68th DownBeat Critics Poll

Terri Lyne Carrington:

Jazz artist of the year
Jazz album of the year
Jazz group of the year - Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science




Fotografia de Terri Lyne Carrington @ NYTimes.com





Top Jazz Albums:


1. Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science - Waiting Game (Motéma)



2. Kris Davis - Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)

3. Carla Bley/Andy Sheppard/Steve Swallow - Life Goes On (ECM)

4. Chick Corea - Trilogy 2 (Concord)

5. Jazzmeia Horn - Love And Liberation (Concord)

6. Pat Metheny - From This Place (Nonesuch)

7. Anat Cohen Tentet - Triple Helix (Anzic)

8. Christian McBride - The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait Of Four Icons (Mack Avenue)

9. Ahmad Jamal - Ballades (Jazz Village/[PIAS])

10. Tomeka Reid Quartet - Old New (Cuneiform)

Jazz Journalists Association Awards 2020

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz

Roscoe Mitchell
Charles Lloyd
Carla Bley
Eddie Palmieri
Chick Corea
Jimmy Cobb




Jazz Musician of the Year

Kris Davis
Charles Lloyd
Christian McBride
Roscoe Mitchell
Terri Lyne Carrington




Record of the Year

Sonero - The Music of Ismael Rivera, by Miguel Zenón (Miel Music)
Diatom Ribbons, by Kris Davis (Pyroclastic Records)
Glitter Wolf, by Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom (Royal Potato Family)
The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul, by Branford Marsalis (Okeh)
We Are On the Edge - 50th Anniversary Celebration, by the Art Ensemble of Chicago (Pi Recordings)






Photo of the Year
Jazzmeia Horn, Belgrade Jazz Festival by Nedici Dragoslav

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Os melhores CDs de Jazz de 2019

Jazz Journalists Association


Record of the year - 2019



West Side Story Reimagined
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band






Top Ten JazzTimes - 2019




1. Branford Marsalis Quartet - The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul


2. Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter - Good Hope

3. Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade - Trilogy 2

4. Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra - Ámbar

5. Kris Davis - Diatom Ribbons

6. Tom Harrell - Infinity

7. Joel Ross - KingMaker

8. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Ancestral Recall

9. Johnathan Blake - Trion

10. Linda May Han Oh - Aventurine






67th DownBeat Critics Poll - 2019




1. Wayne Shorter - Emanon


2. Cécile McLorin Salvant - The Window

3. Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest

4. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

5. Andrew Cyrille - Lebroba

6. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings

7. Branford Marsalis Quartet - The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul

8. Kenny Barron Quintet - Concentric Circles

9. Christian McBride - Christian McBride’s New Jawn

10. Fred Hersch Trio - Live In Europe






NPR Music's 7th Annual Jazz Critics Poll - 2019




1. Kris Davis - Diatom Ribbons


2. Art Ensemble of Chicago - We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

3. Tomeka Reid Quartet - Old New

4. Branford Marsalis Quartet - The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul

5. Steve Lehman Trio & Craig Taborn - The People I Love

6. Anna Webber - Clockwise

7. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise

8. Taylor Ho Bynum 9-tette - The Ambiguity Manifesto

9. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis

10. Chick Corea Trio - Trilogy 2

Com algum atraso...

... Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2018.

Jazz Journalists Association


Record of the year - 2018



Honey and Salt: Music Inspired by the Poetry of Carl Sandburg (Palmetto)
Matt Wilson





Top Ten JazzTimes - 2018




1. Wayne Shorter - Emanon (Blue Note)


2. Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

3. Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret - The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)

4. Kenny Barron Quintet - Concentric Circles (Blue Note)

5. Cécile McLorin Salvant - The Window (Mack Avenue)

6. Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade - Still Dreaming (Nonesuch)

7. Bill Frisell - Music IS (Okeh/Sony Masterworks)

8. Brad Mehldau Trio - Seymour Reads the Constitution! (Nonesuch)

9. Sons of Kemet - Your Queen Is a Reptile (Impulse!)

10. Miguel Zenón Featuring Spektral Quartet - Yo Soy la Tradición (Miel)





66th DownBeat Critics Poll - 2018




1. Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue)


