2003 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards

1. Lifetime Achievement 
   - Cecil Taylor 

    

2. Musician of the Year 
   - Wayne Shorter

    

3. Up 'n' Coming Musician of the Year 
   - Jason Moran

    

4. Album of the Year 
   - Footprints Live! (Verve) -- Wayne Shorter 

    

5. Reissue of the Year 
   - A Love Supreme (Impulse) -- John Coltrane 

    

6. Historical Box Set of the Year 
   - Charlie Christian, Genius of the Electric Guitar (Columbia Legacy) 

    

7. Record Label of the Year  - Blue Note

    

8. Producer of the Year tie 
   - George Wein (Festival Productions)
   - Patricia Nicholson Parker (Vision Fest)

    

9. Composer of the Year 
   - Andrew Hill

    

   Cecil Taylor & Max Roach, 10 Year Reunion, Town Hall, NYC В© Enid Farber

10. Arranger of the Year 
    - Maria Schneider

     

11. Male Vocalist of the Year 
    - Andy Bey

     

12. Female Vocalist of the Year 

     

    
    - Cassandra Wilson 

     

13. Latin-Jazz Album of the Year 
    - Cuban Odyssey (Blue Note) -- Jane Bunnett and Spirits of Havana 

     

14. Combo of the Year  - Wayne Shorter Quartet

     

    Dave Holland, bass, with Steve Coleman playing alto sax В© estate of Lona Foote

15. Big Band of the Year 

     

    
    - Dave Holland Big Band 

     

16. Trumpeter of the Year 
    - Dave Douglas

     

17. Trombonist of the Year 
    - Roswell Rudd

     

18. Miscellaneous Brass of the Year 
    - Steve Bernstein (slide trumpet)

     

19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Greg Osby

     

20. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Wayne Shorter

     

21. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Jane Ira Bloom

     

    @ 2002 Jazz Awards В© R. Andrew Lepley

22. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 
    - Hamiet Bluiett

     

23. Clarinetist of the Year 
    - Marty Ehrlich

     

24. Pianist of the Year 
    - Kenny Barron

     

25. Organ-keyboardist of the Year 
    - Dr. Lonnie Smith

     

26. Guitarist of the Year 
    - Russell Malone

     

27. Bassist of the Year 
    - Dave Holland

     

28. Electric Bassist of the Year 
    - Steve Swallow

     

29. Strings Player of the Year 

    В© Ronnie James

    
    - Regina Carter 

     

30. Mallets Player of the Year 
    - Stefon Harris

     

31. Percussionist of the Year 
    - Kahil El'Zabar

     

32. Drummer of the Year 
    - Matt Wilson

JAZZ JOURNALISM CATEGORIES

1. Lifetime Achievement in Journalism 
   - Gary Giddins

    

2. Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting -- The Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award 
   - Alyn Shipton - BBC Radio 3

    

3. Photographer of the Year -- The Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award 

   Sir Roland Hanna, Sept. 22, 2002

   - Ken Franckling

    

4. Writer of the Year -- The Helen Oakley Dance-Robert Palmer Award 
   - Gary Giddins (Village Voice)

    

5. Best Periodical 
   - Jazz Times

    

6. Best Website 
   - www.AllAboutJazz.com

    

7. Best Book of the Year 
   - A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album (Penguin Putnam), by Ashley Kahn

    

8. Best Photo of the Year 
   - John Abbott