2002 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards
Победители Jazz Awards 2002:
Lifetime Achievement in JazzMusician of the Year (achievement in sound recordings, live concert performances and overall presence, April 15, 2001 - April 15, 2002)
Album of the Year (Released April 15, 2001 - April 15, 2002)
Charlie Haden, Nocturne (Verve)
Reissue of the Year
Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, 1933-1944 (Columbia Legacy)
Events Producer of the Year
André Ménard, Festival International de Jazz De Montréal
Composer of the Year Henry Threadgill © 1998 Enid Farber
Male Singer of the Year
Female Singer of the Year
Recording Debut of the Year (Artist's First Effort As a Leader)
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me (Blue Note)
Afro-Caribbean Jazz Album of the Year
Omar Sosa, Sentir (Otá Records)
Brazilian Jazz Album of the Year
Trio Da Paz, Partido Out (Malandro)
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.)
Howard Johnson, tuba
Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Clarinetist of the Year
Pianist of the Year
Organ-Keyboards of the Year Steve Swallow © 1992 Enid Farber
Guitarist of the Year
Acoustic Bassist of the Year
Electric Bassist of the Year
Strings Player of the Year
Mallets Player of the Year
Percussionist of the Year
Drummer of the Year
JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award
Ira Gitler
Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award
Kenny Washington
Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award
Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing/the Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award
Gary Giddins
Best Film/Video Regarding Jazz of the Year
Best Periodical Covering Jazz
Best Jazz Website of the Year
Best Book on Jazz of the Year
A New History Of Jazz, Alyn Shipton, Continuum
Best Photo of the Year
Enid Farber -- Claire on the Stairs