2. Anat Cohen Tentet - Happy Song (Anzic)

3. Charles Lloyd New Quartet - Passin’ Thru (Blue Note)

4. DeJohnette/Grenadier/ Medeski/Scofield - Hudson (Motéma)

5. Ambrose Akinmusire - Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

6. Matt Wilson - Honey and Salt (Palmetto)

7. Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die (International Anthem)

8. Fred Hersch - Open Book (Palmetto)

9. Bill Charlap Trio - Uptown, Downtown (Impulse!)

10. Chick Corea - The Musician (Concord)





NPR Critics Poll - 2018




1. Wayne Shorter - Emanon (Blue Note)


2. Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra - Agg Dirt . . . And More Dirt (Pi)

3. Andrew Cyrille - Lebroba (ECM)

4. Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings (International Anthem)

5. Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

6. Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (Pi)

7. Mary Halvorson - Code Girl (Firehouse 12)

8. Myra Melford's Snowy Egret - The Other Side of Air (Firehouse 12)

9. Cecile McLorin Salvant - The Window (Mack Avenue)

10. Thumbscrew - Ours/Theirs (Cuneiform)

Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2017

The 2017 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (December, 2017)


1. Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over







(Foto de Vijay Iyer Sextet por Lynne Harty)




2. Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse - Morphogenesis

3. Tyshawn Sorey - Verisimilitude

4. Craig Taborn - Daylight Ghosts

5. Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds

6. Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams And Daggers

7. Roscoe Mitchell - Bells For The South Side

8. Matt Wilson's Honey And Salt - Music Inspired By The Poetry Of Carl Sandberg

9. Charles Lloyd Quartet - Passin' Thru

10. Ambrose Akinmusire - A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard

As escolhas individuais de cada um dos votantes encontram-se aqui.

65th DownBeat Critics Poll

Hall of Fame

Don Cherry



Fotografia de Don Cherry @ pinterest.pt





Veterans Committee Hall of Fame

Herbie Nichols



Fotografia de Herbie Nichols @ ktru.org







Wadada Leo Smith:

Jazz artist of the year
Album of the year
Trumpeter of the year




Wadada Leo Smith fotografado por Michael Jackson





Top Jazz Albums:


1. Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks




2. Henry Threadgill - Old Locks And Irregular Verbs

3. Fred Hersch Trio - Sunday Night At The Vanguard

4. DeJohnette/Coltrane/Garrison - In Movement

5. Nels Cline - Lovers

6. Sonny Rollins - Holding The Stage: Road Shows, Vol. 4

7. Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley

8. Matt Wilson’s Big Happy Family - Beginning Of A Memory

9. Andrew Cyrille Quartet - Declaration Of Musical Independence

10. Branford Marsalis Quartet featuring Kurt Elling - Upward Spiral







Historical Album:

Bill Evans - Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest



Blues Album:

David Bromberg Band - The Blues, The Whole Blues And Nothing But The Blues



Beyond Album:

Allen Toussaint - American Tunes

Mais uma "poll"

Top Ten JazzTimes - 2016 (February, 2017)


1. Henry Threadgill Double Up Ensemble - Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)

2. Jack DeJohnette - Matt Garrison - Ravi Coltrane - In Movement (ECM)

3. J. D. Allen - Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues (Savant)

4. John Scofield - Country for Old Men (Impulse!)

5. Charles Lloyd & the Marvels - I Long to See You (Blue Note)

6. Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra - Time/Life: Song for the Whales and Other Beings (Impulse!)

7. Kris Davis - Duopoly (Pyroclastic)

8. Nels Cline - Lovers (Blue Note)

9. Esperanza Spalding - Emily’s D+Evolution (Concord)

10. Julian Lage - Arclight (Mack Avenue)

As escolhas individuais dos colaboradores da JazzTimes magazine  encontram-se aqui.

Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2016

Já foram divulgados os resultados da poll promovida pelo crítico de jazz Francis Davis, em NPR.ORG , onde neste mês de Dezembro de 2016 se pronunciaram 137 jornalistas e críticos sobre os melhores CD's de jazz do ano.

