The jazz world was abuzz with anticipation and excitement last night over the 2005 Jazz Journalist Association Jazz Awards ceremony, held at New York City’s B.B. King’s Blues Club. Highlights included Hank Jones (pictured) winning the Lifetime Achievement Award, Dave Holland winning Musician of the Year, Jeremy Pelt winning Up & Coming Musician of the Year, Palmetto winning Record Label of the Year and JazzTimes as Best Periodical Covering Jazz.
The ceremony also included live performances by Nnenna Freelon, Jack DeJohnette, Sy Johnson Octet (performing his specially commissioned 75th birthday suite), Maurice Brown and Bob Reynolds Quartet.
And the winners are…
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Hank Jones
Musician of the Year
Dave Holland
Up & Coming Musician of the Year
Jeremy Pelt
Jazz Album of the Year
Maria Schneider, Concert in the Garden (Artists Share)
Jazz Reissue of the Year, single CD
Coleman Hawkins, Centennial Collection (BMG Bluebird)
Jazz Reissue of the Year, boxed set
Albert Ayler, Holy Ghost (Revenant),
Jazz Record Label of the Year
Palmetto
Jazz Events Producer of the Year
Todd Barkan/Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider
Jazz Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider
Male Jazz Singer of the Year
Andy Bey
Female Jazz Singer of the Year
Luciana Souza
Latin Jazz Album of the Year
Jerry Gonzalez, Y Los Piratas del Flamenco (Sunnyside)
Small Ensemble Group of the Year (octet or smaller)
Jason Moran Trio
Large Ensemble of the Year (nonet or larger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et. al.)
Maria Schneider Big Band
Trumpeter of the Year
Clark Terry
Trombonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd
Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz
Gregoire Maret, harmonica
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Phil Woods
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Joe Lovano
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Wayne Shorter
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Claire Daly
Clarinetist of the Year
Don Byron
Flutist of the Year
Frank Wess
Pianist of the Year
Jason Moran
Organ-keyboards of the Year
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Guitarist of the Year
Jim Hall
Acoustic Bassist of the Year
Dave Holland
Electric Bassist of the Year
Steve Swallow
Strings Player of the Year (violin, cello, kora, harp, etc.)
Regina Carter
Mallets Player of the Year (vibes, marimba, etc.)
Stefon Harris
Percussionist of the Year
Kahil El’Zabar
Drummer of the Year
Roy Haynes
JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Blumenthal
Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award
Rhonda Hamilton (WBGO-FM)
Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award
Jack Vartoogian
Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing/the Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award
Ben Ratliff (New York Times)
Best Periodical Covering Jazz
JazzTimes
Best Website Concentrating on Jazz
Allaboutjazz.com
Best Book About Jazz
Living With Jazz, Dan Morgenstern (Oxford University Press)
Best Photo of the Year
“Henry Grimes, Sepia” John Abbott
“A Team” Award for Advocates, Activists, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz
Dr. Mark Brenner, Podiatric Specialist to the Jazz Stars
Douglas Duchak, President of Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Friend to Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund
Bank One, Founding Collaborator in the Chicago Jazz Partnership
The Boeing Company, Founding Collaborator in the Chicago Jazz Partnership
Chicago Community Trust, Founding Collaborator in the Chicago Jazz Partnership
Kraft Foods, Inc, Founding Collaborator in the Chicago Jazz Partnership
Jimmy Heath
Percy Heath
Albert “Tootie” Heath
Martin Mueller, Executive Director of the Jazz and Contemporary Music Program at New School University
Lauren Roberts, Director of Administration for the Jazz Foundation of America
A.B. Spellman, Author, Poet and Arts Administrator
A list of the nominees can be found at “JJA Award Nominees Announced.”
