JJA Jazz Awards 2011

Photos from 2011 JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:22:00 +0000

All photos by Fran Kaufman; all rights reserved.
For i.ds, view full screen (click arrows at far right),then click "show info".
Satellite party photos below.
Photos from the Boston satellite party at Wally's Cafe, co-hosted by JazzBoston.

Photos from the Nashville satellite party

2011 JJA Jazz Awards: A Video Report

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:55:00 +0000

A video report prepared for eyeJAZZ.tv by Lindalee Lawrence.

2011 Winners JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:58:00 +0000

Thanks to all who attended or watched the live webcast of yesterday's JJA Jazz Awards presentation at City Winery. JJA President Howard Mandel gives a full report of the day's events at JJA News. The winners of this year's awards in 39 categories of jazz music-making and journalism are listed after the jump.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ

Jimmy Heath

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Sonny Rollins

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

Jason Moran

UP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ambrose Akinmusire

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Bird Songs
Joe Lovano Us Five(Blue Note)

HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEAR

The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)

RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

Blue Note

FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR

Dee Dee Bridgewater

MALE SINGER OF THE YEAR

Kurt Elling

LARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR

Mingus Big Band

SMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR

Joe Lovano Us Five

ARRANGER OF THE YEAR

Bill Holman

TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR

Ambrose Akinmusire

TROMBONIST OF THE YEAR

Wycliffe Gordon

TENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR

Sonny Rollins

ALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR

Rudresh Mahanthappa

BARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR

James Carter

SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR

Jane Ira Bloom

CLARINETIST OF THE YEAR

Anat Cohen

FLUTIST OF THE YEAR

Nicole Mitchell

GUITARIST OF THE YEAR

Russell Malone

PIANIST OF THE YEAR

Fred Hersch

BASSIST OF THE YEAR

Christian McBride

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

Matt Wilson

PERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEAR

Bobby Sanabria

ORGANIST/KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEAR

Dr. Lonnie Smith

MALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

Stefon Harris

VIOLINIST OF THE YEAR

Billy Bang

PLAYER OF THE YEAR INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZ

Toots Thielemans, harmonica

PERIODICAL/WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

JazzTimes

BLOG OF THE YEAR

A Blog Supreme, by Patrick Jarenwattananon

BEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZ

I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)

BEST LINER NOTES OF THE YEAR

Steven Lasker – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic)

THE HELEN DANCE-ROBERT PALMER AWARD FOR REVIEW AND FEATURE WRITING

Nate Chinen

THE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTING

Phil Schaap

THE LONA FOOTE- BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Jimmy Katz

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISM

Bill Milkowski

SHORT FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Sonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/director

PHOTO OF THE YEAR

Sonny Rollins by John Abbott
Complete 2011 Nominees List

2011 JAZZ HEROES

JJA 'Jazz Heroes' are activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact in their local communities.

Omrao Brown Washington, D.C.
Peggy Cafritz Washington, D.C.
John Gilbreath Seattle
Dr. Maitreya Padukone New York
Don Z. Miller Phoenix
Ed Reed Richmond, CA
Mike Reed Chicago
Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem Nashville
Elynor Walcott and sons Paul, Frank and Lloyd Poindexter Boston

Credits: 2011 JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:13:00 +0000

2011 JJA JAZZ AWARDS COMMITTEE

Howard Mandel, producer

Yvonne Ervin, associate producer, planning

Colleen Growe, associate producer, onstage director

JoAnn Kawell, associate producer, online media

Maryclaire Sullivan, associate producer, staging

Joshua Jackson, master of ceremonies

Gala Assistants

Judy Balos, Nancy Barrell, Susan Brink,
Steve Dalachinsky, Jim Eigo, David Goldman,
Alan Hershowitz,Rosie Mandel, Carolyn McClair,
Yuko Otomo, Joseph Petrucelli,Marianne Pillsbury,
Emilie Pons, Joanne Robinson Hill, Arnold Jay Smith,
Marquia Walton, Joan Watson-Jones,Adina Williams

Publicity/Media

Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services, nominees liaison

Don Lucoff, DL Media, public relations

Kim Smith, KSmithPR, public relations

Forrest Dylan Bryant, JJA art director

Ilana Esquenazi, program book layout

Webcast production

iB Creative: G.Byron Speight, Ilan Lieman

Team Twitter (Awards social media)

Alex Rodriguez ( Chief Twitter-er)
Michael J. West,Jared Negley, Matthew Kassel

Gala Photographer

Fran Kaufman

Satellite party organizers/hosts

Yvonne Ervin/ Susan Brink
Pauline Bilsky (Boston), Omrao Brown (D.C.),
Michele Drayton (Chicago),Michael Eldridge(Arcata),
Herb & Lorene Ely(Phoenix), John Gilbreath(Seattle),
Craig Havighurst (Nashville), Susan Muscarella (Berkeley),Mark Niemann-Ross (Portland), Giovanni Russonello (D.C.),Clarence & Gerri Seay (Tallahassee),
Walcott/Poindexter Family (Boston),Floyd Webb (Chicago)