The 2016 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (December, 2016)


1. Henry Threadgill Double Up Ensemble - Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Pi)




(Foto de Henry Threadgill em imnworld.com)








2. Wadada Leo Smith - America's National Parks (Cuneiform)

3. Jack DeJohnette - Matt Garrison - Ravi Coltrane - In Movement (ECM)

4. Mary Halvorson - Away With You (Firehouse 12)

5. Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance (ECM)

6. Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith - A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke (ECM)

7. Nels Cline - Lovers (Blue Note)

8. Matt Wilson's Big Happy Family - Beginning of a Memory (Palmetto)

9. Charlie Haden/Liberation Music Orchestra - Time/Life: Song for the Whales and Other Beings (Impulse!)

10. Steve Lehman - Sélébéyone (Pi)

As escolhas individuais de cada um dos votantes encontram-se aqui.

64th DownBeat Critics Poll

Hall of Fame

Randy Weston



Randy Weston fotografado por Marc Ducrest





Jazz Artist of the Year

Vijay Iyer



Vijay Iyer fotografado por Jimmy Katz





Top Jazz Albums:


1. Kamasi Washington - The Epic








Fotografia de Kamasi Washington @ www.passionweiss.com




2. Maria Schneider Orchestra - The Thompson Fields

3. Cécile McLorin Salvant - For One to Love

4. Henry Threadgill's Zooid - In for a Penny, in for a Pound

5. Steve Coleman & The Council of Balance - Synovial Joints

6. Charles Lloyd - I Long to See You

7. Tom Harrell - First Impressions

8. Christian McBride Trio - Live at the Village Vanguard

9. Michael Formanek's Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance

10. Charles Lloyd - Wild Man Dance

JJA Jazz Awards 2016

JJA Jazz Awards 2016


Record of the Year Nominees

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Bird Calls

Vijay Iyer Trio - Break Stuff

Kamasi Washington - The Epic

Maria Schneider Orchestra - The Thompson Fields



Record of the Year

Maria Schneider Orchestra - The Thompson Fields



Historical Record of the Year

Erroll Garner - The Complete Concert by the Sea




Outras categorias:

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz

Henry Threadgill


Musician of the Year
Large Ensemble of the Year
Composer of the Year
Arranger of the Year

Maria Schneider




Todos os resultados dos JJA Jazz Awards 2016 aqui.

Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2015

Já são conhecidos os resultados da poll promovida pelo crítico de jazz Francis Davis, em A blog supreme, onde em Dezembro de 2015 se pronunciaram 147 jornalistas e críticos sobre os melhores CD's de jazz do ano.

The 2015 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (December, 2015)


1. Rudresh Mahanthappa - Bird Calls (ACT)

1. Maria Schneider - The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)






3. Jack DeJohnette - Made in Chicago (ECM)

4. Kamasi Washington - The Epic (Brainfeeder)

5. Vijay Iyer Trio - Break Stuff (ECM)

6. Henry Threadgill Zooid - In for a Penny, In for a Pound (Pi)

7. Mary Halvorson - Meltframe (Firehouse 12)

8. Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance - Synovial Joints (Pi)

9. Charles Lloyd - Wild Man Dance (Blue Note)

10. Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth - Epicenter (Clean Feed)

As escolhas individuais de cada um dos votantes encontram-se aqui.

63rd DownBeat Critics Poll

Vijay Iyer:

Jazz artist of the year
Jazz group of the year



The Vijay Iyer Trio
Stephan Crump - bass
Marcus Gilmore - drums
Vijay Iyer - piano



The Vijay Iyer Trio fotografado por Jimmy Katz





Top Jazz Albums:


1. Rudresh Mahanthappa - Bird calls







Fotografia de Rudresh Mahanthappa @ www.music.yale.edu



2. Steve Lehman - Mise en abîme

3. Jason Moran - All rise: A joyful elegy for Fats Waller

4. Wadada Leo Smith - The Great Lakes suites

5. Chick Corea Trio - Trilogy

6. Kenny Barron & Dave Holland - The art of conversation

7. Vijay Iyer Trio - Break stuff

8. José James - Yesterday I had the blues: The music of Billie Holiday

9. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band - Landmarks

10. Fred Hersch Trio - Floating

JJA Jazz Awards 2015

JJA Jazz Awards 2015


Record of the Year Nominees

Jason Moran - All Rise

Kenny Barron & Dave Holland - The Art of Conversation

The Bad Plus - The Rite of Spring



Record of the Year

Kenny Barron & Dave Holland - The Art of Conversation




Outras categorias:

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Randy Weston


Musician of the Year
Jason Moran




Todos os resultados dos JJA Jazz Awards 2015 aqui.

