2020 DownBeat Critics Poll
Szegedi tudósítónk, Simády Béla küldte az alábbi listákat, ami a DownBeat augusztusi számában fog megjelenni! – A szerk.
Hall of Fame: Jimmy Heath
Hall of Fame: Carmen McRae
Hall of Fame: Mildred Bailey
Jazz Artist: Terri Lyne Carrington
Jazz Album: Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science, Waiting Game (Motéma)
Historical Album: John Coltrane, Blue World (Impulse)
Jazz Group: Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
Big Band: Maria Schneider Orchestra
Trumpet: Ambrose Akinmusire
Trombone: Wycliffe Gordon
Soprano Saxophone: Jane Ira Bloom
Alto Saxophone: Rudresh Mahanthappa
Tenor Saxophone: Charles Lloyd
Baritone Saxophone: James Carter
Clarinet: Anat Cohen
Flute: Nicole Mitchell
Piano: Kenny Barron and Kris Davis (TIE)
Keyboard: Herbie Hancock
Organ: Joey DeFrancesco
Guitar: Mary Halvorson
Bass: Christian McBride
Electric Bass: Steve Swallow
Violin: Regina Carter
Drums: Brian Blade
Percussion: Zakir Hussain
Vibraphone: Stefon Harris
Miscellaneous Instrument: Tomeka Reid (cello)
Female Vocalist: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Male Vocalist: Gregory Porter
Composer: Maria Schneider
Arranger: Maria Schneider
Record Label: ECM
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Blues Artist or Group: Gary Clark Jr.
Blues Album: Robert Cray, That’s What I Heard (Nozzle/Thirty Tigers)
Beyond Artist or Group: Dr. John
Beyond Album: Bill Frisell, Harmony (Blue Note)
Rising Star Categories
Rising Star–Jazz Artist: Shabaka Hutchings
Rising Star–Jazz Group: Shabaka & The Ancestors
Rising Star–Big Band: Ralph Peterson’s Gen-Next Big Band
Rising Star–Trumpet: Jaimie Branch
Rising Star–Trombone: Nick Finzer
Rising Star–Soprano Saxophone: Yuval Cohen
Rising Star–Alto Saxophone: Lakecia Benjamin
Rising Star–Tenor Saxophone: James Brandon Lewis
Rising Star–Baritone Saxophone: Josh Sinton
Rising Star–Clarinet: Aurora Nealand
Rising Star–Flute: Anna Webber
Rising Star–Piano: Aaron Diehl
Rising Star–Keyboard: Zaccai Curtis
Rising Star–Organ: Akiko Tsuruga
Rising Star–Bass: Ben Street
Rising Star–Electric Bass: Tal Wilkenfeld
Rising Star–Violin: Sarah Bernstein
Rising Star–Drums: Makaya McCraven
Rising Star–Percussion: Chad Taylor
Rising Star–Vibraphone: Sasha Berliner
Rising Star–Miscellaneous Instrument: Brandee Younger (harp)
Rising Star–Female Vocalist: Veronica Swift
Rising Star–Male Vocalist: Leslie Odom Jr.
Rising Star–Composer: JD Allen
Rising Star–Arranger: Sullivan Fortner
