59th Annual DownBeat critics poll

Como de costume, foram divulgados na edição de Agosto da DownBeat magazine os resultados dos melhores do jazz, votados por um diversificado painel de críticos.
Ficam por aqui alguns dos eleitos que considero mais representativos.

Jazz album of the year
1. Jason Moran, Ten (Blue Note)
2. Joe Lovano Us Five, Bird songs (Blue Note)
3. Esperanza Spalding, Chamber Music Society (Heads Up)
4. Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green, Apex (Pi)
5. Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden, Jasmine (ECM)

Abbey Lincoln
Hall of fame

Jason Moran
Jazz album of the Year, Jazz artist, Piano

Maria Schneider
Composer, Arranger, Big band

Ambrose Akinmusire
Rising star jazz artist

Jazz Group
1. Joe Lovano Us Five
2. Charles Lloyd Quartet
3. Vijay Iyer Trio

Record label
1. Sunnyside
2. ECM
3. Mosaic
4. Clean Feed
5. Pi

Blues album
Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Joined at the hip (Telarc)