Os melhores CD's de jazz de 2014

Ao longo de 5 anos consecutivos o crítico de jazz Steve Davis tem dirigido a votação mais válida, abrangente e significativa, para os melhores CD's de jazz do ano.

Inicialmente publicada no The Village Voice, a lista dos eleitos é agora divulgada na National Public Radio, em A blog supreme, onde em Dezembro de 2014 se pronunciaram 140 jornalistas, escritores e críticos de jazz.

The 2014 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (December, 2014)


1. Steve Lehman - Mise En Abîme (Pi)

2. Wadada Leo Smith - The Great Lakes Suites (TUM Records)

3. Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (Blue Note)

4. Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 3 (Solo Sonny)

5. Mark Turner Quartet - Lathe of Heaven (ECM)

6. Marc Ribot Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard (Pi)

7. Jason Moran - All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller (Blue Note)

8. Brian Blade - Landmarks (Blue Note)

9. Kenny Barron & Dave Holland - Art of Conversation (Impulse)

10. Jane Ira Bloom - Sixteen Sunsets (Outline)

As escolhas individuais de cada um dos votantes encontram-se aqui.

62nd DownBeat Critics Poll

Cécile McLorin Salvant:

Jazz album of the year
Female vocalist
Rising star jazz artist
Rising star female vocalist




Cécile McLorin Salvant fotografada por Max Reed




Top Jazz Albums:


1. Cécile McLorin Salvant - Woman child




2. Ambrose Akinmusire - The imagined saviour is far easier to paint

3. Dave Holland & Prism - Prism

4. Gregory Porter - Liquid spirit

5. Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin

6. Frank Wess - Magic 101

7. Kenny Garrett - Pushing the world away

8. Jane Ira Bloom - Sixteen sunsets

9. The Bad Plus - The rite of Spring

10. Terence Blanchard - Magnetic

JJA Jazz Awards 2014

JJA Jazz Awards 2014


Record of the Year Nominees

Cecile McLorin Salvant - WomanChild

Craig Taborn Trio - Chants

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net




Record of the Year

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net



Todos os resultados dos JJA Jazz Awards 2014 aqui.

Os melhores Cd's de jazz de 2013

JJA Jazz Awards 2013 Nominees (May, 2013)


Vijay Iyer Trio - Accelerando

Ryan Truesdell - Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans

Robert Glasper - Black Radio

Sam Rivers, Dave Holland & Barry Altschul - Reunion: Live in New York

Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers


Record of the Year

Ryan Truesdell - Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans






61st DownBeat Annual Critics Poll (August, 2013)


1. Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without A Net

2. Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers

3. Sam Rivers, DaveHolland & Barry Altschul - Reunion: Live In New York

4. Joe Lovano Us Five - Cross Culture

5. Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran - Hagar's Song

6. Ryan Truesdell - Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans

7. Branford Marsalis Quartet - Four MFs Playin' Tunes

8. Kurt Rosenwinkel - Star Of Jupiter

9. Christian Scott - Christian aTunde Adjuah

10. Neneh Cherry & The Thing - The Cherry Thing

10. Kenny Garrett - Seeds From The Underground






The 2013 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll (December, 2013)


1. Wayne Shorter - Without A Net

2. Craig Taborn Trio - Chants

3. Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran - Hagar's Song

4. Cécile McLorin Salvant - WomanChild

5. Steve Coleman & Five Elements - Functional Arrhythmias

6. Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Shadow Man

7. Dave Douglas - Time Travel

8. Terence Blanchard - Magnetic

9. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Brooklyn Babylon

10. Mary Halvorson Septet - Illusionary Sea