2006 JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS WINNERS
Here is an interesting demonstration of where jazz in the USA is today.
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
- Roy Haynes
Musician of the Year
- Sonny Rollins
Up & Coming Musician of the Year
- Dafnis Prieto
Jazz Album of the Year
- Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane, Carnegie Hall 1957 (Blue Note)
Single CD Reissue of the Year
- Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch)
Boxed Set Reissue of the Year
- Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy), original sessions produced by Teo Macero, produced for release by Teo Macero and Stan Tonkel
Record Label of the Year
- Concord/Fantasy/Telarc
Events Producer of the Year
- George Wein, Festival Productions
Composer of the Year
- Andrew Hill
Arranger of the Year
- Maria Schneider
Male Singer of the Year
- Kurt Elling
Female Singer of the Year
- Dianne Reeves
Latin Jazz Album of the Year
- Bebo Valdés, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54)
Small Ensemble of the Year (< 9 pieces)
- Wayne Shorter Quartet
Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces)
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Trumpeter of the Year
- Dave Douglas
Trombonist of the Year
- Wycliffe Gordon
Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz
- Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
- Phil Woods
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
- Sonny Rollins
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
- Jane Ira Bloom
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
- James Carter
Clarinetist of the Year
- Paquito D'Rivera
Flutist of the Year
- Sam Rivers
Pianist of the Year
- Bill Charlap
Organ-keyboards of the Year
- Joey DeFrancesco
Guitarist of the Year
- Jim Hall
Acoustic Bassist of the Year
- Ron Carter
Electric Bassist of the Year
- Christian McBride
Strings Player of the Year
- Regina Carter
Mallets Player of the Year
- Joe Locke
Percussionist of the Year
- Ray Barretto
Drummer of the Year
- Paul Motian
Jazz Journalism Categories
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award (past winners: Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Gary Giddins, Nat Hentoff, Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, Bob Blumenthal)
- Howard Mandel
Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting (past winners: Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Phil Schaap, Michael Bourne, Kenny Washington, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton)
- Eric Jackson (WGBH-FM, Boston)
Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award — Excellence in Photography (past winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian)
- Jimmy Katz
Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award — Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Writing (past winners: Gary Giddins, Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Ben Ratliff)
- Nate Chinen
Best Periodical Covering Jazz
- JazzTimes
Best Website Concentrating on Jazz
- AllAboutJazz.com
Best Book About Jazz
- Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond (Parkside), by Doug Ramsey
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