2000 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards

1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
   (previous winners: Benny Carter; Max Roach; Sonny Rollins)

   Coleman, Ornette
   Hinton, Milt
   Jones, Elvin
   Taylor, Cecil
   Terry, Clark

2. Musician of the Year
   (achievement in sound recordings, live concert performances and overall presence)

   Douglas, Dave
   Holland, Dave
   Lovano, Joe
   Marsalis, Wynton
   Osby, Greg

3. Critics Choice Album of the Year
   (recognized for artistic merit, issued May 1 1999 - May 1 2000)

   Blanchard, Terrence -- Jazz in Film (Sony Classical)
   Douglas, Dave -- Soul on Soul (RCA/Victor)
   Hill, Andrew -- Dusk (Palmetto)
   Holland Dave -- Prime Directive (ECM)
   Osby, Greg -- The Invisible Hand (Blue Note)
   Rivers, Sam -- Inspiration (RCA/Victor)

4. Record Producer of the Year
   (excellence of achievements)

   Belden, Bob
   Cuscuna, Michael
   Eicher, Manfred
   Keepnews, Orrin
   Seidel, Richard
   Uehlinger, Werner

5. Tribute Album of the Year
   (dedicated to the work or memory of an individual, repertoire or band)

   Asian American Ochestra, directed by Anthony Brown -- Far East Suite (Asian Improv Records)
   Gregg Bendian/Nils Cline -- Interstellar Space Revisited (Atavistic)
   Douglas, Dave -- Soul on Soul (RCA/Victor)
   Jazz Composers Collective, Herbie Nichols Project -- Dr. Cyclop's Dream (Soul Note)
   Palmetto All-Stars, The Other Side Of Ellington (Palmetto)
   Wilson, Cassandra, Traveling Miles (Blue Note)

6. Reissue of the Year
   (re-issued May 1 1999 - May 1, 2000)

   Complete HRS Sessions (Mosaic)
   Davis, Miles and Coltrane, John, Complete Columbia Studio Recordings 1955 - '61(Columbia)
   Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (RCA/Victor)
   From Spirituals to Swing (Vanguard)
   Rollins, Sonny The Freelance Years (Fantasy)
   Young, Lester, The Complete Studio Sessions (Verve)

7. Events Producer of the Year
   (individual, business or organization, profit or not-for profit, of concerts, club engagements, or tours)

   Dorf, Michael, Knitting Factory
   Gibson, Rob, Jazz at Lincoln Center
   Kline, Randall San Francisco Jazz Organization
   Menard, Andre, Montreal Intational Jazz Fest
   Wein, George, Festival Productions Inc.

8. Artists providing finest live music performances of the Year

   Brotzmann, Peter
   Holland, Dave Quintet
   Lacy , Steve and Rudd, Roswell Quartet
   Masada Quartet (John Zorn)
   Mehldau, Brad
   Perez, Danilo
   Rollins, Sonny

9. Composer of the Year

   Corea, Chick 
   Douglas, Dave 
   Fuji, Satoko 
   Hill, Andrew 
   Holland, Dave 
   Marsalis, Wynton 
   Rivers, Sam

10. Male Singer of the Year

    Bey, Andy 
    Elling, Kurt 
    Gates, Giacomo 
    Mahagony, Kevin 
    Murphy, Mark

11. Female Singer of the Year

    Barber, Patricia 
    Bridgewater, Dee Dee 
    Horn, Shirley 
    Krall, Diana 
    Wilson, Casandra

12. Recording Debut of the Year

    Barrett, Darren -- First One Up (J Curve) 
    Ben Ari, Miri, Sahara (Half Note) 
    Bona, Richard, Scenes from My Life (Columbia) 
    Cook, Carla, It's All About Love (Maxjazz) 
    Daly, Clare, Swing Low (Koch Jazz) 
    Klein, Guillermo, Los Gauchos Vol. 2 (SunnySide Communications) 
    Moran, Jason -- Soundtrack to Human Motion (Blue Note)

13. Latin Jazz Album of the Year

    O'Farrill, Chico Afro-Cuban Big Band, Heart of a Legend 
    (Milestone) 
    Sanchez, Poncho Latin Soul (Concord) 
    Martinez, Tony/The Cuban Power (Blue Jackel) 
    Valdes, Chucho -- Briyumba Palo Congo/Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

14. Small Ensemble of the Year
    (nonet or smaller)

    Corea, Chick Origin 
    Douglas, Dave Sextet (Douglas's Quartet, Tiny Bell Trio and Charms of the Night Sky band also qualify) 
    Holland, Dave Quintet 
    Lacy, Steve and Rudd, Roswell Quartet 
    Masada Quartet (John Zorn)

15. Large Ensemble of the Year
    (tentet or bigger, including big bands, jazz orchestras, contemporary symphonies, et al.)