Awards/Ballot Committee

Neil Tesser, chairman, ballot committee

Laurence Donohue-Greene, ballot committee

John Abbott, photo awards consultant

Bret Primack, video awards consultant

Floyd Webb, video awards consultant

Thanks to our Sponsors/Supporters

Alma Records
Blue Note Jazz Club
BMI
CityArts
High Note/Savant
Jan Matthies Music Management
Mack Avenue
Motema Records
North Coast Brewing
Pi Recordings

Blue Note Records
Fully Altered Media
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz Corner
Jazz Foundation of America
JTE Spirits
Paulette Dozier
WBGO-FM

Absolutely Live
ASCAP
Delmark Records
Detroit Jazz Festival
ECM
Jazz Education Network
The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
The New York City Jazz Record
Resonance Records
Sunnyside Records
Tanglewood Jazz Festival

JJA JAZZ AWARDS: TODAY IS GALA DAY

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:05:00 +0000

WATCH THE JJA JAZZ AWARDS **LIVE** FROM CITY WINERY IN NEW YORK CITY STARTING AT 1PM EDT

Free video chat by Ustream

Performer lineup and gala highlights
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You can even watch the webcast on your smart phone with a Ustream app.
Join the online chat at http://www.ustream.tv/jjajazzawards
On Twitter: Include #jjajazzawards in your tweet about the Awards
We'll be LIVE TWEETING the winners as they are announced @jjajazzawards
Please consider making a donation to support the Awards and the year-round educational and new media work of the JJA--all aimed at building new audiences for jazz.

Sat Jun 11 JJA Jazz Awards Gala: Participate wherever you are

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:36:00 +0000

The JJA Jazz Awards gala is coming up fast: Saturday June 11, 1-5pm EDT at City Winery in New York City. This star-studded event, m.c'd by Josh Jackson of The Checkout from WBGO, will feature presentation of 39 awards for high achievement in jazz music and journalism as well as performances by Randy Weston, Wallace Roney, Gregory Porter, Jane Bunnett and Hilario Duran and the Hammer Klavier Trio. Tickets are going fast, so buy them now .

Not going to be in NYC? You don't need to miss any of it . . .

There are many ways to participate wherever you are:

Satellite Parties Drop by one of the Awards satellite parties in Arcata or Berkeley CA, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Portland OR, Seattle, Tallahassee FL or Washington D.C. where fellow jazz fans will be celebrating and watching the live webcast.

LIVE Webcast That's right, we'll be webcasting live video of all the performances and awards presentations via Ustream-- there's nothing to download or configure-- you can watch right on your home computer or, with the easy-to-download Ustream app, you can watch it all live on your iPhone, Android, or Windows phone.

Online chat Check in with us during the webcast via Twitter --include #jjajazzawards in your Tweet and it will be displayed right on our web widget at jjajazzawards.org Or you can chat with us right on Ustream during the webcast.

Live Tweet Finally, we'll be "live tweeting" the Awards winners as they are announced: You can follow it all on Twitter by searching for #jjajazzawards or on our website.

Donate And one more thing: The JJA Jazz Awards gala is a fundraiser, so if you are enjoying the live webcast or satellite parties --or any other JJA programs-- please consider making a donation to help the JJA continue its work of spreading the word about jazz and developing new jazz audiences.

Get ready! It's all happening this Saturday.

More JJA Jazz Awards Satellite Parties: Chicago, Nashville, Arcata CA

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Just confirmed! Jazz fans and supporters will gather in Chicago, Nashville and Arcata, California to watch and celebrate the June 11 JJA Jazz Awards. These satellite parties are in addition to the previously announced parties in Berkeley CA, Boston, Portland OR, Seattle, Tallahassee FL and Washington D.C.

The Chicago party will be held, for the second year, at that city's legendary Jazz Showcase. This year's local honoree is drummer/composer/promoter Mike Reed. In Nashville, partygoers will gather at Rumours Wine Bar; that party will also honor new JJA Jazz Heroes Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem, founders of the Nashville Jazz Workshop. In Arcata, CA, the festivities, organized by the Redwood Jazz Alliance will be at the Robert Goodman Wines Good Taste Tasting Room.

For more details about these and the other parties, see our satellite party page.

Celebrate the June 11 JJA Jazz Awards at a satellite party near you

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sun, 22 May 2011 01:38:00 +0000

Jazz happens everywhere-- and the JJA Jazz Awards will be celebrated everywhere on Saturday afternoon June 11. In Berkeley, CA, Boston, Nashville, Portland Oregon, Seattle, Tallahassee Florida and Washington, D.C., jazz fans will gather at informal "satellite parties" to watch the live webcast of the awards presentations and performances as they happen at City Winery in New York City. These parties are a way for local jazz supporters to affirm that jazz is alive and well in their communities and to share notes and plans for the coming year.

There may be a satellite party near you: Each party is different and is being organized by local hosts. Most are open to the public with no cover, cash bar and free light snacks; some will also offer free Brother Thelonious Ale, courtesy of JJA Jazz Awards sponsor North Coast Brewing Company. None will charge a cover or entrance fee. All promise big screens on which to watch the Awards. Check back soon if there's no party listed in your area; more are still in the planning stage. For details of each confirmed party click the links below.
Arcata CA | Berkeley CA | Boston | Chicago| Nashville | Portland OR | Seattle | Tallahassee FL | Washington D.C.

