilian Jazz Album of the Year – Eliane Elias, Everything I Love (Blue Note)
Small Ensemble of the Year – Dave Holland Prime Directive Quintet
Large Ensemble of the Year (tentet or bigger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et. al.) – Maria Schneider Orchestra
Trumpeter of the Year – Dave Douglas
Trombonist of the Year – Wycliffe Gordon
Brass of the Year (tuba, French horn, etc.) – Howard Johnson
Alto Saxophonist of the Year – Greg Osby
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year – Sonny Rollins
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year – Jane Ira Bloom
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year – Hamiet Bluiett
Winds and Reeds of the Year – Marty Ehrlich, saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Pianist of the Year – Kenny Barron
Organ-keyboards of the Year – Larry Goldings
Guitarist of the Year – Bill Frisell
Acoustic Bassist of the Year – Dave Holland
Electric Bassist of the Year – Steve Swallow
Strings Player of the Year – Regina Carter, violin
Mallets Player of the Year – Stefon Harris, vibes, marimba
Percussionist of the Year – Poncho Sanchez, congas
Drummer of the Year – Billy Higgins
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Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award – Dan Morgenstern
Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award – Chuck Stewart
Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature and Review Writing/the Helen Oakley Dance-Robert Palmer Award – Bob Blumenthal
Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award – Michael Bourne, WBGO-FM, Newark and www.wbgo
Best Film/Video Regarding Jazz of the Year – Ken Burns' "Jazz"
Best Periodical Covering Jazz – Jazz Times
Best Jazz Liner Note/Program Note of the Year – David X. Young's Jazz Loft (JazzMagnet), essays by Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Charles, Bill Crow, Howard Mandel, Juan Osaka McFelsnir, and David X. Young
Best Jazz Website of the Year – www.jazzhouse.org (second consecutive year)
Best Book on Jazz of the Year "Oxford Companion to Jazz," Bill Kirchner, ed. (Oxford University Press)
