2010 Critic's Choice Jazz Awards
1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Muhal Richard Abrams
Jimmy Heath
James Moody
Paul Motian
Wayne Shorter
Randy Weston
2. Musician of the Year Dave Douglas
Vijay Iyer
Joe Lovano
Sonny Rollins
Henry Threadgill
3. Composer of the Year Darcy James Argue
John Hollenbeck
Vijay Iyer
Steve Lehman
Maria Schneider
Henry Threadgill
4. Up & Coming Artist of the Year Darcy James Argue
Gerald Clayton
Darius Jones
Linda Oh
Esperanza Spalding
5. Events Producer of the Year Todd Barkan, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jack Kleinsinger, Highlights in Jazz
André Menard/Alain Simard, Montreal Jazz Festival
Brice Rosenbloom, boomBOOM Presents: Winter Jazz Fest, Brooklyn Masonic Temple, (le) Poisson Rouge
George Wein, New Festival Productions LLC: CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport, Newport Folk Festival
6. Record of the Year (CDs issued between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010)
Infernal Machines, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, New Amsterdam Records
Historicity, Vijay Iyer Trio, ACT Music
Travail, Transformation and Flow, Steve Lehman Octet, Pi Recordings
Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records
This Brings Us To, Vol. 1, Henry Threadgill Zooid, Pi Recordings
Esta Plena, Miguel Zenón, Marsalis Music
7. Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year (Note: Condensed editions of previously issued boxed sets are ineligible)
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), Mosaic Records
Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve Music Group
Without a Song: Live in Europe 1969, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Note Records
Pieces of Jade, Scott LaFaro, Resonance Records
Saga of the Outlaws, Charles Tyler, Nessa Records
The Columbia Studio Trio Sessions, Denny Zeitlin, Mosaic Records
8. DVD of the Year 21st Century Chase, Fred Anderson, Delmark Records
Extraordinary Life and Music of a Jazz Legend, Svend Asmussen Shanachie
Live in Berlin & Stockholm 1968, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Impro Jazz
Thelonious Monk: American Composer, Medici Arts
Anita O' Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, Medici Arts
9. Record Label of the Year Blue Note Records
Clean Feed Records
ECM
Pi Recordings
Sunnyside Records
10. Female Singer of the Year Dee Dee Bridgewater
Roberta Gambarini
Sheila Jordan
Gretchen Parlato
Cassandra Wilson
11. Male Singer of the Year Tony Bennett
Andy Bey
Freddy Cole
Kurt Elling
Giacomo Gates
Bill Henderson
12. Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz Edmar Castaneda, harp
Bela Fleck, banjo
Grégoire Maret, harmonica
Scott Robinson, unusual reeds and brass
Daniel Smith, bassoon
13. Large Ensemble of the Year Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Mingus Big Band
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
14. Arranger of the Year Darcy James Argue
Carla Bley
John Hollenbeck
Bill Holman
Maria Schneider
15. Small Ensemble of the Year (less than 10 pieces)
Henry Threadgill Zooid
Joe Lovano Us Five
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Vijay Iyer Trio
Wayne Shorter Quartet
16. Trumpeter of the Year Terence Blanchard
Dave Douglas
Tom Harrell
Wynton Marsalis
Wadada Leo Smith
17. Trombonist of the Year Steve Davis
Robin Eubanks
Wycliffe Gordon
Roswell Rudd
Steve Turre
18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year Fred Anderson
Joe Lovano
Tony Malaby
Branford Marsalis
Chris Potter
Sonny Rollins
19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year Ornette Coleman
Lee Konitz
Steve Lehman
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Miguel Zenón
20. Flutist of the Year Jamie Baum
Holly Hoffman
Nicole Mitchell
Lew Tabackin
Frank Wess
21. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year Hamiet Bluiett
James Carter
Ronnie Cuber
Claire Daly
Gary Smulyan
22. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year Jane Bunnett
Dave Liebman
Branford Marsalis
Evan Parker
Wayne Shorter
Steve Wilson
23. Clarinetist of the Year Don Byron
Evan Christopher
Anat Cohen
Eddie Daniels
Ken Peplowski
24. Guitarist of the Year
Bill Frisell
Jim Hall
Lionel Loueke
Pat Metheny
Bucky Pizzarelli
25. Pianist of the Year Kenny Barron
Vijay Iyer
Keith Jarrett
Jason Moran
Matthew Shipp
26. Organist of the Year Joey DeFrancesco
Larry Goldings
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Gary Versace
Sam Yahel
27. Violinist of the Year Regina Carter
Mark Feldman
Jenny Scheinman
Billy Bang
Mark O’Connor
28. Bassist of the Year (includes Acoustic & Electric)
Ron Carter
Charlie Haden
Dave Holland
