The Jazz Journalists Association has announced the nominees for the 2020 JJA Jazz Awards, which celebrate excellence in music and music journalism in thirty-nine award categories. Topping the list of nominees for Performance and Recordings are Roscoe Mitchell, Charles Lloyd, Carla Bley, Eddie Palmieri, Chick Corea, and Jimmy Cobb for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz. Topping the list of nominees for Journalism are Ben Ratliff, Larry Blumenfeld, Howard Reich, Stanley Crouch, and Dan Ouellette for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism.
Winners of the 2020 JJA Jazz Awards in all categories will be determined by the votes of JJA Professional Journalist Members; winners will be announced in mid May.
If you are a 2020 Nominee, or a 2020 Voter, and would like a “badge” to display on your website, email Admin@jazzjournalists.org.
Visit the Jazz Journalists Association website for information on how to to participate as a voting member of the JJA or as a sponsor, or email President@jazzjournalists.org.
Image: 2020 Album Art of the Year nominee Dream A Little… (Champian Fulton/Cory Weeds, Cellar Live) by Takao Fujioka
