2001 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards
Вручение наград состоялось 14 июня 2001 в Нью-Йорке по 44th St. & 8th Ave. при спонсорстве J&R Music/Computer World (www.jandr.com) и поддержке от www.thejazzstore.com и www.jazzcorner.com, среди прочих. Победители были отобраны 162 журналистами из 351 членов ассоциации, были отобраны из 96 кандидатур, выдвинутых членами JJA.
Lifetime Achievement in JazzMusician of the Year
Album of the Year
Joe Lovano, 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note)
Reissue of the Year
Louis Armstrong, Hot 5s and 7s (Columbia Legacy)
Events Producer of the Year
George Wein, Festival Productions
Composer of the Year
Male Singer of the Year
Female Singer of the Year
Recording Debut of the Year
Jane Monheit, Never Neverland (N-Coded Music)
Afro-Cuban Jazz Album of the Year
Chucho Valdés, Live at the Village Vanguard(Blue Note)
Brazilian Jazz Album of the Year
Eliane Elias, Everything I Love (Blue Note)
Small Ensemble of the Year (nonet or smaller)
Large Ensemble of the Year (tentet or bigger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et. al.)
Trumpeter of the Year
Trombonist of the Year
Brass of the Year (tuba, French horn, etc.)
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Winds and Reeds of the Year
Marty Ehrlich, saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Pianist of the Year
Organ-keyboards of the Year
Guitarist of the Year
Acoustic Bassist of the Year
Electric Bassist of the Year
Strings Player of the Year
Regina Carter, violin
Mallets Player of the Year
Stefon Harris, vibes, marimba
Percussionist of the Year
Poncho Sanchez, congas
Drummer of the Year
JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award (no repeat winners: previous honorees are Whitney Balliet, Nat Hentoff, Stanley Dance)
Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award (previous honorees are William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard)
Chuck Stewart
Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing/the Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award (previous honorees are Howard Mandel, Gary Giddins)
Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award (previous honorees are Neil Tesser, Dr. Billy Taylor, Marian McPartland, Phil Schaap)
Michael Bourne, WBGO-FM, Newark and www.wbgo.org
Best Film/Video Regarding Jazz of the Year
Best Periodical Covering Jazz
Best Jazz Liner Note/Program Note of the Year
Howard Mandel, Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Charles, Bill Crow, David X. Young, Juan Osaka McFelsnir,David X. Young's Jazz Loft (JazzMagnet)
Best Jazz Website of the Year
Best Book on Jazz of the Year
Oxford Companion to Jazz, Bill Kirchner, ed. (Oxford University Press)