JJA Jazz Awards Performers Announced; Tickets On Sale Now

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:14:00 +0000

Pianist Randy Weston headlines the artist lineup and tickets are now on sale for the 15th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards gala, to be held on Saturday, June 11, from 1 pm to 5 pm EDT at City Winery in New York City.
Performers besides Weston include trumpeter Wallace Roney’s sextet, Canadian flutist/soprano saxophonist Jane Bunnett in duet with Cuban-born pianist Hilario Duran, singer Gregory Porter (a nominee for the JJA's 2011 Male Vocalist of the Year Award) and the Hammer Klavier Trio from Hamburg, Germany.

Jazz Awards headliner Randy Weston, 85 years old and a recently named Guggenheim Fellow, is a nominee for the JJA's 2011 Best Book of the Year Award for his autobiography African Rhythms ("arranged" by former JJA vice president Willard Jenkins).
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Jazz-soul singer Gregory Porter will be also be performing at the gala. Porter is a 2011 nominee for the JJA's Best Male Singer of the Year award and his album Water was nominated for a Grammy as vocal jazz cd of the year. Weston's and Porter's performances are being supported by Motema Records.

Pianist Hilario Duran, born in Cuba and residing in Canada, has been nominated for two Juno Awards for his 2010 album Motion, hailed as #1 of the year by the Latin Jazz Network.

Soprano saxophonist/flutist Jane Bunnett, a multiple Juno winner who led her Spirits of Havana ensemble at the 2009 JJA Jazz Awards, has been Duran's guest artist on tour with a 13-piece Latin Jazz band. Their performance at the Awards gala is supported by Alma Records, which will release their new album "Cuban Rhapsody" on June 7 in the U.S. and Canada.

The performance by acclaimed trumpeter Wallace Roney and his band with his brother Antoine and Arnold Lee on saxophone is being supported by HighNote/Savant Records.

The Hammer Klavier Trio, presented by Jan Matthies Music Management, is the subject of a JJA-nominated Short Form Video of the Year, and the group appears at the Jazz Awards as part of its debut American tour.

Other surprise musical guests are expected at the June 11 JJA Jazz Awards gala, which will be hosted by Josh Jackson, winner of the 2010 Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting and host of The Checkout from WBGO. The gala is a fundraiser for the non-profit professional organization that promotes coverage of jazz in all media.

The JJA gala at City Winery will also feature announcements and presentations of the Awards to the winning nominees in 39 categories of excellence in jazz music and journalism. "Jazz Heroes" from across the U.S. will be honored for their extra-musical jazz activism (there are no "A Team" inductees this year, the better to highlight that jazz activism now has mostly local rather than national impact).

Light refreshments and beverages will be served, including Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale supplied by sponsor North Coast Brewing, Celebrity Jazz cognac from Awards supporter JTE Spirits, and wine from City Winery's own reserves.

The general public may purchase tickets to the Awards gala in New York for $150, with discounts available for JJA Members.

The Jazz Awards will be live videostreamed for free viewing online around the world. Free satellite parties have been convened to watch the Awards in Arcata, CA, Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Portland OR, Seattle, Tallahassee, Florida and Washington, D.C.

The JJA Jazz Awards is the only broad-based, independent, international celebration of jazz excellence. Begun in 1997 as a collaboration between the Jazz Journalists Association and Michael Dorf (then executive director of the Knitting Factory, now director of City Winery), it has been produced annually since 1999 by the JJA as part of its effort to increase awareness of jazz throughout the U.S., North America, and the rest of the world through writing, photography, audio/video and new media productions.

JJA announces 2011 'Jazz Heroes'

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Sun, 15 May 2011 18:30:00 +0000

The Jazz Journalists Association has named its 2011 "Jazz Heroes"-- activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz who have had significant impact in their local communities. These awards will be presented on June 11 in conjunction with the presentation of the 2011 JJA Jazz Awards honoring significant achievements in jazz music and journalism.
The JJA's 2011 "Jazz Heroes" are:

Omrao Brown-- managing partner of Bohemian Caverns, who has helped stimulate new jazz activities in Washington, D.C.
Peggy Cafritz-- supporting founder of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C.
John Gilbreath-- executive director of Earshot Jazz, Seattle.
Dr. Maiterya Padukone-- dentist affiliated with the Jazz Foundation of America, treating musicians in New York City.
Don Z. Miller-- jazz impresario of Arizona.
Ed Reed-- 82-year-old singer and substance abuse counselor, Richmond, California.
Mike Reed-- drummer, bandleader, music series and festival presenter, Chicago.
Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem , directors of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, Nashville.
Elynor Walcott and her sons, proprietors of Wally's Jazz Café, longtime venue for youthful and emerging jazz in Boston.

More about 2011 'Jazz Heroes'

Most of these new Jazz Heroes will receive their awards at local "satellite parties" held simultaneously with the JJA Jazz Awards gala in New York City on June 11. Parties are confirmed for Berkeley CA, Boston, Nashville, Portland OR, Seattle, Tallahassee FL, and Washington D.C. and others may be added, so stay tuned.

The Jazz Awards gala raises funds for JJA educational efforts and activities aimed at developing new audiences for jazz. These include the eyeJAZZ video training program, audience enrichment programs at jazz festivals and educational institutions, initiatives using social media to activate under-addressed segments of the potential jazz audience, establishment of online platforms for jazz journalists and planning/production of a profession-wide conference on jazz journalism scheduled for January 2012.

