Jazz Awards 2000 Winners: Coleman, Holland, Osby ...
Here is the complete list of Jazz Awards 2000 winners. The awards, sponsored by the Jazz Journalists Association, were announced at a ceremony Sunday at New York's Knitting Factory.
Lifetime Achievement
Ornette Coleman
Musician of the Year
Dave Holland
Album of the Year
Prime Directive —Dave Holland Quintet (ECM)
Record Producer of the Year
Michael Cuscuna
Tribute Album
Traveling Miles —Cassandra Wilson (Blue Note)
Reissue of the Year
The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955#&150;1961 —Miles Davis and John Coltrane (Columbia Legacy)
Events Producer (individual, business or organization, profit or nonprofit, of concerts, club engagements, or tours)
Michael Dorf (KnitMedia)
Finest Live Performances
Dave Holland Quintet
Composer
Andrew Hill
Male Singer
Kurt Elling
Female Singer
Shirley Horn
Recording Debut
Soundtrack to Human Motion — Jason Moran (Blue Note)
Latin Jazz Albums
Briyumba Palo Congo and Live at the Village Vanguard — Chucho Valdés (Blue Note)
Small Ensemble
Chick Corea and Origin
Large Ensemble
Mingus Big Band
Trumpeter
Dave Douglas
Trombonist
Wycliffe Gordon
Brass
Howard Johnson
Alto Sax
Greg Osby
Tenor Sax
Joe Lovano
Winds and Reeds
Steve Lacy
Pianist of the Year
Kenny Barron
Keyboardist (Including Organs)
Larry Goldings
Guitarist
Russell Malone
Bassist of the Year
Dave Holland
Plucked and Bowed Strings
Regina Carter
Marimba/Vibist
Stefon Harris
Percussion Master
Tito Puente
Drummer
Roy Haynes
Jazz Journalism Lifetime Achievement
Nat Hentoff
Excellence in Broadcast
Phil Schaap
Excellence in Photography
Herman Leonard
Excellence in Writing
Howard Mandel
Best Film-Video of the Year
Jazz Casuals — Ralph Gleason (Rhino)
Best Periodical
Jazz Times
Best Jazz Website
www.Jazzhouse.org — Whitney Blauvelt, Webmaster
Best Book
Future Jazz — Howard Mandel (Oxford University Press)
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