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IMN Artists at the top of 2011 DownBeat Readers Poll
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Thursday October 27, 2011
From DownBeat
The results of the 76th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll are in. Iconic pianist Ahmad Jamal was named as the readers’ choice for the DownBeat Hall of Fame, bassist Esperanza Spalding became the first woman to be named DownBeat’s Jazz Artist of the Year, and Brad Mehldau’s Live in Marciac (Nonesuch) was named Jazz Album of the Year.
Among the many honored were a number of IMN Artists:
Jazz Artist Of The Year: Esperanza Spalding
Jazz Album Of The Year: Brad Mehldau, Live In Marciac (Nonesuch)
Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter
Tenor Saxophone: Joshua Redman
Clarinet: Anat Cohen
Piano: Brad Mehldau
Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling
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