You can view the entire list of nominees for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards, purchase tickets, and find more information about the Awards program at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. For further information, including sponsorship opportunities, program book ads and online display specs, contact President@JazzJournalists.org.

2011 JJA Jazz Awards Nominees Announced; Voting Begins

noreply@blogger.com (Jazz Journalists Association) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:56:00 +0000

The Jazz Journalists Association has announced more than 200 finalist nominees in 39 categories of excellence in music creation and music journalism from which winners will be chosen for the JJA's 15th annual JJA Jazz Awards.
The winners in each category will chosen by the votes of the professional journalist members of the JJA, the non-profit professional organization of jazz writers, broadcasters, photographers and new media producers.
The winners will be announced at a benefit Gala at City Winery in New York City on June 11, 2011, from 1 to 5 pm EDT. The Gala, with Awards presentations and featured musical performances, will be video streamed live online at jjaJazzAwards.org and simultaneously celebrated with satellite parties thrown by jazz fans and grass roots organizations in cities around the U.S. and elsewhere.
This year's Jazz Awards nominees demonstrate the musical vigor of jazz's elders as well the fresh spirits of its new stars: In the Musician of the Year award category, for example, tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins, age 80, vies with 26-year-old bassist/ vocalist Esperanza Spalding (who received the 2011 Grammy for "Best New Artist" ).

The other nominees in this category are pianist Jason Moran, saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Vijay Iyer, more evidence that this year’s nominations span generations and a vast range of personal styles, too.
Moran, 36 years old and winner in 2010 of a prestigious MacArthur fellowship, is nominated for five 2011 JJA Jazz Awards in all -- as Musician, Pianist and Composer of the Year, for Record of the Year with his album Ten and for leading the Small Ensemble of the Year, The Bandwagon.

"The finalists for 2011 Jazz Awards prove that jazz is a lifetime music," said Howard Mandel, president of the Jazz Journalists Association, about the ballot. "Get good when you're young, stick with it and the music gets even better."

Further proof: Octogenerians Muhal Richard Abrams, Jimmy Heath, Paul Motian, 79-year-old Phil Woods and 78-year-old Wayne Shorter are nominees for the JJA's Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (Heath and Randy Weston have both written autobiographies nominated for Book of the Year). Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire (27), saxophonist Darius Jones (32), pianist Gerald Clayton (26), and saxophonist Jon Irabagon (32) are nominees for Up and Coming Artist of the Year. The venerable yet evergreen Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, founded around 1965, and last year's Jazz Awards winning Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, formed in 2006, are nominated for Large Ensemble of the Year with Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Maria Schneider Orchestra and Mingus Big Band.

Crooner Freddie Cole, age 80, faces off with 38-year-old, recent-on-the-scene Gregory Porter, and Kurt Elling, Giacomo Gates and Bobby McFerrin for Male Singer of the Year. Nominees for Female Singer of the Year are Cassandra Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gretchen Parlato, Rebecca Martin and Roberta Gambarini.

Nominations for the JJA's 2011 Jazz Awards were filed by more than 60 professional JJA members over a month-long voting period. Most Awards are for albums issued or music performed from March 15, 2010 to March 15, 2011, although Lifetime Achievement Awards for Jazz and in Jazz Journalism are also presented. Nominees for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism Award are Amiri Baraka (also writing as Leroi Jones), Ben Ratliff of the New York Times, author and freelance writer Bill Milkowski, and author/New York Post columnist Stanley Crouch.

For the first time, the JJA is presenting an award for Shortform Online Jazz Video of the Year. There is also an award for Photo of the Year.

The JJA Jazz Awards are the most highly visible jazz honors in the U.S. for recent work; the Awards themselves, engraved statuettes, have become objects of admiration since Awards were first given in 1997.

The JJA's Jazz Awards Gala is a fundraiser for the nonprofit JJA's ongoing operations, which include training of and advocacy for journalists working in all forms of media. At the Gala a coterie of "activists, advocates, aiders and abettors of jazz" who comprise the JJA's "A Team," and roster of community Jazz Heroes, from around the country, will be introduced. There honorees will be announced in an upcoming press release, as will information about satellite parties held by grass-roots organizers all over (2010 parties were in Albuquerque, Berkeley, Chicago, Scottsdale and Seattle).

Tickets for the general public to attend the Jazz Awards Gala at City Winery on June 11 go on sale on May 2 at JJAJazzAwards.org.

WBGO's Josh Jackson to MC JJA Jazz Awards June 11 Gala

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:51:00 +0000

Josh Jackson, host of The Checkout on WBGO Jazz FM, will be the Master of Ceremonies as the Jazz Journalists Association presents its 2011 JJA Jazz Awards at a gala scheduled for June 11 1-5pm EDT at City Winery in New York City. The awards presentation will be live videostreamed and viewed simultaneously at satellite parties at various locations in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Josh Jackson

Jackson, 2010 recipient of the JJA's Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting, is WBGO's Special Projects Producer, blogger-in-chief and an unparalleled enthusiast for modern expressions in jazz.

