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2023 Nominees for Performance & Recordings

April 25, 2023
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Ghost Song album
Mesmerism album
New Standards Vol. 1 album
Musica De Las Americas album

2023 Jazz Album of the Year nominees

These are the finalist nominees for Performance and Recordings for the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards.

Finalists are those who get the most nominations from professional journalist members of the Jazz Journalists Association in a process that highlights excellence of hundreds of musicians, worldwide.

The nominations are based on work done in calendar year 2022, with the exception of Lifetime Achievement Awards categories, in which nominations are in recognition of a lifetime of music. These Jazz Awards represent a numerical consensus of personal evaluations of voting members of the JJA.

Nominees

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz

George Coleman

Keith Jarrett

Charles Lloyd

Wadada Leo Smith

Jazz Musician of the Year

Terri Lyne Carrington

Mary Halvorson

Charles Lloyd

Miguel Zenón

Up & Coming Musician of the Year

Zoh Amba

Isaiah Collier

Samara Joy

Immanuel Wilkins

Composer of the Year

Mary Halvorson

Wadada Leo Smith

Tyshawn Sorey

Miguel Zenón

Arranger of the Year

John Beasley
Steven Bernstein
Terri Lyne Carrington

Jim McNeely
Maria Schneider
Miguel Zenón

Record of the Year

Ghost Song — Cécile McLorin Salvant (Nonesuch)
Música De Las Américas — Miguel Zenón (Miel Music)
New Standards Vol. 1 — Terri Lyne Carrington (Candid)
Mesmerism — Tyshawn Sorey Trio (Yeros7 Music)

Historical Record of the Year

The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s — Charles Mingus (Resonance)
Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse — Ahmad Jamal (Elemental Music)
Revival (Live At Pookie’s Pub) — Elvin Jones (Blue Note)
That’s What Happened (1982-1985): The Bootleg Series, Vol.7 — Miles Davis (Legacy Recordings)

Record Label of the Year

Blue Note
ECM
Pi Recordings

Pyroclastic
Smoke Sessions

Recordings Producer of the Year

David Breskin

Terri Lyne Carrington

Zev Feldman

Matt Pierson

Male Vocalist of the Year

Kurt Elling

Giacomo Gates

José James

Gregory Porter

Female Vocalist of the Year

Samara Joy

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Catherine Russell

Veronica Swift

Vocal Group of the Year

Duchess

The Manhattan Transfer

The Royal Bopsters

Large Ensemble of the Year

Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Sun Ra Arkestra

Midsize Ensemble of the Year (Trio to Octet)

Bill Frisell Four
Charles Lloyd Trio
Christian McBride’s New Jawn

Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Tyshawn Sorey Trio
Miguel Zenón Quartet

Duo of the Year

Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola
Kaja Draksler and Susana Santos Silva
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini
Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias

Trumpeter of the Year

Ambrose Akinmusire
Tom Harrell
Wynton Marsalis

Jeremy Pelt
Wadada Leo Smith

Trombonist of the Year

Michael Dease
Marshall Gilkes
Wycliffe Gordon

Ryan Keberle
Steve Turre

Brass Specialist of the Year

Bob Stewart (tuba)
Marcus Rojas (tuba)
Theon Cross (tuba)
Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet, trumpet)

Muli-Reeds Player of the Year

Scott Robinson (tenor saxophonist adept across winds, reeds and brass, rare instrument specialist)
Roscoe Mitchell (alto, tenor, soprano, sopranino and bass saxophonist, percussionist, painter)
Chris Potter (tenor and all saxophones, flutes, clarinets, piano, percussion, samples)

Alto Saxophonist of the Year

Kenny Garrett

Bobby Watson

Immanuel Wilkins

Miguel Zenón

Tenor Saxophonist of the Year

Melissa Aldana

Charles Lloyd

Chris Potter

Baritone Saxophonist of the Year

James Carter
Brian Landrus
Scott Robinson

Lauren Sevian
Gary Smulyan

Soprano Saxophonist of the Year

Jane Ira Bloom

Dave Liebman

Branford Marsalis

Sam Newsome

Clarinetist of the Year

Anat Cohen
Ben Goldberg
Todd Marcus

Ken Peplowski
Jason Stein

Flutist of the Year

Jamie Baum

Charles Lloyd

Nicole Mitchell

Guitarist of the Year

Bill Frisell

Julian Lage

Mary Halvorson

Bassist of the Year

Ron Carter

Linda May Han Oh

Christian McBride

William Parker

Electric Bassist of the Year

Stanley Clarke
Melvin Gibbs
John Patitucci

Esperanza Spalding
Steve Swallow
Victor Wooten

Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello or Harp Player of the Year

Regina Carter

Sara Caswell

Mark Feldman

Tomeka Reid

Pianist of the Year

Kenny Barron
Emmet Cohen
Kris Davis

Brad Mehldau
Gonzala Rubalcaba

Keyboardists of the Year

Brian Charette
James Francies
Robert Glasper

John Medeski
Craig Taborn

Percussionist of the Year

Rogerio Boccato

Kahil El’Zabar

Zakir Hussain

Pedrito Martinez

Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year

Sasha Berliner

Patricia Brennan

Joe Locke

Joel Ross

Drummer of the Year

Brian Blade
Johnathan Blake
Terri Lyne Carrington

Rudy Royston
Tyshawn Sorey
Jeff “Tain” Watts

Player of the Year of Instruments Rare in Jazz

Grégoire Maret, harmonica

Scott Robinson, various

Brandee Younger, harp

Electronics Specialist of the Year

Hardedge

Val Jeanty

Ikue Mori

Moor Mother

If you are a 2023 Nominee, or a 2023 Voter, and would like a “badge” to display on your website, email Admin@jazzjournalists.org.

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