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2010 JJA Jazz Awards Winners

The winners for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards honoring excellence in music-making and music documentation, nominated by 60 professional Jazz Journalists Association members.

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1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
James Moody

2. Musician of the Year
Vijay Iyer

3. Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider

4. Up & Coming Artist of the Year
Darcy James Argue

5. Events Producer of the Year
George Wein, New Festival Productions LLC: CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport, Newport Folk Festival

6. Record of the Year
(CDs issued between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010)

Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records

7. Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year
(Note: Condensed editions of previously issued boxed sets are ineligible)
Without a Song: Live in Europe 1969, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Note Records

8. DVD of the Year

Anita O' Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment

9. Record Label of the Year
Pi Recordings

10. Female Singer of the Year
Roberta Gambarini

11. Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling

12. Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz
Edmar Castaneda, harp

13. Large Ensemble of the Year
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

14. Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider

15. Small Ensemble of the Year
(less than 10 pieces)

Joe Lovano Us Five

16. Trumpeter of the Year
Terence Blanchard

17. Trombonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd

18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Joe Lovano

19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Rudresh Mahanthappa

20. Flutist of the Year
Nicole Mitchell

21. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Gary Smulyan

22. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Evan Parker

23. Clarinetist of the Year
Anat Cohen

24. Guitarist of the Year
Jim Hall

25. Pianist of the Year
Kenny Barron

26. Organist of the Year
Dr. Lonnie Smith

27. Violinist of the Year
Regina Carter

28. Bassist of the Year
(includes Acoustic & Electric)
Dave Holland

29. Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year
Stefon Harris

30. Percussionist of the Year
Cyro Baptista

31. Drummer of the Year
Paul Motian

32. Periodical of the Year
Jazz Times

33. Website of the Year
AllAboutJazz.com

34. Blog of the Year
Rifftides, Doug Ramsey

35. Best Book about Jazz
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press

36. Best Liner Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), by Dan Morgenstern

37. Photo of the Year
Tom Harrell at the Moscow International Performance Arts Center by Lena Adasheva

38. The Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing
(Print and/or Online)

Nate Chinen: The New York Times; JazzTimes

39. The Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting
Josh Jackson, Host of "The Checkout, " "Live at the Village Vanguard, " WBGO.org, Newark

40. The Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award for Photography

Mitchell Seidel: Hot House, JazzTimes, Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Swing Journal, Musica Jazz; album covers.

41. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism

Don Heckman: The International Review of Music), Notes from the Left Coast; the Los Angeles Times, Jazz Times; 1960s-'70s: The New York Times, Village Voice, Down Beat, Metronome, the Jazz Review, liner notes.



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