Jazz Journalist Association Nominees Announced!!!

Tuesday May 06, 2008

Nominees for the 12th Annual Jazz Journalist Association Awards have been announced and we are pleased to report that the following IMN artists have been nominated:

Liftime Achievement in Jazz
- Wayne Shorter

Up & Coming Musician of the Year
- Christian Scott

Record of the Year
- Pilgrimage, Michael Brecker (Heads Up)

Arranger of the Year
- Dave Holland

Female Singer of the Year
- Dianne Reeves

Small Ensemble Group of the Year (<9 pieces)
- Dave Holland Quintet
- The Bad Plus

Tenor player of the Year
- Joshua Redman
- Joe Lovano

Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
- Wayne Shorter

Clarinetist of the Year
- Anat Cohen

Pianist of the Year
- McCoy Tyner

Strings Player of the Year
- Jenny Scheinman, violin

For a full list of nominees, please visit: http://www.jazzhouse.org/2008finalists.html.

Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
Sport	3:02	Altan
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra

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Live Trailer	Playing For Change
*"Dounia" Music Video	Rokia Traoré
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Malaika with Luxembourg Philhormonic Orchestra	Angelique Kidjo Symphony
La Memoria	Depedro
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman
Depedro - CNN	Depedro
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
PFC Foundation	Playing For Change
Acoustic Africa Promo 2012	Acoustic Africa
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars	Esperanza Spalding
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
Sittin' In The Middle	Raul Midón
Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Street Drum Corps	Street Drum Corps
*One Love - LIVE	Playing For Change
Television	Baaba Maal
McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner
Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
The Orchard EPK	Lizz Wright
Imagine	Playing For Change
State of Mind on Late Show with David Letterman	Raul Midón
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
The Mooch	3 Cohens
Galang	Vijay Iyer
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
Move On Up	Angélique Kidjo
Techari Live	Ojos De Brujo
*Live in Tokyo	Terri Lyne Carrington
N'teri	Habib Koite
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Live Clips 2008	Rokia Traoré
*"Polliwog" Live at Jazz Standard	James Farm
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
Dobet Gnahore, Idan Raichel and India.Arie - "Pale	Dobet Gnahoré
The View from Blue Mountain	Dave Douglas
*"Song for Sidiki" at the Barbican	Jenny Scheinman
*Jump Up	Jason Moran
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
Two Parts in One (Live w/Calexico)	Depedro
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
Never Stop EPK	The Bad Plus
The Mosaic Project	Terri Lyne Carrington
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
Let There Be Peace	Sweet Honey In The Rock
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
*Treachery	Overtone Quartet
Rokia Traoré Live 2009	Rokia Traoré
*Freedom	3 Cohens
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
*Are We A Nation?	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Comanche	Depedro
Stand By Me	Playing For Change
Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
*Kathy Mattea EPK 2011	Kathy Mattea
Afirika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)	Angélique Kidjo
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
Promo	Idan Raichel
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Ella's Song	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Como El Viento	Depedro
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
*"The Gate" EPK	Kurt Elling
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
Sound Prints EPK	Dave Douglas
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo

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