2012 JJA Jazz Awards Nominees

Any word on the winners?

AWARDS FOR MUSIC
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: Horace Silver
Musician of the Year: Sonny Rollins
Composer-Arranger of the Year: Maria Schneider
Up and Coming Artist of the Year: Ben Williams
Record of the Year: Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy Records)
Best Historic Recording/Boxed Set: Miles Davis, Bootleg Sessions, Vol. 1, Quintet Live in Europe 1967 (Columbia Legacy)
Record Label of the Year: ECM
Large Ensemble of the Year: Mingus Big Band
Small Ensemble of the Year: Joe Lovano Us Five
Best Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling
Best Female Vocalist: Gretchen Parlato
Trumpeter of the Year: Ambrose Akinmusire
Trombonist of the Year: Wycliffe Gordon
Multi-reeds Player of the Year: Anat Cohen
Alto Saxophonist of the Year: Rudresh Mahanthappa
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year: Sonny Rollins
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year: Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year: Jane Ira Bloom
Flutist of the Year: Nicole Mitchell
Clarinetist of the Year: Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year: Bill Frisell
Pianist of the Year: Vijay Iyer
Keyboard player of the Year: Gary Versace
Bassist of the Year: Christian McBride
Violinist of the Year: Regina Carter
Percussionist of the Year: Poncho Sanchez
Mallets Instrumentalist of the Year: Gary Burton
Drummer of the Year: Roy Haynes
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz of the Year: Toots Thielemans, harmonica

I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns

Thanks Idero.

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idlero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: 07 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2158	Post Options Post Reply Quote idlero Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 2012 JJA Jazz Awards Nominees Posted: 16 Apr 2012 at 3:00am
	http://www.jjajazzawards.org/p/2012-nominees.html based on work done in 2011
	I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ... Ken Burns

js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 34176	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 3:46am
	Any word on the winners?

idlero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: 07 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2158	Post Options Post Reply Quote idlero Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 2012 at 5:27am
	June 20 at the JJA NYC Gala
	I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ... Ken Burns

idlero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member VIP member Joined: 07 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 2158	Post Options Post Reply Quote idlero Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 12:07am
	AWARDS FOR MUSIC Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: Horace Silver Musician of the Year: Sonny Rollins Composer-Arranger of the Year: Maria Schneider Up and Coming Artist of the Year: Ben Williams Record of the Year: Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy Records) Best Historic Recording/Boxed Set: Miles Davis, Bootleg Sessions, Vol. 1, Quintet Live in Europe 1967 (Columbia Legacy) Record Label of the Year: ECM Large Ensemble of the Year: Mingus Big Band Small Ensemble of the Year: Joe Lovano Us Five Best Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling Best Female Vocalist: Gretchen Parlato Trumpeter of the Year: Ambrose Akinmusire Trombonist of the Year: Wycliffe Gordon Multi-reeds Player of the Year: Anat Cohen Alto Saxophonist of the Year: Rudresh Mahanthappa Tenor Saxophonist of the Year: Sonny Rollins Baritone Saxophonist of the Year: Gary Smulyan Soprano Saxophonist of the Year: Jane Ira Bloom Flutist of the Year: Nicole Mitchell Clarinetist of the Year: Anat Cohen Guitarist of the Year: Bill Frisell Pianist of the Year: Vijay Iyer Keyboard player of the Year: Gary Versace Bassist of the Year: Christian McBride Violinist of the Year: Regina Carter Percussionist of the Year: Poncho Sanchez Mallets Instrumentalist of the Year: Gary Burton Drummer of the Year: Roy Haynes Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz of the Year: Toots Thielemans, harmonica
	I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ... Ken Burns

Cannonball With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member VIP Joined: 10 Apr 2011 Location: The Opium Den Status: Offline Points: 1211	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cannonball With Hat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 1:52am
	Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz of the Year This is the one I want to win one year.
	Hit it on Five. Saxophone Scatterbrain Blitzberg Stab them in the ears.

js Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Site admin Joined: 22 Dec 2010 Location: Memphis Status: Offline Points: 34176	Post Options Post Reply Quote js Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jun 2012 at 2:09am
	Thanks Idero.