His program The Checkout is an hour-long music magazine also available as a podcast. The multimedia show features what’s new in the New York jazz scene. Jackson began his radio career at WWOZ in New Orleans, worked as a production assistant at American Routes, and moved to New York to become the associate producer of Jazz From Lincoln Center with Ed Bradley. Josh joined the WBGO team in 2001 has produced award-winning documentaries and more than 250 live concert recordings at WBGO.

View 2011 Nominees for Jazz Photo and Video of the Year

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:37:00 +0000

The process of choosing this year's winners of more than forty Jazz Journalists Association awards for jazz musicianship and journalism continues: Nominations for most of the award categories have closed and votes are being tabulated. The nomination process is still open in two categories, however, and you can now view the first-round nominees for Jazz Photo of the Year and Shortform Online Jazz Video of the Year at JJA News.

JJA Professional Journalist members will choose the semifinalists --five photos and three videos-- that will appear on the final awards ballot along with the nominees in all other categories. The awards winners will be announced at the 2011 Awards Gala on June 11 at City Winery in New York City. The event will be livestreamed and celebrated at satellite parties in a variety of locations. Ticket information coming soon....stay tuned.
(If you are a JJA Professional Member be sure to cast your vote in these categories before April 17.)

2011 JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:13:00 +0000

Nominations are now underway for the 2011 JJA Jazz Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2011 Awards Gala to be held June 11, 2011 in New York City, with live video streaming and satellite parties in many locales. Details and information about how you can buy your ticket coming soon!
Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org for more information about how you can participate or become a sponsor of the 2011 JJA Jazz Awards.
2011 Nominees

2010 JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:10:00 +0000

Video of the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards recorded live on June 14, 2010 at City Winery in New York City.
Congratulations to all the winners, and many thanks to all those who attended the New York gala and satellite parties or who watched and celebrated in other places. And many many thanks to all our sponsors, supporters and volunteers who made it all happen. For more about the Jazz Journalists Association and other upcoming events, please visit www.jjanews.org

to view full screen, click the box in lower right corner
the videostream can also be viewed at uStream

JJA Jazz Awards thanks ...

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000

The Jazz Journalists Association thanks all those who made the 2010 Jazz Awards gala possible especially
The JJA Jazz Awards Committee
Howard Mandel, producer
Yvonne Ervin, associate producer, planning
JA Kawell, associate producer, online media
Elise Axelrad, associate producer, staging
Lois Mirviss, associate producer, volunteers
Colleen Growe, associate producer, fundraising
Joseph Petrucelli, assistant producer
John Abbott, photo awards
IBCreative, Inc., streaming online video
Karen Pica, program book art direction
Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services, nominees liaison
Don Lucoff, DL Media, public relations
Antje Huebner, Hubtone PR public relations
Joanne Robinson Hill, satellite party coordination
Whit Blauvelt, Forrest Bryant, David Alder, JJA websites
Ballot Committee: Ken Dryden, Laurence Donohue-Greene, Neil Tesser
Ed and Peggy Straus, Arrow Advertising
our Party Favors staffers
and our supporters and volunteers including
A.B. Spellman Adina Williams Alex Rodriguez André Ménard Andy Gilbert Anthony Polis Brian Camelio Brian McKenna Carolyn McClair Cary Goldberg Casey Conroy Chris Harrington Daniel Melnick (Chicago) Danny Melnick (Absolutely Live) Davey Yarborough Dawn DeBlaze Dawn Singh Dayla Santurri Farah Durosel Fernando Natalici Fran Kaufman Fred Jung G. Byron Speight George Wein Gwen Calvier Hayden Miller Heidi Schaeffer Ian Ralfini Ilan Lieman Jackie Jordan-Davis Jan Matthies Jana Herzen Jane Goldberg Jeffrey Levenson Jim deJong Jim Rockwell Joel Levin John Gilbreath Jon Hammond Josh Roseman Kaitlin Doorley Kevin Hatt Kim Smith Kirk Silsbee Kirpal Gordon Laurel Meyer Leslie Morgan Lloyd Peterson Lois Gilbert Luis Cardozo Marianne Pillsbury Mark Miller Martin Mueller Mary Fiance Fuss Mat Domber Matt Merewitz Memo Acevdeo Michael Dorf, Kathryn Thompson, Mark Colletti and all the staff of City Winery Michael Walz Micheal and Mikayla Gilbreath Michele Drayton Nancy Barrell Pam Sabrin Pauline Bilski Plus Loin Records Randall Kennedy Randy Klein Robbin Ahrold Russ Davis Sara A Schmidtchen Sara Phillips Sarah Humphries Sharon Bridges Sivia Loria Susan Muscarella Susana Sandoval Sy Johnson Terri Hinte Terri Pontremoli Tim duRoche Tim Komonchak Tom Guralnick Wayne Blanchard Wayne Segal William Brittelle

JJA Jazz Awards gala TODAY JUN 14 in NYC

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Last chance to get your tickets for the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards gala, to be held TODAY JUN 14 at City Winery in New York City. Buy your tickets online now if you haven't already! Can't be there? Go to one of the six Awards satellite parties, watch the live streaming video , or find out the winners by following #jjajazzawards on Twitter. Everything starts at 3:30pm EDT.

Awards will be presented in more than 40 categories of excellence in jazz performance and documentation; professional JJA members have voted to choose the winners from among nominees named last month. New "A Team" members-- "advocates, activists, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz"-- will also be introduced at the ceremonies to be hosted by Terrance McKnight of New York City's WQXR-FM.

