The editorial staff of Paris-Move and Blue Bayou Radio are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 JAZZ Awards. For each winning musician and group, a link is provided to the album review on Paris-Move which determined the Award nomination. We invite you to reread these reviews and give us your comments and opinions on the 2024 JAZZ Awards.
MICHAEL MAYO – FLY
JAZZBAND
Ben Wendel – Understory: Live At The Village Vanguard
JAZZ HISTORY
Cannonball Adderley – Poppin’ in Paris: Live at L’Olympia
JAZZ DUO
Jan Lundgren & Yamandu Costa – Inner Spirits
JAZZ SAXOPHONIST
Melissa Aldana – Echoes of the Inner Prophet For Wayne Shorter
JAZZ CLARINETIST
Harry Skoler – Red Brick Hill
JAZZ ACCORDIONIST
Frédéric Viale – Cameleon
JAZZ VIBRAPHONIST
Joel Ross – nublues
JAZZ PIANIST/ORGANIST
Satoko Fujii Quartet – Dog Days Of Summer
JAZZ TRUMPETER
Médéric Collignon – Arsis Thesis
JAZZ TROMBONIST
Michael Dease – Grove’s Groove
JAZZ HARMONICIST
Randy Weinstein – Harmonimonk
JAZZ GUITARIST
Mike Stern – Echoes and Other Songs
JAZZ BASSIST
Christian McBride – Edgar Meyer: But Who’s Gonna Play The Melody?
JAZZ FLUTIST
Jamie Baum Septet – What Times Are These
JAZZ CELLIST
Nesrine – Kan Ya Makan
JAZZ DRUMMER
Sanah Koudara – Duality
SMOOTH JAZZ
Kirk Whalum – Epic Cool
FUNK
Paul B Allen III – Lost Anthology Volume One
FOLK
Ilene Martinez – Plume
COMPOSER
Yelena Eckemoff – Romance Of The Moon
BLUES
Sean Taylor – The End Of the Rainbow
FRANCOPHONY
Térez Montcalm – Step Out