(First place winners in bold, honorable mentions are unbolded and listed in order of number of votes)
Best of All
Artist of the Year
Wynton Marsalis
Wayne Shorter
Dave Holland
Dave Douglas
New Release
Diana Krall
The Girl in the Other Room (Verve)
Dave Douglas
Strange Liberation (Bluebird)
Maria Schneider
Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare)
Wynton Marsalis
The Magic Hour (Blue Note)
Reissue
Miles Davis
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964 (Columbia/Legacy)
Bob Brookmeyer
Mosaic Select (Mosaic)
Roy Eldridge
The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Sessions (Mosaic)
James Brown
Soul on Top (Verve)
New Artist
Jamie Cullum
Peter Cincotti
Nellie McKay
Marcus Strickland
JazzTimes Hall of Fame (4 winners)
Dave Brubeck
Johnny Hodges
Illinois Jacquet
Mel Torme
Best Groups
Acoustic Group
Dave Holland Quintet
Keith Jarrett Trio
Wayne Shorter Quartet
Phil Woods
Contemporary/Electric Group
Pat Metheny Group
John Scofield
Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor
Chick Corea Elektric Band
Big Band
Dave Holland Big Band
Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Vocal Group
Manhattan Transfer
Four Freshmen
Jon Hendricks & Co.
New York Voices
Blues Group
B.B. King
Dr. John
Etta James & The Roots Band
Duke Robillard
Best of the Jazz Industry
Record Label
Blue Note
Concord
ECM
Verve
Syndicated Radio
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jazz After Hours with Jim Wilke
Festival
JVC Jazz Festival – Newport
Montreal Jazz Festival
JVC Jazz Festival – New York
Monterey Jazz Festival
Nightclub
Village Vanguard (NYC)
Yoshi’s (Oakland, Calif.)
Birdland (NYC)
Blue Note (NYC)
Best Artists
Trumpet
Clark Terry
Roy Hargrove
Dave Douglas
Tom Harrell
Trombone
Steve Turre
Robin Eubanks
Wycliffe Gordon
Bob Brookmeyer
Clarinet
Don Byron
Ken Peplowski
Eddie Daniels
Buddy DeFranco
Tenor Saxophone
Sonny Rollins
Joe Lovano
Michael Brecker
Wayne Shorter
Alto Saxophone
Phil Woods
Kenny Garrett
Greg Osby
Gary Bartz
Soprano Saxophone
Branford Marsalis
Wayne Shorter
Dave Liebman
Jane Bunnett
Baritone Saxophone
James Carter
Gary Smulyan
John Surman
Ronnie Cuber
Flute
James Moody
Dave Valentin
Frank Wess
Jane Bunnett
Violin
Regina Carter
Johnny Frigo
Jean Luc Ponty
Billy Bang
Piano
McCoy Tyner
Keith Jarrett
Herbie Hancock
Kenny Barron
Electric Keyboards
Joe Zawinul
Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Uri Caine
Organ
Joey DeFrancesco
Jimmy Smith
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Larry Goldings
Guitar
Kenny Burrell
Russell Malone
Pat Metheny
John Scofield
Acoustic Bass
Dave Holland
Ron Carter
Christian McBride
Charlie Haden
Electric Bass
Steve Swallow
Marcus Miller
Victor Wooten
Stanley Clarke
Vibes
Stefon Harris
Gary Burton
Bobby Hutcherson
Joe Locke
Drums
Roy Haynes
Brian Blade
Jack DeJohnette
Elvin Jones
Percussion
Poncho Sanchez
Giovanni Hidalgo
Airto Moreira
Bill Summers
Male Vocalist
Kurt Elling
Tony Bennett
Andy Bey
Kevin Mahogany
Female Vocalist
Cassandra Wilson
Diana Krall
Dianne Reeves
Shirley Horn
Miscellaneous Instruments
(3 winners)
Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Steve Turre (conch shells)
Bela Fleck (banjo)
Arranger
Maria Schneider
Bill Holman
Dave Holland
Jon Faddis
