LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZJimmy HeathMUSICIAN OF THE YEARSonny RollinsCOMPOSER OF THE YEARJason MoranUP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEARAmbrose AkinmusireRECORDING OF THE YEARBird SongsJoe Lovano Us Five(Blue Note)HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEARThe Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)RECORD LABEL OF THE YEARBlue NoteFEMALE SINGER OF THE YEARDee Dee BridgewaterMALE SINGER OF THE YEARKurt EllingLARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEARMingus Big BandSMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEARJoe Lovano Us FiveARRANGER OF THE YEARBill HolmanTRUMPETER OF THE YEARAmbrose AkinmusireTROMBONIST OF THE YEARWycliffe GordonTENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARSonny RollinsALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARRudresh MahanthappaBARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARJames CarterSOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARJane Ira BloomCLARINETIST OF THE YEARAnat CohenFLUTIST OF THE YEARNicole MitchellGUITARIST OF THE YEARRussell MalonePIANIST OF THE YEARFred HerschBASSIST OF THE YEARChristian McBrideDRUMMER OF THE YEARMatt WilsonPERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEARBobby SanabriaORGANIST/KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEARDr. Lonnie SmithMALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEARStefon HarrisVIOLINIST OF THE YEARBilly BangPLAYER OF THE YEAR INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZToots Thielemans, harmonicaPERIODICAL/WEBSITE OF THE YEARJazzTimesBLOG OF THE YEARA Blog Supreme, by Patrick JarenwattananonBEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZI Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)BEST LINER NOTES OF THE YEARSteven 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 WRITINGNate ChinenTHE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTINGPhil SchaapTHE LONA FOOTE- BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHYJimmy KatzLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISMBill MilkowskiSHORT FORM VIDEO OF THE YEARSonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/directorPHOTO OF THE YEARSonny Rollins by John Abbott
I PREMI DEL JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS 2011
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZJimmy HeathMUSICIAN OF THE YEARSonny RollinsCOMPOSER OF THE YEARJason MoranUP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEARAmbrose AkinmusireRECORDING OF THE YEARBird SongsJoe Lovano Us Five(Blue Note)HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEARThe Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)RECORD LABEL OF THE YEARBlue NoteFEMALE SINGER OF THE YEARDee Dee BridgewaterMALE SINGER OF THE YEARKurt EllingLARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEARMingus Big BandSMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEARJoe Lovano Us FiveARRANGER OF THE YEARBill HolmanTRUMPETER OF THE YEARAmbrose AkinmusireTROMBONIST OF THE YEARWycliffe GordonTENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARSonny RollinsALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARRudresh MahanthappaBARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARJames CarterSOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEARJane Ira BloomCLARINETIST OF THE YEARAnat CohenFLUTIST OF THE YEARNicole MitchellGUITARIST OF THE YEARRussell MalonePIANIST OF THE YEARFred HerschBASSIST OF THE YEARChristian McBrideDRUMMER OF THE YEARMatt WilsonPERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEARBobby SanabriaORGANIST/KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEARDr. Lonnie SmithMALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEARStefon HarrisVIOLINIST OF THE YEARBilly BangPLAYER OF THE YEAR INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZToots Thielemans, harmonicaPERIODICAL/WEBSITE OF THE YEARJazzTimesBLOG OF THE YEARA Blog Supreme, by Patrick JarenwattananonBEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZI Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)BEST LINER NOTES OF THE YEARSteven 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 WRITINGNate ChinenTHE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTINGPhil SchaapTHE LONA FOOTE- BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHYJimmy KatzLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISMBill MilkowskiSHORT FORM VIDEO OF THE YEARSonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/directorPHOTO OF THE YEARSonny Rollins by John Abbott