JJA Jazz Awards: 2010 Winners
June 15th 2010
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
James Moody
Musician of the Year
Vijay Iyer
Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider
Up & Coming Artist of the Year
Darcy James Argue
Events Producer of the Year
George Wein
Record of the Year
Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records
Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year
Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve Music Group
DVD of the Year
Anita O’ Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment
Record Label of the Year
Pi Recordings
Female Singer of the Year
Roberta Gambarini
Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz
Edmar Castaneda, harp
Large Ensemble of the Year
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider
Small Ensemble Group of the Year
Joe Lovano Us Five
Trumpeter of the Year
Terence Blanchard
Trombonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Joe Lovano
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Flutist of the Year
Nicole Mitchell
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Evan Parker
Clarinetist of the Year
Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year
Jim Hall
Pianist of the Year
Kenny Barron
Organist of the Year
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Violinist of the Year
Regina Carter
Bassist of the Year
Dave Holland
Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year
Stefon Harris
Percussionist of the Year
Cyro Baptista
Drummer of the Year
Paul Motian
Periodical of the year
Jazz Times
Website of the Year
AllAboutJazz.com
Blog of the Year
Rifftides, Doug Ramsey
Best Book about Jazz
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press
Best Liner Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), by Dan Morgenstern
The Helen Dance–Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing
Nate Chinen: The New York Times; JazzTimes
The Willis Conover–Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting
Josh Jackson, Host of “The Checkout,” “Live at the Village Vanguard,” WBGO.org, Newark
The Lona Foote–Bob Parent Award for Photography
Mitchell Seidel
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
Don Heckman
Photograph of the Year
Tom Harrell at Moscow Performance Arts Center by Lena Adasheva
