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Jazz
Journalist Association Announces 2004 Award Winners
Wayne Shorter Named Musician Of The Year
June 16, 2004
The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) held their eighth annual
Jazz Awards event on Tuesday, June 15 at B.B. King’s Blues
Club and Grill, (237 W. 42nd St., New York City) with 550 musicians,
journalists, photographers, and industry executives in attendance.
The capacity audience was treated to a cocktail and supper event
hosted by comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, as
well as musical performances by the Renee Cruz New School Jazz
Ensemble, Duane Eubanks Quintet, Judy “Blackbird”
Bady Quartet, Doug Wamble, Roswell Rudd & Joe Lovano, and
the Dewey Redman Trio.
Based on votes cast by over 400 JJA members (writers, broadcasters,
photographers and new media professionals worldwide), and presented
at a benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America's Musicians Emergency
Fund and for the Jazz Journalists Association's educational initiative,
awards were given in 40 categories of achievement.
In addition, the JJA presented awards called the “A Team”
of Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of the jazz art form
to Arthur Barnes, senior vice-president for external affairs,
HIP Health Plan of New York, for his work with the Jazz Foundation
of America, the New School Jazz Program, and the Arts Education
Program of the Clara Barton High School for Health Professionals,
and WBGO-FM; Bethany Bultman, outreach chair of the New Orleans
Musicians Clinic; R. Jarrett Lilien, CEO of E-TRADE.com for his
work with the Jazz Foundation of America to establish a residence
for jazz musicians in need; Sandy Jackson (widow of Milt Jackson),
for her work with Veritas Therapeutic Community Foundation Inc.'s
Friends of Charlie Parker benefit for drug rehabilitation programs;
Les Paul, guitarist, inventor, and recording innovator; and recording
engineer Rudy Van Gelder, celebrating his 50 years of work with
Blue Note Records and many other jazz labels.
Presenters at the JJA Awards included: Gary Giddins, George Kanzler,
Alan Light, Ken Franckling, journalists; Howard Mandel, JJA; Dorthaan
Kirk, WBGO FM; Wendy Oxenhorn, Jazz Foundation of America; Bill
Gottlieb, photographer; George Avakian, record producer; Creed
Taylor, record producer; Jimmy Heath, tenor saxophonist; Pat Martino,
guitarist; Olu Dara, guitarist/vocalist; Jon Faddis, trumpeter;
Keiko Jones, wife of the late Elvin Jones; Paxton Baker, Executive
VP and GM of BET Jazz; Martin Mueller, director, New School; James
Browne, Sweet Rhythm Jazz Club; Bill McFarlin, executive director,
IAJE; Suzan Jenkins, president, Jazz Alliance International; Edgardo
Vega Yunque, author; and Robin Bell Stevens, Jazzmobile.
Among the supporters of the Jazz Journalists Awards 2004 were:
BET Jazz, E.TRADE.com, HIP Health Plan of New York, and Pfizer
Inc.
For more information about the Jazz Foundation of America, please
visit the website www.jazzfoundation.org.
For more information on the JJA Awards, please go to the website:
www.jazzjournalistsawards.com
JJA JAZZ AWARDS 2004 WINNERS:
2004 Jazz Journalists Association "A" Team Award for
Advocates, Altruists, Aiders, and Abettors Winners:
Arthur H. Barnes, senior VP for external affairs, HIP Health Plan
of New York, for his work with the Jazz Foundation of America,
the New School Jazz Program, and the Arts Education Program of
the Clara Barton High School for Health Professionals
R. Jarrett Lilien, CEO of E-TRADE.com for his work with the Jazz
Foundation of America to establish a residence for jazz musicians
in need
Sandy Jackson
Bethany Bultman
Rudy Van Gelder
Les Paul
1) Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (joining previous honorees Benny
Carter, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis,
Clark Terry and Cecil Taylor) Winner: Dave Brubeck
2) Musician of the Year (achievement in sound recordings, live
concert performances and overall presence, April 15, 2003 - March
20, 2004) Winner: Wayne Shorter
3) Up & Coming Artist of the Year Winner: Vijay Iyer
4) Jazz Album of the Year (Released April 15, 2003 - March 20,
2004) Winner: Wayne Shorter, Alegria (Verve)
5) Jazz Reissue of the Year, Single CD Winner: Sam Rivers, Fuschia
Swing Song (Blue Note)
6) Jazz Reissue of the Year, Boxed Set Winner: Miles Davis, The
Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (Columbia Legacy)
7) Jazz Record Label of the Year Winner: Blue Note
8) Jazz Events Producer of the Year Winner: George Wein, Festival
Productions, Inc.
9) Jazz Composer of the Year Winner: Maria Schneider
10) Jazz Arranger of the Year Winner: Maria Schneider
11) Male Jazz Singer of the Year Winner: Andy Bey
12) Female Jazz Singer of the Year Winner: Cassandra Wilson
13) Latin Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Chucho Valdes, New Conceptions
(Blue Note)
14) Small Ensemble of the Year (octet or smaller) Winner: Wayne
Shorter Quartet
15) Large Ensemble of the Year (nonet or larger, including big
bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et. al.) Winner:
Dave Holland Big Band
16) Trumpeter of the Year Winner: Dave Douglas
17) Trombonist of the Year Winner: Roswell Rudd
18) Miscellaneous Instrumentalist of the Year Winner: Toots Thielemans,
harmonica
19) Alto Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Lee Konitz
20) Tenor Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Chris Potter
21) Soprano Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Steve Lacy
22) Baritone Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Gary Smulyan
23) Clarinetist of the Year Winner: Paquito D'Rivera
24) Flutist of the Year Winner: Frank Wess
25) Pianist of the Year Winner: Hank Jones
26) Organ-Keyboards of the Year Winner: Dr. Lonnie Smith
27) Guitarist of the Year Winner: Bill Frisell
28) Acoustic Bassist of the Year Winner: Dave Holland
29) Electric Bassist of the Year Winner: Steve Swallow
30) Strings Player of the Year Winner: Regina Carter
31) Mallets Player of the Year Winner: Stefon Harris
32) Percussionist of the Year Winner: Ray Baretto
33) Drummer of the Year Winner: Roy Haynes
JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES
1) Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Gene Lees
2) Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland
Award Winner: Steve Schwartz, WGBH-FM (Boston)
3) Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award Winner:
Lee Tanner
4) Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine, Online Feature or Review
Writing/Helen Oakley Dance-Robert Palmer Award Winner: Bill Milkowski
5) Best Periodical Covering Jazz Winner: JazzTimes
6) Best Website concentrating on Jazz Winner: AllAboutJazz.com
7) Best Book About Jazz Winner: Myself Among Others, George Wein
with Nate Chinen (Da Capo)
8) Best Photo of the Year Winner: John Abbott
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