Americana Music Association 2011

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Album Of The Year

Band of Joy - Robert Plant (Rounder)



Song Of The Year

"Harlem River Blues" by Justin Townes Earle
appears on Harlem River Blues by Justin Townes Earle
(Bloodshot)



ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Instrumentalist Of The Year

Buddy Miller



Duo/Group Of The Year

The Avett Brothers



New/Emerging Artist Of The Year

Mumford and Sons



Americana Trailblazer Award

Bob Harris

Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive

Rick Hall

Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist

Jerry Douglas



Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Gregg Allman



Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting

Lucinda Williams

45th CMA Awards 2011

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Entertainer of the year

Taylor Swift



Female vocalist of the year

Miranda Lambert



Male vocalist of the year

Blake Shelton



New Artistof the year

The Band Perry



Vocal Group of the year

Lady Antebellum



Vocal Duo of the year

Sugarland



Album of the year

My Kinda Party
Jason Aldean



Song of the year
Single of the year

“If I Die Young”
Kimberly Perry



Musical Event of the year

“Don’t You
Wanna Stay”
Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson



Music Video of the year

“You and Tequila”
Kenny Chesney featuring Grace Potter



Musician of the year

Mac McAnally - Guitar

Journalist Association Jazz Awards 2011

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ
Jimmy Heath



MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Sonny Rollins



COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Jason Moran



UP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ambrose Akinmusire



RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Bird Songs
Joe Lovano Us Five(Blue Note)



HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEAR
The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)





RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Blue Note


FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR
Dee Dee Bridgewater



MALE SINGER OF THE YEAR
Kurt Elling



LARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Mingus Big Band



SMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Joe Lovano Us Five



ARRANGER OF THE YEAR
Bill Holman


TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR
Ambrose Akinmusire


TROMBONIST OF THE YEAR
Wycliffe Gordon


TENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Sonny Rollins


ALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Rudresh Mahanthappa


BARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
James Carter


SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR
Jane Ira Bloom


CLARINETIST OF THE YEAR
Anat Cohen


FLUTIST OF THE YEAR
Nicole Mitchell


GUITARIST OF THE YEAR
Russell Malone


PIANIST OF THE YEAR
Fred Hersch


BASSIST OF THE YEAR
Christian McBride


DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Matt Wilson


PERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEAR
Bobby Sanabria


ORGANIST/KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEAR
Dr. Lonnie Smith


MALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Stefon Harris


VIOLINIST OF THE YEAR
Billy Bang


PLAYER OF THE YEAR INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZ
Toots Thielemans, harmonica


PERIODICAL/WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
JazzTimes


BLOG OF THE YEAR
A Blog Supreme, by Patrick Jarenwattananon


BEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZ
I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)


BEST LINER NOTES OF THE YEAR
Steven Lasker – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic)


THE HELEN DANCE-ROBERT PALMER AWARD FOR REVIEW AND FEATURE WRITING
Nate Chinen


THE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTING
Phil Schaap


THE LONA FOOTE- BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Jimmy Katz


LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISM
Bill Milkowski


SHORT FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Sonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/director



PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Sonny Rollins by John Abbott
Complete 2011 Nominees List

2011 JAZZ HEROES

JJA 'Jazz Heroes' are activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact in their local communities.
Omrao Brown Washington, D.C.
Peggy Cafritz Washington, D.C.
John Gilbreath Seattle
Dr. Maitreya Padukone New York
Don Z. Miller Phoenix
Ed Reed Richmond, CA
Mike Reed Chicago
Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem Nashville
Elynor Walcott and sons Paul, Frank and Lloyd Poindexter Boston

9th annual Texas Music Awards

MUSICAL HONORS MEMORIAL AWARD
Troy Allan
1967 - 2010



MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
David Fenley



FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Christen Sawyer



VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
2-Bit Palomino



RISING STAR AWARD
Backseat Molly



MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Shoulder To The Stone



MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Chris Gage



PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Billy Jo High

LIVE BAND OF THE YEAR
Push Water Band



SONG OF THE YEAR
"The Whiskey"
off HILL COUNTRY SOUL (Poor J. Brown)
Leon Waddy, Songwriter

SINGER / SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Bob Cheevers



RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Love Don't Live Round Here Anymore"
Jeremiah Houston Band



ALBUM OF THE YEAR
GYPSY ALIBI
Bob Livingston



ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Shake Russell



DISC JOCKEY OF THE YEAR
Brett Dillon

BROADCAST RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
KHYI - 95.3 FM

CARL T. SPRAGUE AWARD
LONE COWBOY
Michael Martin Murphey

ACADEMY AWARD OF DISTINCTION
SINGER IN A ROADHOUSE BAND
Mandy Mercier

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AWARD
SINCE I SAW YOU LAST
Steve Howell

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD
DOGGONDEST FEELIN'
Jeremy Parsons

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tim Henderson

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Freddy Powers

PALMWOOD AWARD
Jaye Hooper

MyTEXAN AWARD
Mike Blakely

INTERNET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
RadioFreeTexas.org

MTV Video Music Awards 2011

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WINNERS

Video Of The Year
Katy Perry

Best Female Video
Lady Gaga

Best New Artist
Tyler, The Creator Wins Best New Artist

Video Vanguard Award
Britney Spears Accepts The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Best Male Video
Justin Bieber Wins Best Male Video

Best Collaboration
Katy Perry and Kanye West Win Best Collaboration

Best Hip-Hop Video
Nicki Minaj Wins Best Hip-Hop Video

Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters Wins Best Rock Video

Best Pop Video
Britney Spears Wins Best Pop Video

Best Video With A Message Nominees
Lady Gaga Wins Best Video With A Message

Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Adele
"Rolling in the Deep"

Best Choreography
Beyoncé
Run the World (Girls)

Best Direction
Beastie Boys
"Make Some Noise"

Best Special Effects
Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
"E.T."

Conciertos en Edimburgo Septiembre 2011

THE TRAINWRECKERS

MAIN STREET BLUES

MAD FERRET

32nd Blues Music Awards 2011

Acoustic Album of the Year

Last Train to Bluesville - The Nighthawks


Acoustic Artist of the Year

John Hammond


Album of the Year
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Song of the Year

Living Proof (Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy) - Living Proof - Buddy Guy




B.B King Entertainer of the Year
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year

Buddy Guy



Band of the Year

The Derek Trucks Band



Best New Artist Debut

Matt Hill - On the Floor




Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

Robin Rogers




DVD

Ruf||Songs From The Road||Luther Allison




Historical Album of the Year

Delta Groove||Harmonica Blues||Bob Corritore & Friends (Koko, Pinetop, Nappy Brown, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, et. al)

Instrumentalist-Bass

Bob Stroger




Instrumentalist-Drums

Cedric Burnside




Instrumentalist-Guitar

Derek Trucks




Instrumentalist-Harmonica

Charlie Musselwhite




Instrumentalist-Horn

Eddie Shaw




Instrumentalist-Other

Sonny Rhodes||Lap Steel Guitar




Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)

Ruthie Foster

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player

Dr. John

Rock Blues Album of the Year

Live! In Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett





Soul Blues Album of the Year

Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke

Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year

Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year

Solomon Burke

Traditional Blues Album of the Year

Joined At the Hip - Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year

Charlie Musselwhite

The Brew - Sala El Sol (Madrid) - 09/11/2011

Última Experiencia

THE BREW

Belgica 2008 - 2011

Fábrica hoegaarden

Namur

Fort Breendonck

Bruxellas

Fabrica Cantillón

Plaza de España en Bruxellas

Amberes

Gante

Brujas