2004 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards
1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (joining previous honorees Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Clark Terry and Cecil Taylor) Winner: Dave Brubeck 2. Musician of the Year (achievement in sound recordings, live concert performances and overall presence, April 15, 2003 - March 20, 2004) Winner: Wayne Shorter 3. Up & Coming Artist of the Year Winner: Vijay Iyer 4. Jazz Album of the Year (Released April 15, 2003 - March 20, 2004) Winner: Wayne Shorter, Alegria (Verve) 5. Jazz Reissue of the Year, Single CD Winner: Sam Rivers, Fuschia Swing Song (Blue Note) 6. Jazz Reissue of the Year, Boxed Set Winner: Miles Davis, The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions (Columbia Legacy) 7. Jazz Record Label of the Year Winner: Blue Note 8. Jazz Events Producer of the Year Winner: George Wein, Festival Productions, Inc. 9. Jazz Composer of the Year Winner: Maria Schneider 10. Jazz Arranger of the Year Winner: Maria Schneider 11. Male Jazz Singer of the Year Winner: Andy Bey 12. Female Jazz Singer of the Year Winner: Cassandra Wilson 13. Latin Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Chucho Valdes, New Conceptions (Blue Note) 14. Small Ensemble of the Year (octet or smaller) Winner: Wayne Shorter Quartet 15. Large Ensemble of the Year (nonet or larger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et. al.) Winner: Dave Holland Big Band 16. Trumpeter of the Year Winner: Dave Douglas 17. Trombonist of the Year Winner: Roswell Rudd 18. Miscellaneous Instrumentalist of the Year Winner: Toots Thielemans, harmonica 19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Lee Konitz 20. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Chris Potter 21. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Steve Lacy 22. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year Winner: Gary Smulyan 23. Clarinetist of the Year Winner: Paquito D'Rivera 24. Flutist of the Year Winner: Frank Wess 25. Pianist of the Year Winner: Hank Jones 26. Organ-Keyboards of the Year Winner: Dr. Lonnie Smith 27. Guitarist of the Year Winner: Bill Frisell 28. Acoustic Bassist of the Year Winner: Dave Holland 29. Electric Bassist of the Year Winner: Steve Swallow 30. Strings Player of the Year Winner: Regina Carter 31. Mallets Player of the Year Winner: Stefon Harris 32. Percussionist of the Year Winner: Ray Baretto 33. Drummer of the Year Winner: Roy Haynes JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES 1. Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Gene Lees 2. Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting/the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award Winner: Steve Schwartz, WGBH-FM (Boston) 3. Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award Winner: Lee Tanner 4. Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine, Online Feature or Review Writing/Helen Oakley Dance-Robert Palmer Award Winner: Bill Milkowski 5. Best Periodical Covering Jazz Winner: JazzTimes 6. Best Website concentrating on Jazz Winner: AllAboutJazz.com 7. Best Book About Jazz Winner: Myself Among Others, George Wein with Nate Chinen (Da Capo) 8. Best Photo of the Year Winner: John Abbott