Thursday, June 21, 2012
2012 JJA Jazz Awards – winners
The Jazz Journalists Association held their 16th annual JJA Jazz Awards in New York on Wednesday evening.
The renowned tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins was the big winner, taking Musician of the Year for the second year in a row. He won for Record of the Year with his live album Road Shows, Vol. 2, and was named Tenor Saxophonist of the Year. In addition, the liner notes for Road Shows, Vol. 2 by Francis Davis won for Liner notes of the Year.
The only other multiple prize-winner was the Israeli clarinettist/saxophonist/bandleader Anat Cohen who won both Multi-reeds Player of the Year and Clarinetist of the Year.
Pianist/composer Horace Silver was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, winning out over Muhal Richard Abrams, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter.
Nominees list for the 16th annual JJA Jazz Awards
Music winners for the 16th annual JJA Jazz Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Horace Silver
Musician of the Year
Sonny Rollins
Composer-Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider
Up and Coming Artist of the Year
Ben Williams
Record of the Year
Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy Records)
Best Historic Recording/Boxed Set
Miles Davis, Bootleg Sessions, Vol. 1, Quintet Live in Europe 1967 (Columbia Legacy)
Record Label of the Year
ECM
Large Ensemble of the Year
Mingus Big Band
Small Ensemble of the Year
Joe Lovano Us Five
Best Male Vocalist
Kurt Elling
Best Female Vocalist
Gretchen Parlato
Trumpeter of the Year
Ambrose Akinmusire
Trombonist of the Year
Wycliffe Gordon
Multi-reeds Player of the Year
Anat Cohen
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Sonny Rollins
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Jane Ira Bloom
Flutist of the Year
Nicole Mitchell
Clarinetist of the Year
Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year
Bill Frisell
Pianist of the Year
Vijay Iyer
Keyboard player of the Year
Gary Versace
Bassist of the Year
Christian McBride
Violinist of the Year
Regina Carter
Percussionist of the Year
Poncho Sanchez
Mallets Instrumentalist of the Year
Gary Burton
Drummer of the Year
Roy Haynes
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz of the Year
Toots Thielemans, harmonica
For more, click here
http://www.jjajazzawards.org/2012/06/2012-jja-jazz-awards-winners.html
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