Satellite parties are planned in Berkeley, CA; Phoenix/Scottsdale; Seattle; Portland; Chicago and Albuquerque. All are free and open to the public: go to our satellite party page and click on the city nearest you for location and other details.

If you can't attend any of these affairs, be sure to check out the live video stream; you'll be able to watch either on the Awards site, or at ustream. (If you have an iPhone, you can watch on the uStream app.)

We'll also be "live tweeting" the winners using #jjajazzawards-- if you use Twitter, you can participate by adding your own comments using #jjajazzawards.

Here's more about the Awards gala in New York:

At this year's gala --in contrast to previous years-- all awards will be announced and presented before the start of the reception and musical performances in honor of the award winners. Two types of tickets --one for admission to the awards presentation and the reception, the other for admission to the reception only are on sale at Acteva.com's secure site.

Doors open for the awards presentation at 3:30 pm

Reception at 5:00 pm

The reception will feature performances by:

Tia Fuller Quartet (thanks to Mack Avenue Records)
pianist Ayako Shirasaki (thanks to Jan Matthies Music Management)
Marc Cary Focus Trio (thanks to Motema Music)
guitarist Rale Micic's Trio (thanks to CTA Records)
Bobby Sanabria's Big Band (thanks to Jazzheads)

Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale/ wine from City Winery's own reserve/ waters and sodas and light refreshments will be served at the reception.

All ticket sales and donations support the Jazz Journalists Association and its activities aimed educating jazz journalists, raising the level of jazz criticism and increasing the audience for, and understanding of, jazz as an important form of artistic and cultural expression. The JJA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, ticket purchases and other donations are tax deductible in whole or part.

Portland & Chicago: More satellite parties just added for JJA Jazz Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:05:00 +0000

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR 2010 PARTY. Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org to help plan a 2011 party.

Portland and Chicago have just joined the still growing list of locales where local jazz fans will gather on Monday June 14 to celebrate the JJA Jazz Awards at their own satellite parties.

PORTLAND

If you are in Portland, come and celebrate this year's JJA Jazz Awards at the 2010 PDX Satellite Party. Beginning at noon, this midday salute to jazz will take place at South Waterfront's Umpqua Bank and is set to feature streaming video/audio live from the New York event. The party is free and all are welcome.

2010 PDX JJA Jazz Awards Satellite Party

Monday, June 14 12pm-3:30pm PST

Umpqua Bank at South Waterfront
John Ross Building
3606 SW Bond Ave.
Portland, OR 97239
for more info: don@jazzpublicity.com or timduroche@variousartists.org

CHICAGO

In Chicago, new JJA "A Team" honorees Joe Segal and Geraldine deHaas are expected to attend the satellite party at Segal's Jazz Showcase . Come celebrate the awards and congratulate them in person. The party is free and all are welcome.

Chicago Jazz Awards Satellite Party

Monday, June 14 2:30-5:30pm local time

Jazz Showcase
806 South Plymouth Court

Chicago

for more info: Susana Sandoval, sussand@aol.com 312 375 0250

Parties are also planned for other locales.

Not in one of the places where there's a satellite party? There are lots of other ways you can participate:

Watch the JJA Jazz Awards live online

But if you are out of reach of any of the awards parties you can still participate by watching the streaming video of the awards presentations together with your friends. Live streaming video will be available on this site during the Awards gala starting at 3:30pm EDT.

Come to the NYC Awards gala!
Of course, if you are in the New York area you shouldn't miss the awards presentation and reception at City Winery. Buy your tickets online now.

Donate
And --wherever you are-- please consider making a donation to the JJA to support our work of spreading the word about jazz

JJA Jazz Awards gala LIVE video stream June 14

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:53:00 +0000

The June 14 JJA Jazz Awards gala will be "streamcast" LIVE online! No matter where you are, you'll be able to watch the awards presentations and musical performances as they happen on Monday June 14 at City Winery in New York City. In many places outside New York, jazz fans will be gathering at satellite parties to watch together and share the celebration. The video stream, produced by IB Creative, will begin at 3:30pm EASTERN time and will be available for viewing at the Jazz Awards Site, www.jjajazzawards.org, (on June 14) and at uStream
No special equipment or programs will be needed to view the streamcast-- just go to either site and click on the video player. It will also be possible to watch the high-quality video stream on any television with a computer input, and several satellite party hosts are arranging for their guest to do just that.

Viewers at the satellites parties and elsewhere will be able to add their own reports and comments --and even their own videos-- to the gala's uStream chat page.

Not going to be at a satellite party or at your computer? You can also watch on your iPhone or iPad-- just install the uStream app.

Are you planning to watch? Please RSVP now at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/jja-2010-jazz-awards/v3
and tell your friends about the streamcast.

And please help underwrite the cost of the streamcast and future JJA new jazz media initiatives by making a donation today.

(and of course if you ARE in New York City, get your tickets for the gala now so you can be part of this pathbreaking streamcast.)

JJA Jazz Awards 2010 A Team and Jazz Heroes Named

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:54:00 +0000

The Jazz Journalists Association has named eight new members to its "A Team" of "Activists, Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz," along with five "JJA Jazz Heroes," who have done exceptional work to support jazz at the local level. The new A Team and Jazz Heroes will be honored at the June 14 JJA Jazz Awards gala in New York City and at satellite parties held simultaneously around the country.