Christian McBride
John Patitucci
29. Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year Jason Adasiewicz
Gary Burton
Stefon Harris
Joe Locke
Steve Nelson
30. Percussionist of the Year Cyro Baptista
Hamid Drake
Zakir Hussain
Kahil El’Zabar
Bobby Sanabria
Daniel Sadownick
31. Drummer of the Year Brian Blade
Jack DeJohnette
Roy Haynes
Paul Motian
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Matt Wilson
32. Periodical of the Year AllAboutJazz-New York
Cadence
Down Beat
Jazz Times
Signal To Noise
33. Website of the Year AllAboutJazz.com
Jazz.com
JazzCorner.com
JazzTimes.com
PointOfDeparture.org
34. Blog of the Year The Gig, Nate Chinen
A Blog Supreme, Patrick Jarenwattananon
Do The Math blog and webzine, Ethan Iverson
JazzWax, Marc Myers
Rifftides, Doug Ramsey
35. Best Book about Jazz Jazz, Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux, W.W. Norton
I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren, Temple University Press
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press
The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957 - 1965, Sam Stephenson, Alfred A. Knopf
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
36. Best Liner Notes The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), by Dan Morgenstern
Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor Sessions, by John McDonough
37. Photo of the Year Tom Harrell at Moscow International Performance Arts Center, December 26, 2009 by Lena Adasheva
38. The Helen Dance–Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing (Print and/or Online)
David Adler: Lerterland ; JazzTimes; Philadelphia Weekly; The Philadelphia Inquirer; Time Out New York; AllAboutJazz-New York
Nate Chinen: The New York Times; JazzTimes
Gary Giddins: JazzTimes, Vintage magazine
Marc Myers, JazzWax.com
Doug Ramsey, Rifftides
Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
39. The Willis Conover–Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting Josh Jackson, Host of "The Checkout," "Live at the Village Vanguard," WBGO.org, Newark
Bobby Jackson, Music Director, WCPN, Ideastream, Solace.fm, Cleveland
Gary Walker, Music Director, Host of "Morning Jazz," WBGO.org, Newark
Jim Wilke, Host, "Jazz After Hours," Hatchcover Productions, Seattle, distributed by Public Radio International
Linda Yohn, Music Director, weekday morning host, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti
40. The Lona Foote–Bob Parent Award for Photography
Alan Nahigian: Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, AllAboutJazz, New York Times, Village Voice, Musica Jazz, jazz festival program books, album covers
Mitchell Seidel: Hot House, JazzTimes, Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Swing Journal, Musica Jazz; album covers.
Herb Snitzer: Jazz -- A Visual Journey, Herb Snitzer: Photographs from the Last Years of Metronome; photography editor, associate editor Metronome; Life, Look, The Saturday Evening Post, Fortune, Time, New York Times, Herald Tribune.
41. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism Stanley Crouch: Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz; The Artificial White Man: Essays on Authenticity; Kansas City Lighting: The Life and Times of Young Charlie Parker; Notes of a Hanging Judge: Essays and Reviews, 1979 - 1989; fiction; columnist, New York Daily News; Jazz Times, Village Voice, liner notes.
Paul deBarros: Seattle Times; newspapers in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver; Down Beat, Signal To Noise, Coda, Jazz Times; radio: NPR "Jazz Riffs"; co-founder Earshot Jazz; co-leader, JJA "Who Asked You Anyway?" critics clinics; Jackson Street After Hours, liner notes.
Don Heckman: The International Review of Music), Notes from the Left Coast ; the Los Angeles Times, Jazz Times; 1960s-'70s: The New York Times, Village Voice, Down Beat, Metronome, the Jazz Review, liner notes.
Bill Milkowski: Jazz Times, Modern Drummer, Guitar Player, Bass Player, Pulse Guitar Club (Italy), Jazzthing (Germany), Jazziz, Tower Pulse!, Down Beat, Fi magazine, Good Times (Long Island), Cityside (Milwaukee); Rockers, Jazzbos and Visionaries, Jaco: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Jaco Pastoruis, Swing It! An Annotated History of Jive, overnight dj, WWOZ ("Milkman's Matinee"), liner notes.
W. Royal Stokes: Growing Up With Jazz; Living the Jazz Life; The Jazz Scene; Swing Era New York: The Jazz Photographs of Charles Peterson; former editor, JJA Jazz Notes and festival reviewer, Jazzhouse.org; Washington Post, Jazz Times, Down Beat; radio host, "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say. . . ", "Since Minton's", liner notes.