Saxophonis Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gary Smulyan, dan Branford Marsalis masuk dalam jajaran pemenang penghargaan yang diberikan oleh Jazz Journalist Association untuk Awards tahun 2009.
Sonny Rollins dan Maria Schneider masing-masing memenangkan tiga penghargaan sekaligus tahun ini. Sementara Hank Jones dipilih sebagai pianist of the year diantara para nominator lain seperti Kenny Barron, Cecil Taylor, Ahmad Jamal dan Keith Jarrett maupun wajah baru seperti Jason Moran dan Matthew Shipp. Dengan kesederhanaannya Jones berkomentar, “seharusnya ini penghargaan kelompok”.
“Ini menjadi kehormatan buat saya dan menjadi insentif untuk berkarya lebih baik lagi”, ujar Jones yang tahun depan berusia 91 tahun. “Ini bukan akhir dari segalanya, justru ini menjadi awal untuk saya”, lanjutnya.
George Wein, produser festival jazz tertua didunia, Newport Jazz Festival juga menerima penghargaan. Meskipun era festival dengan nama-nama besar seperti Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington dan Count Basie sudah lewat, ia berkata, “Semangat jazz tidak akan mati meski mereka sudah tiada. Tapi anak-anak muda yang penuh konsep petualangan dan mencari hal-hal baru akan menjadi trend kedepannya “.
Berikut ini daftar lengkap pemenang penghargaan tersebut:
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Lee Konitz
Musician of the Year
Sonny Rollins
Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider
Up & Coming Artist of the Year
Esperanza Spalding
Events Producer of the Year
George Wein
New Festival Productions
Record of the Year
Appearing Nightly
Carla Bley Big Band
(Watt/ECM)
Latin Jazz Album of the Year
Song for Chico
Arturo O’Farrill
(Zoho)
Historical Recording/Reissue of the Year
Road Shows, Vol. 1
Sonny Rollins
(Doxy)
Historical Recording Boxed Set
The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-40
(Mosaic)
Record Label of the Year
Mosaic
Female Singer of the Year
Cassandra Wilson
Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling
Instruments Rare in Jazz
Richard Galliano, accordion
Large Ensemble of the Year
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider
Small Ensemble Group of the Year
SF Jazz Collective
Trumpeter of the Year
Terence Blanchard
Trombonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Sonny Rollins
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Flutist of the Year
Frank Wess
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Gary Smulyan
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Branford Marsalis
Clarinetist of the Year
Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year
Bill Frisell
Pianist of the Year
Hank Jones
Organist of the Year
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Strings Player of the Year
Billy Bang
Bassist of the Year
William Parker
Electric Bassist of the Year
Steve Swallow
Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year
Joe Locke
Percussionist of the Year
Hamid Drake
Drummer of the Year
Brian Blade
Periodical of the year
Jazz Times
Website of the Year
AllAboutJazz.com
Blog of the Year
Jazz Beyond Jazz
By Howard Mandel
www.artsjournal.com/jazzbeyondjazz
Best Book about Jazz
A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music
By George Lewis
(University of Chicago Press),
Best Photo of the Year
Hank Jones, Montreal Jazz Festival 2008
By Kris King
The Lona Foote–Bob Parent Award
for Photography
John Abbott
The Willis Conover–Marian McPartland Award
for Broadcasting
Ben Young, Director, WKCR
(Columbia University)
The Helen Dance–Robert Palmer Award
for Review and Feature Writing
Nate Chinen
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
Mike Zwerin
The Jazz Foundation of America and the Jazz Journalists Association Special Career Honors for Words with Music
Mark Murphy