The Jazz Journalists Association announces:

JJA Jazz Awards 2010 A Team
Activists, Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz
whose works have had far-reaching consequences

Eric Overmyer and David Simon, producers and creators of the HBO television series Treme

Sue Mingus, director of Charles Mingus repertory ensembles, record producer and author (Tonight At Noon)

James Jordan, retired director of the Music Program at the New York State Council on the Arts, adviser/producer for Ornette Coleman

Virginia Wicks, pioneering jazz publicist

John Norris (posthumously) and Bill Smith, co-founders of Coda Magazine, the Jazz and Blues Centre of Toronto, and Sackville Records

Yvonne Ervin, executive director of the Western Jazz Presenters Network, vice president of the Jazz Journalists Association, former executive director of the Tucson Jazz Society, consultant to the National Jazz Service Organization, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Kennedy Center for the Arts

JJA Jazz Heroes
A new category of honors bestowed at the discretion of the Board of the JJA, for local activism in support of jazz musicians, audience development, education and journalism

Jazz Hero, Bay Area: Khalil Shaheed, trumpeter; founder of the Oaktown Jazz Workshop, advisor to San Francisco Symphony's Aim Program, Stanford Jazz Workshop and the San Jose Jazz Society

Jazz Hero, Boston: Fred Taylor, entertainment director Scullers Jazz Club, board member Jazz Boston, former Artistic Director of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, past manager of the Jazz Workshop and Paul's Mall, talent scout

Jazz Hero, Chicago: Geraldine de Haas, organizer of Jazzfest at the South Shore Cultural Center, founder of Jazz Unites, Inc., organizer and educator

Jazz Hero, Chicago: Joe Segal, owner/operator of the Jazz Showcase

Jazz Hero, New Orleans: Jordan Hirsch, outgoing director of Sweet Home New Orleans

JJA Jazz Awards: Albuquerque satellite party June 14

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:07:00 +0000

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR 2010 PARTY. Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org to help plan a 2011 party.
Are you a friend of jazz and live in the Albuquerque area? Then you can follow the JJA Jazz Awards live on streaming video and celebrate with other local jazz fans at a potluck "satellite party" at the Outpost Performance Space on June 14 simultaneously with the Jazz Awards ceremony and reception in New York City.

The satellite party starts at 1:30 pm local time on Monday June 14 at
Outpost Performance Space

210 Yale SE

2 blocks south of Central
Albuquerque, NM

BYO snacks

This very informal gathering will provide an opportunity for the local jazz community to get together and watch the online streaming video as the awards are announced in New York and as the JJA's "A Team" and "Jazz Hero" honorees are introduced. They'll also hear the music being performed at the Awards by pianist Ayako Shirasaki, guitarist Rale Micic's trio, pianist Marc Cary's Focus Trio, the Tia Fuller Quartet and the Bobby Sanabria Big Band.

Outpost is Albuquerque's non-profit, member-supported community-based performing arts space. For more information call (505) 268-0044 or write mail@outpostspace.org

Parties are also planned for other locales. More are being added every day, check the list here.

Not in one of the places where there's a satellite party? There are lots of other ways you can participate:
Throw your own JJA Jazz Awards satellite party!

If you'd like to organize a Jazz Awards satellite party in your area --anywhere in the world-- write JJA President Howard Mandel at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org. "They don't have to be formal or fancy affairs," says Mandel, just provide an opportunity for local jazz lovers to recognize the best in jazz --and have a great time together on June 14.

Watch the JJA Jazz Awards live online

But if you are out of reach of any of the awards parties you can still participate by watching the streaming video of the awards presentations together with your friends. Details coming soon.

Come to the NYC Awards gala!
Of course, if you are in the New York area you shouldn't miss the awards presentation and reception at City Winery. Buy your tickets online now.

Donate
And --wherever you are-- please consider making a donation to the JJA to support our work of spreading the word about jazz

JJA Jazz Awards: Seattle Satellite Party June 14

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:25:00 +0000

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR 2010 PARTY. Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org to help plan a 2011 party.
Are you a friend of jazz and live in the Seattle area? Then you can follow the JJA Jazz Awards live and celebrate with other local jazz fans at a "satellite party" hosted by Earshot Jazz on June 14 simultaneously with the Jazz Awards ceremony and reception in New York City.

The satellite party starts at 12:30 p.m. Seattle time on Monday June 14 at
The Triple Door,

216 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 838-4333

Appetizers will be served; cash bar.

Guests will be watching via online streaming video as the awards are announced in New York and as the JJA's "A Team" and "Jazz Hero" honorees are introduced. They'll also hear the music being performed at the Awards by pianist Ayako Shirasaki, guitarist Rale Micic's trio, pianist Marc Cary's Focus Trio, the Tia Fuller Quartet and the Bobby Sanabria Big Band.

Party host Earshot Jazz is a Seattle based nonprofit music, arts and service organization formed in 1984 to support jazz and increase awareness in the community. Contact jazz@earshot.org for more party information.

Parties are also planned for other locales. More are being added every day, check the list here.

