65th DownBeat Critics Poll

Hall of Fame

Don Cherry



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Veterans Committee Hall of Fame

Herbie Nichols



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Wadada Leo Smith:

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




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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