Congratulations to winners of the 2024 JJA Jazz Awards.
Performance and Recordings Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz: Jack DeJohnette
Musician of the Year: Christian McBride
Up and Coming Musician of the Year: Isaiah J. Thompson
Composer of the Year: Billy Childs
Arranger of the Year: Darcy James Argue
Record of the Year: where are we, Joshua Redman (Blue Note Records)
Historic Record of the Year Evenings At The Village Gate, John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy (Impulse! Records)
Record Label of the Year Blue Note Records
Record Producer of the Year: Zev Feldman
Male Vocalist of the Year: Kurt Elling
Female Vocalist of the Year: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Large Ensemble of the Year: Sun Ra Arkestra
Mid-sized Ensemble of the Year: Artemis
Duo of the Year: Fred Hersch, piano and Esperanza Spalding, vocals
Trumpeter of the Year: Ambrose Akinmusire
Trombonist of the Year: Trombone Shorty
Brass Specialist: Marcus Rojas (Tuba)
Alto Saxophonist of the Year: Lakecia Benjamin
Tenor Saxophonist of the Year: Joshua Redman
Baritone Saxophonist of the Year: Claire Daly
Soprano Saxophonist of the Year: Branford Marsalis
Multiple Reeds Player of the Year: James Carter
Flutist of the Year: Nicole Mitchell
Clarinetist of the Year: Anat Cohen
Guitarist of the Year: Mary Halvorson
Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello Player of the Year: Tomeka Reid
Pianist of the Year: Kenny Barron
Keyboards Player of the Year: Herbie Hancock
Bassist of the Year: Linda May Han Oh
Electric Bassist of the Year: eperanza spalding
Percussionist of the Year: Kahil El’Zabar
Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year: Joel Ross
Traps Drummer of the Year: Brian Blade
Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz: Béla Fleck
Journalism and Media Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism: Will Friedwald
Robert Palmer-Helen Oakley Dance Award for Excellence in Writing in 2023: Larry Blumenfeld
The Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Excellence in Broadcasting: Sid Gribetz
The Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award for Career Excellence in Photography: Adriana Mateo
Photo of the Year: Susana Santos Silva by Luciano Rossetti
Book of the Year About Jazz: Biography or Autobiography: Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music, by Henry Threadgill with Brent Hayes Edwards (Penguin Random House)
Book of the Year About Jazz: History, Criticism and Culture: In Search of a Beautiful Freedom, by Farah Jasmine Griffin (Norton)
Jazz Periodical/Website of the Year (edited, curated, multiple contributors): DownBeat
Jazz Blog of the Year (posts by a single author or collective): The Honest Broker, by Ted Gioia
Jazz Podcast of the Year: The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Album Art of the Year: Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio at the Fault Zone Festival, painting by Roscoe Mitchell
