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