    Asian American Jazz Orchestra 
    Either/Orchestra 
    Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra 
    Mingus Big Band 
    Rivers, Sam Rivbea All Star Orchestra 
    Schneider, Maria jazz orchestra

16. Trumpeter of the Year

    Blanchard, Terence 
    Douglas, Dave 
    Hargrove Roy 
    Harrell, Tom 
    Marsalis, Wynton 
    Payton, Nicholas

17. Trombonist of the Year

    Anderson, Ray 
    Gordon, Wycliff 
    Johnson, J. J. 
    Rudd, Roswell 
    Turre, Steve

18. Other brass of the Year
    (tuba, french horn, etc.)

    Bernstein, Steven 
    Clark, John 
    Howard, Johnson 
    Stewart, Bob 
    Varner, Tom

19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year

    Coleman, Ornette 
    Garrett, Kenny 
    Konitz, Lee 
    McLean, Jackie 
    Osby, Greg 
    Woods, Phil

20. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

    Brecker, Michael 
    Lovano, Joe 
    Potter, Chris 
    Redman, Joshua 
    Rollins, Sonny

21. Other Winds and Reeds of the Year
    (soprano sax, clarinet, flute, bari sax, oboe, bassoon, ney, shenai, etc.)

    Byron, Don 
    Ehrlich, Marty 
    Lacy, Steve 
    Newton, James 
    Parker, Evan 
    Peplowski, Ken

22. Pianist of the Year

    Barron, Kenny 
    Hill, Andrew 
    Jarrett, Keith 
    Taylor, Cecil 
    Valdes, Chucho

23. Organist (and other keyboards) of the Year

    DeFrancesco, Joey 
    Dennerlien, Barbara 
    Goldings, Larry 
    Medeski, John 
    Smith, Jimmy

24. Guitarist of the Year

    Frisell, Bill 
    Hall, Jim 
    Malone, Russell 
    Metheny, Pat 
    Scofield, John

25. Bassist of the Year

    Brown, Ray 
    Haden, Charlie 
    Holland, Dave 
    McBride, Christian 
    Parker, William

26. Other plucked and bowed strings

    Bang Billy 
    Ben Ari, Miri 
    Carter, Regina 
    Feldman, Mark 
    Fleck, Bela 
    Friedlander, Eric

27. Marimba player/vibist of the Year

    Burton, Gary 
    Harris, Stefon 
    Hutcherson, Bobby 
    Locke, Joe 
    Nelson, Steve 
    Ware, Bill

28. Master of other percussion (African, Caribbean, Indian, electronic) of the Year

    Alias, Don 
    Gurtu, Trilok 
    Parker, Leon 
    Puente, Tito 
    Sanchez, Poncho

29. Drummer of the Year

    DeJohnette, Jack 
    Haynes, Roy 
    Higgins, Billy 
    Jones, Elvin 
    Nash, Lewis

JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES

1. Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award

   Giddins, Gary 
   Gitler, Ira 
   Hentoff, Nat 
   Morgenstern, Dan 
   (Previous winners: Whitney Balliet, Stanley Dance)

2. Excellence in Broadcast
   (the Marian McPartland/Willis Conover Award)

   Marsalis, Branford 
   McPartland, Marian (previous winner) 
   Schaap, Phil 
   Taylor, Billy (previous winner) 
   Wilson, Nancy 
   (Previous winner: Neil Tesser)

3. Excellence in Photography
   (the Lona Foote/Bob Parent Award)

   Farber, Enid 
   Frankling, Ken 
   Hinely, W. Patrick 
   Katz, Jimmy 
   Leonard, Herman 
   Redfern, David 
   Stewart, Chuck 
   (Previous winners: William Claxton, William Gottlieb)

4. Excellence in Writing
   (the Helen Oakley Dance/Robert Palmer Award)

   Blumenthal, Bob 
   Giddins, Gary (previous winner) 
   Gitler, Ira 
   Mandel, Howard 
   Ratliff, Ben

5. Best Film-Video of the Year Regarding Jazz
   (2 nominees)

   Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casuals, reissued on home video 
   Woody Allen, Sweet and Lowdown

6. Best Music Periodical for Coverage of Jazz

   Cadence 
   Coda 
   Down Beat 
   Jazz Times 
   Jazziz

7. Best Jazz Website of the Year

   www.Allaboutjazz.com 
   www.AllMusic.com 
   www.BirdLives.com 
   www.jazze.com 
   www.jazzhouse.org

8. Best Book on Jazz of the Year

   Armstrong, Louis -- In His Own Words, Oxford University Press 
   Dahl, Linda -- Morning Glory , Pantheon Books 
   Gitler, Feather -- Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Oxford University Press 
   Hasse, John Edward, ed. -- Jazz: The First Century, Morrow 
   Mandel, Howard -- Future Jazz, Oxford University Press