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JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Joe Lovano
- David Liebman
- Arturo Sandoval
- Chick Corea
- Sonny Rollins
- Gary Smulyan
- Christian McBride
- Wynton Marsalis
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Mike Longo
TENOR SAX
- Sonny Rollins
- Joe Lovano
- Branford Marsalis
- Jimmy Heath
- Benny Golson
- Frank Wess
- Charles Lloyd
- Chris Potter
- George Coleman
- Ravi Coltrane
ALTO SAX
- Steve Wilson
- Phil Woods
- Ornette Coleman
- Paquito D’Rivera
- Kenny Garrett
- Miguel Zenon
- Lee Konitz
- Gary Bartz
- Charles McPherson
- Sonny Fortune
BARITONE SAX
- Gary Smulyan
- Ronnie Cuber
- Scott Robinson
- Joe Temperley
- Frank Basile
- Kenny Berger
- Roger Rosenberg
- Lauren Sevian
- Claire Daly
- Fred Ho
SOPRANO SAX
- Wayne Shorter
- David Liebman
- Jane Ira Bloom
- Anthony Braxton
- Bob Wilber
CLARINET
- Paquito D’Rivera
- Don Byron
- Ken Peplowski
- Anat Cohen
- Dr. Michael White
- Victor Goines
- Evan Christopher
- Dick Oatts
- Oran Etkin
- Gebhard Ullmann
FLUTE
- Hubert Laws
- Lew Tabackin
- Ali Ryerson
- Jamie Baum
- Holly Hofmann
- Andrea Brachfeld
- Dave Valentin
- Mark Weinstein
- Nicole Mitchell
- Roy Campbell
TRUMPET
- Tom Harrell
- Wynton Marsalis
- Roy Hargrove
- Terence Blanchard
- Clark Terry
- Jon Faddis
- Randy Brecker
- Wallace Roney
- Terell Stafford
- Sean Jones
TROMBONE
- Steve Turre
- Wycliffe Gordon
- Slide Hampton
- Conrad Herwig
- Luis Bonilla
- Robin Eubanks
- Clifton Anderson
- John Fedchock
- Dick Griffin
- Ryan Keberle
ORGAN
- Joey DeFrancesco
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Larry Goldings
- Gary Versace
- Sam Yahel
- Mike LeDonne
- Melvin Rhyne
- Tony Monaco
- Bill Cunliffe
- Jared Gold
PIANO
- Kenny Barron
- Chick Corea
- Cedar Walton
- Jason Moran
- Mulgrew Miller
- Mike Longo
- McCoy Tyner
- Keith Jarrett
- Brad Mehldau
- Fred Hersch
BASS
- Christian McBride
- Dave Holland
- Ron Carter
- Rufus Reid
- Charlie Haden
- Esperanza Spalding
- Peter Washington
- Buster Williams
- Bob Cranshaw
- Steve Swallow
DRUMS
- Jack DeJohnette
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Peter Erskine
- Carl Allen
- Joey Baron
- Adam Cruz
- Jimmy Cobb
- Billy Cobham
- Duduka DaFonseca
- Steve Gadd
PERCUSSION
- Cyro Baptista
- Café
- Candido
- Chembo Corniel
- Steve Kroon
- Sammy Figueroa
- Willie Martinez
- Alex Acuna
GUITAR
- John Scofield
- Pat Metheny
- Russell Malone
- John Abercrombie
- Vic Juris
- Kevin Eubanks
- George Benson
- Mike Stern
- Peter Bernstein
- Pat Martino
VIBES
- Gary Burton
- Joe Locke
- Stefon Harris
- Steve Nelson
- Mark Sherman
- Mike Mainieri
- Warren Wolf
- Terry Gibbs
- Brian Carrott
- Chuck Redd
FEMALE VOCAL
- Dianne Reeves
- Cassandra Wilson
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Sheila Jordan
- Carmen Lundy
- Rene Marie
- Karrin Allyson
- Gretchen Parlato
- Nnenna Freelon
- Carla Cook
MALE VOCALIST
- Tony Bennett
- Kurt Elling
- Freddy Cole
- Bobby McFerrin
- Gregory Porter
- Mark Murphy
- Jon Hendricks
- Kevin Mahogany
- Jimmy Scott
- Allan Harris
ARRANGER
- Maria Schneider
- Gerald Wilson
- Jimmy Heath
- Johnny Mandel
- Jim McNeely
- Arturo O’Farrill
- Bob Mintzer
- Mike Longo
- Bob Belden
- Gordon Goodwin
JAZZ CLUBS
- Village Vanguard
- Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola
- Jazz Standard
- Smalls
- Blue Note
- 55 Bar
- Kitano
- Cornelia Street Café
- Smoke
- Birdland
RECORD LABEL
- Blue Note
- ECM
- Motema
- Nonesuch
- Concord
- Mack Avenue
- Criss Cross
- High Note
- Arbors
- Capri
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Great Puerto Rican Songbook – Miguel Zenon
- Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling
- Ryan Truesdell – CENTENNIAL: Newly Discovered Works of Gill Evans
- Fred Hersch – Alone at the Vanguard
- Captain Black Big Band – Captain Black Big Band
- Gregory Porter – Be Good
- For The Moment – Bob Mintzer Big Band
- Corea Clarke White Forever
REISSUE / HISTORICAL RECORDING
- Wes Montgomery, Echoes of Indiana Avenue
- Smithsonian Jazz Anthology
- Freddie Hubbard – Straight Life
- George Benson – Body Talk
GROUP
- Keith Jarrett Trio
- Trio Da Paz
- Ellington Legacy Band
- Medeski Martin & Wood
- Bad Plus
- SF Jazz
- New York Voices
- Mingus Dynasty
- Manhattan Transfer
- The Cookers
BIG BAND
- Maria Schneider
- Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
- Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra
- Gerald Wilson
- Mingus Big Band
- Jimmy Heath Big Band
- Diva Jazz Orchestra
- Captain Black Big Band
- Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band
- Westchester Jazz Orchestra
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- Wayne Shorter
- Roy Haynes
- Tony Bennett
- Sonny Rollins
- Chick Corea
- Dave Brubeck
- Herbie Hancock
- Barry Harris
- Clark Terry
- Bobby Hutcherson