Not in one of the places where there's a satellite party? There are lots of other ways you can participate:
Throw your own JJA Jazz Awards satellite party!

Watch the JJA Jazz Awards live online

JJA Jazz Awards: Phoenix area satellite party June 14

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:24:00 +0000

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR 2010 PARTY. Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org to help plan a 2011 party.
Are you a friend of jazz and live in the Phoenix area? Then you can follow the JJA Jazz Awards live and celebrate with other local jazz fans at a "satellite party"to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona on June 14 simultaneously with the Jazz Awards ceremony and reception in New York City.

The casual party starts at 12 noon local time and will be hosted by Micheal, Jill and Mikayla Gilbreath in their Scottsdale home. Admission is free, and anyone interested in jazz is invited to attend, but guests must write m.gilbreath@cox.net in advance for location and other information. Light food and refreshments will be served.

According to host Micheal Gilbreath, the party aims to "raise awareness, interest and participation in jazz in Arizona by residents of all ages and allow Arizona jazz artists, journalists, educators and student jazz musicians to mingle and make connections. And of course to 'root' for our favorite JJA Jazz Award nominees."

Guests will be watching as the awards are announced in New York and as the JJA's "A Team" and "Jazz Hero" honorees are introduced. They'll also hear the music being performed at the Awards by pianist Ayako Shirasaki, guitarist Rale Micic's trio, pianist Marc Cary's Focus Trio, the Tia Fuller Quartet and the Bobby Sanabria Big Band.

Donations will be accepted at the party to support the Deer Valley High School Jazz Program, the largest in the state with three big bands. Host Mikayla Gilbreath --a JJA Student Member and published jazz journalist-- is lead alto saxophonist in the Deer Valley Performance Jazz Ensemble.

UPDATE 5/28: Saxophonist Marion Meadows and vocalist Khani Cole will attend. How about you?

Parties are also planned for other locales. More are being added every day, check the list here.

Not in one of those places? There are lots of other ways you can participate:
Throw your own JJA Jazz Awards satellite party!

Watch the JJA Jazz Awards live online

JJA Jazz Awards Best Photo of the Year FINALISTS

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:00:00 +0000

FINALISTS have now been named for Best Photo of the Year in the Jazz Journalists Association 2010 Jazz Awards.

To view full screen, click screen once, then click on four arrows, bottom far right (to leave full screen, press Esc on your keyboard)
For photo info (photographer & subject) click "show info" at top right in full screen view

March 24, 2010 update:
The slideshow above includes ALL submissions to the JJA 2010 Best Photo of the Year competition.
The FIVE FINALISTS as voted on by the professional members of the JJA are the images of:

Zim Ngqawana at the Willisau Jazz Festival, 26.08.2009 by Dragan Tasic

Eddie Henderson on the soundcheck before concert April 2009 by Gulnara Khamatova

Hank Jones backstage at BB King's Club in New York City — March 30, 2009 —celebrating James Moody's 84th birthday concert by John Abbott

Sonny Rollins digs deep. Taken at the 2009 London Jazz Festival, by John Watson

Tom Harrell, Moscow International Performance Arts Center, December 26, 2009 by Lena Adasheva

Comments from the photographers about the finalist photos.

The winner of the JJA Award for Best Photo of the Year 2010 will be selected from among these finalists and announced at the JJA's Jazz Awards gala at City Winery on June 14.. (Eligible JJA Members: Please VOTE at jazzhouse.org)

JJA Jazz Awards Go Bicoastal: June 14 Satellite Party in Berkeley

noreply@blogger.com (Ozmotic Media) — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:48:00 +0000

NOTE: THIS POST IS FOR 2010 PARTY. Email us at jazzawards@jazzjournalists.org to help plan a 2011 party.
Are you a jazz fan in the San Francisco Bay Area? Then you can toast trumpeter-bandleader-educator Khalil Shaheen-- newly named "Jazz Hero, Bay Area" by the JJA-- as you watch the JJA Jazz Awards live and celebrate with local jazz journalists, musicians and other listeners at a "satellite party" at the Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance in downtown Berkeley, California on Monday, June 14 from 12:30 to 3:30 PDT. It's free, it's open to the public, and it will be held simultaneously with the Jazz Awards ceremony and reception at City Winery in Manhattan.

Guests at the party, hosted by the Jazzschool, will watch an online simulcast of the New York events as Jazz Awards are presented in more than forty categories. They'll also be watching as the JJA's "A Team" and "Jazz Hero" honorees are introduced and hear the music being performed at the Awards by pianist Ayako Shirasaki, guitarist Rale Micic's trio, pianist Marc Cary's Focus Trio, the Tia Fuller Quartet and the Bobby Sanabria Big Band. Refreshments will be provided and there will be a cash bar. For more information on the Jazzschool Jazz Awards party, contact Terri Hinte hudba@sbcglobal.net

Susan Muscarella, president of the Jazzschool, and Terri Hinte, independent writer, editor and music publicist, are organizing the Berkeley party. Both Ms. Muscarella and Ms. Hinte were previously inducted into the JJA's "A Team" of "activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz," in recognition of their careers focused on educational and informational work.

Parties are also planned for other locales. More are being added every day, check the list here.
There are lots of other ways you can participate:
Throw your own JJA Jazz Awards satellite party!

Watch the JJA Jazz Awards live online