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THE 2010 JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS

The winners of the 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Awards were announced this afternoon in New York -- tweeted, no less!

The big winners were Maria Schneider, Darcy James Argue, Joe Lovano and Vijay Iyer, based on the Twitter feed below:

2010 Arranger of the Year award also goes to Maria Schneider
The results are in for Composer of the Year. The winner: it's Maria Schneider
The Jazz Journalists Association 2010 Musician of the Year is Vijay Iyer
Congrats to Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, your JJA 2010 Large Ensemble of the Year
Darcy James Argue honored as Up-and-Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association
Joe Lovano Us Five just recognized as Small Ensemble of the Year for 2010
The 2010 Record of the Year: Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records
JJA 2010 Tenor Saxophonist of the Year is the extraordinary Joe Lovano
Evan Parker is the 2010 Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
The Jazz Journalists Association has just named Gary Smulyan Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 
Rudresh Mahanthappa has distinguished himself in a talented field of candidates to win Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd will be sliding home tonight as the 2010 Trombonist of the Year
The competition was fierce, and Terence Blanchard voted JJA's 2010 Trumpeter of the Year
Clarinetist of the year Anat Cohen is helping to keep the instrument alive in the jazz world
2010 Flutist of the Year just announced: congratulations Nicole Mitchell!
Cyro Baptista has just been honored as the 2010 Percussionist of the Year
Jazz marches to the beat of Paul Motian, 2010 Drummer of the Year
The award for Best Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz goes to Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda
He can hit it, but he won't quit it: Stefon Harris is the Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year
Dave Holland is the 2010 Bassist of the Year, and knows that low is the way to go
Don't tell Jim Hall, 2010 Guitarist of the Year, that guitar isn't a jazz instrument
Violinist of the Year Regina Carter is living proof that the strings can really swing
Your 2010 Female Singer of the Year is Roberta Gambarini
The Jazz Journalists Association is handing out their 2010 award for Male Singer of the Year toKurt Elling
Congratulations to 2010 Organist of the Year Dr. Lonnie Smith
Kenny Barron is honored as the 2010 Pianist of the Year
The winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award: James Moody. Congratulations!
Pi Recordings wins the 2010 Record Label of the Year award
Nate Chinen wins the Helen Dance–Robert Palmer Award for Review & Feature Writing
Josh Jackson, host of The Checkout for WBGO.org, wins The Willis Conover–Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting
Best Jazz Book of 2010: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press
The field grows, but Blog of the Year Rifftides stands out
2010 award for Best Liner Notes: Dan Morgenstern for The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions
2010 DVD of the Year: Anita O'Day: Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment
2010 Best Historical Recording/Boxed Set: 12 Nights in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve
George Wein of New Festival Productions (& upcoming Carefusion NYC Jazzfest) is the 2010 Events Producer of the Year
Lena Adasheva wins 2010 Photo of the Year. View the winning photo at http://www. jjajazzawards.org 
AllAboutJazz.com, the 2010 Website of the Year