2009 JJA Jazz Awards

Winners!

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: Lee Konitz
Musician of the Year: Sonny Rollins
Composer of the Year: Maria Schneider
Up & Coming Artist of the Year: Esperanza Spalding
Events Producer of the Year: George Wein
New Festival Productions
photo © Enid Farber
Record of the Year: Appearing Nightly
Carla Bley Big Band
(Watt/ECM)
Latin Jazz Album of the Year: Song for Chico
Arturo O'Farrill
(Zoho)
Historical Recording/Reissue of the Year: Road Shows, Vol. 1
Sonny Rollins
(Doxy)
Historical Recording Boxed Set: The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-40
(Mosaic)
Record Label of the Year: Mosaic
Female Singer of the Year: Cassandra Wilson
Male Singer of the Year: Kurt Elling
photo © Enid Farber
Instruments Rare in Jazz: Richard Galliano, accordion
Large Ensemble of the Year: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Arranger of the Year: Maria Schneider
Small Ensemble Group of the Year: SF Jazz Collective
Trumpeter of the Year: Terence Blanchard
photo © Enid Farber
Trombonist of the Year: Roswell Rudd
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year: Sonny Rollins
Alto Saxophonist of the Year: Rudresh Mahanthappa
photo © Enid Farber
Flutist of the Year: Frank Wess
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year: Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year: Branford Marsalis
Clarinetist of the Year: Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year: Bill Frisell
Pianist of the Year: Hank Jones
photo © Enid Farber
Organist of the Year: Dr. Lonnie Smith
photo © Enid Farber
Strings Player of the Year: Billy Bang
photo © Enid Farber
Bassist of the Year: William Parker
Electric Bassist of the Year: Steve Swallow
Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year: Joe Locke
Percussionist of the Year: Hamid Drake
Drummer of the Year: Brian Blade
Periodical of the Year: Jazz Times
Website of the Year: AllAboutJazz.com
Blog of the Year: Jazz Beyond Jazz
By Howard Mandel
www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz
Best Book about Jazz: A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music
By George Lewis
(University of Chicago Press)
photo © Enid Farber
Best Photo of the Year: Hank Jones, Montreal Jazz Festival 2008
By Kris King (© 2008)
The Lona Foote—Bob Parent Award for Photography: John Abbott
The Willis Conover—Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting: Ben Young, Director, WKCR
(Columbia University)
The Helen Dance—Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing: Nate Chinen
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism: Mike Zwerin