2006 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
- Roy Haynes
Musician of the Year - Sonny Rollins
Up & Coming Musician of the Year - Dafnis Prieto
Jazz Album of the Year - Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane,Carnegie Hall 1957 (Blue Note)
Single CD Reissue of the Year - Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X (Nonesuch)
Boxed Set Reissue of the Year - Miles Davis, The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (Columbia/Legacy), original sessions produced by Teo Macero, produced for release by Teo Macero and Stan Tonkel
Record Label of the Year - Concord/Fantasy/Telarc
Events Producer of the Year - George Wein, Festival Productions
Composer of the Year - Andrew Hill
Arranger of the Year - Maria Schneider
Male Singer of the Year - Kurt Elling
Female Singer of the Year - Dianne Reeves
Latin Jazz Album of the Year - Bebo Valdés, Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54)
Small Ensemble of the Year (< 9 pieces) - Wayne Shorter Quartet
Large Ensemble of the Year (9+ pieces) - Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Trumpeter of the Year - Dave Douglas
Trombonist of the Year - Wycliffe Gordon
Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz - Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Alto Saxophonist of the Year - Phil Woods
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year - Sonny Rollins
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year - Jane Ira Bloom
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year - James Carter
Clarinetist of the Year - Paquito D'Rivera
Flutist of the Year - Sam Rivers
Pianist of the Year - Bill Charlap
Organ-keyboards of the Year - Joey DeFrancesco
Guitarist of the Year - Jim Hall
Acoustic Bassist of the Year - Ron Carter
Electric Bassist of the Year - Christian McBride
Strings Player of the Year - Regina Carter
Mallets Player of the Year - Joe Locke
Percussionist of the Year - Ray Barretto
Drummer of the Year - Paul Motian
Jazz Journalism Categories
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award (past winners: Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Gary Giddins, Nat Hentoff, Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, Bob Blumenthal) - Howard MandelWillis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz Broadcasting (past winners: Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Phil Schaap, Michael Bourne, Kenny Washington, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton) - Eric Jackson (WGBH-FM, Boston)
Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award — Excellence in Photography (past winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian) - Jimmy Katz
Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award — Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Writing (past winners: Gary Giddins, Howard Mandel, Bill Milkowski, Ben Ratliff) - Nate Chinen
Best Periodical Covering Jazz - JazzTimes
Best Website Concentrating on Jazz - AllAboutJazz.com
Best Book About Jazz - Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond (Parkside), by Doug Ramsey
Best Photo of the Year
Photographer: Gene Martin