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.

1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz 

   John Lewis

    

2. Musician of the Year

   Joe Lovano

    

3. Album of the Year

   Joe Lovano, 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note) 

    

4. Reissue of the Year

   Louis Armstrong, Hot 5s and 7s (Columbia Legacy)

    

5. Events Producer of the Year

   
   George Wein, Festival Productions

    

6. Composer of the Year

   Andrew Hill

    

7. Male Singer of the Year

   Jimmy Scott

    

8. Female Singer of the Year

   Dianne Reeves

    

9. Recording Debut of the Year

   Jane Monheit, Never Neverland (N-Coded Music) 

    

10. Afro-Cuban Jazz Album of the Year

    Chucho Valdés, Live at the Village Vanguard(Blue Note) 

     

11. Brazilian Jazz Album of the Year

    Eliane Elias, Everything I Love (Blue Note) 

     

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

    Dave Holland Quintet

     

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

    Maria Schneider Orchestra

     

14. Trumpeter of the Year

    Dave Douglas

     

15. Trombonist of the Year

    Wycliffe Gordon

     

16. Brass of the Year (tuba, French horn, etc.)

    Howard Johnson

     

17. Alto Saxophonist of the Year

    Greg Osby

     

18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

    Sonny Rollins

     

19. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year

    Jane Ira Bloom

     

20. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year

    Hamiet Bluiett

     

21. Winds and Reeds of the Year

    Marty Ehrlich, saxophones, clarinets, flutes

     

22. Pianist of the Year

    Kenny Barron

     

23. Organ-keyboards of the Year

    Larry Goldings

     

24. Guitarist of the Year

    Bill Frisell

     

25. Acoustic Bassist of the Year

    Dave Holland

     

26. Electric Bassist of the Year

    Steve Swallow

     

27. Strings Player of the Year

    Regina Carter, violin

     

28. Mallets Player of the Year

    Stefon Harris, vibes, marimba

     

29. Percussionist of the Year

    Poncho Sanchez, congas

     

30. Drummer of the Year

    Billy Higgins

JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES

1. Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award 
   (no repeat winners: previous honorees are Whitney Balliet, Nat Hentoff, Stanley Dance)

   Dan Morgenstern

    

2. Excellence in Photography/the Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award (previous honorees are William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard)

   Chuck Stewart

    

3. Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing/the Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award 
   (previous honorees are Howard Mandel, Gary Giddins)

   Bob Blumenthal

    

4. 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

    

5. Best Film/Video Regarding Jazz of the Year

   Ken Burns' "Jazz"

    

6. Best Periodical Covering Jazz

   Jazz Times

    

7. 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) 

    

8. Best Jazz Website of the Year

   www.jazzhouse.org

    

9. Best Book on Jazz of the Year

   Oxford Companion to Jazz, Bill Kirchner, ed. (Oxford University Press)