From david at adlermusic.com Wed Feb 3 17:26:22 2010 From: david at adlermusic.com (David R. Adler) Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:26:22 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] Jazz Notes: an update Message-ID: Dear friends and colleagues, Re the Jazz Notes deadline: I never sent out my usual 10-day reminder, in part because we are in the midst of reconfiguring Jazz Notes (and changing its name). I do not have further details at this time, but rest assured this will only mean better, wider dissemination of all contributors' materials and more up-to-date professionalism all around. And I will still be relying on you all for News of Members items, book reviews and other contributions going forward. The quarterly publication schedule will likely be a thing of the past, as we veer toward something a lot speedier and more New Media-friendly. I'll keep you closely updated. Meanwhile, let's stick to the current approach and say the deadline for News of Members items and other such things is now officially February 10. Please have all materials in by then, please. Thanks so much for your support and participation during what is sure to be an exciting and highly beneficial transition. Best, David R. Adler Editor, Jazz Notes -- http://www.adlermusic.com http://lerterland.blogspot.com Read my Q&A profile at Normblog: http://bit.ly/CSeL4 From jazzmandel at aol.com Sun Feb 7 16:24:47 2010 From: jazzmandel at aol.com (Howard Mandel) Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:24:47 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] dues call and more Message-ID: Dear JJA members, present or past -- Thanks to everyone who paid up dues in response to my note last week -- now for those of you wavering: Only JJA members in good standing will have their nominations and votes counted towards the 2010 Jazz Awards, an initiative kicking off in the next week. More benefits of renewing: Over the next couple months, we'll be debuting a whole batch of new online services for JJA members. Among other things, you'll be able to: profile yourself for potential clients and readers with a listing in a new public, online JJA Member directory more easily identify and get in touch with fellow JJA members in your area or who share your interests, using our updated, comprehensive, searchable Members Only directory tell the world about your latest publications and productions via several new website features be featured in a broadly disseminated JJA "feed" of jazz journalists' news and views. These new services --all of them free to JJA Members-- will help you promote yourself and your work, and make it easier to survive and thrive as a jazz journalist in the fast-changing 21st Century media landscape. But they will ONLY be available to paid-up full and support JJA members ( Student members will not receive a listing in the public directory. So don't wait longer: renew your JJA membership NOW at: http://www.jazzhouse.org/noff/index.php?page_id=30 And then consider your nominees for the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards (gala celebration tentatively scheduled for June 15, 2010, at the Jazz Standard, NYC) -- best, Pres Howard From president at jazzjournalists.org Sun Feb 14 20:16:34 2010 From: president at jazzjournalists.org (JJA, President) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:16:34 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] JJA Jazz Awards Nominations Ballot 2010 Message-ID: <8446a2bf1002141716h473062e1s6147602dee5c406f@mail.gmail.com> Dear JJA members -- (If you receive this email and DO NOT want to be contacted by the JJA, please hit reply and put UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line) -- Attached is the nominations ballot for the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards. The ballot is due back, as filled out as you care to make it, in one month -- March 14, 2010. Please send it to: JJAJazzAwardsNom at jazzjournalists.org. If you are not a member in good standing (dues paid for 2010), your nominations for the Jazz Awards will not be counted. Charge your 2010 dues via the JJA's secure server at PayPal, by clicking here . Questions about the ballot? Contact Ken Dryden at jazzjournalists at yahoo.com. Thanks -- we're looking forward to celebrating the best music of early 2009 through early 2010 in this year's Awards. President Howard From president at jazzjournalists.org Sun Feb 14 20:42:56 2010 From: president at jazzjournalists.org (JJA, President) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:42:56 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] ballot -- attachment earlier may not have come through Message-ID: <8446a2bf1002141742m137ae971hafdfc14db5df5374@mail.gmail.com> 2010 Jazz Journalist Association Nominations Ballot RETURN TO: JazzAwardsNom at JazzJournalists.Org DATE DUE: March 14, 2010 The Jazz Journalists Association has presented Jazz Awards for excellence in jazz music-making, presentation/production, and documentation since 1996. Since 2002, the JJA has also recognized the contributions of advocates, altruists, aiders and abetters of jazz - the "A Team." Recipients of 2010 Awards will be celebrated at an event in New York City in June. Place and date will be announced. The 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Nominations Ballot was prepared by Ken Drydren, chairman of the JJA Ballots Committee, with committee members Laurence Donohue-Greene, Howard Mandel and Neil Tesser. Tabulation will be administered by this committee. The JJA thanks these members for this volunteer service. Contact Ken Dryden, jazzjournalist @yahoo.com, with questions about this ballot. Rules: A. You must be a professional member whose dues are current at the time nominations are submitted. Please include your name and email address that you use for communications with JJA. B. Please double check: spelling of names, previous winners in lifetime categories, release dates, etc. C. List a maximum of five nominees per category, last name first WITHOUT a comma: Smith John It is not necessary to write "none" or draw a line in a category if you omit nominations, though please do not delete a category if you make no nominations in it. D. Copy and paste the full ballot into a new email, please do not hit reply or send it as an attachment, as it adds to the tabulators' already time-consuming workload. E. Please submit your completed nominations ballot to JazzAwardsNoms at jazzjournalists.org before March 14, 2010. F. Information on submissions to Jazz Award for Photo of the Year will be announced. Thank you for participating in the JJA Jazz Awards. 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Previous winners ineligible: Lee Konitz, Marian McPartland, Benny Carter, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Andrew Hill 2. Musician of the Year 3. Composer of the Year 4. Up & Coming Artist of the Year (having recorded fewer than 5 CDs as a leader) 5. Events Producer of the Year 6. Record of the Year (CDs issued between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010) 7. Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year (Note: Condensed editions of previously issued boxed sets are ineligible) 8. DVD of the Year 9. Record Label of the Year 10. Female Singer of the Year 11. Male Singer of the Year 12. Unusual Instrument in Jazz 13. Large Ensemble of the Year 14. Arranger of the Year 15. Small Ensemble Group of the Year (<10 pieces) 16. Trumpeter of the Year 17. Trombonist of the Year 18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year 20. Flutist of the Year 21. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 22. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year 23. Clarinetist of the Year 24. Guitarist of the Year 25. Pianist of the Year 26. Organist of the Year 27. Violinist of the Year 28. Bassist of the Year (includes Acoustic & Electric) 29. Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year 30. Percussionist of the Year 31. Drummer of the Year 32. Periodical of the year 33. Website of the Year 34. Blog of the Year 35. Best Book about Jazz 36. Best Liner Notes 37. Photo of the Year--Processes for nominations for Photo of the Year will be detailed in an e-mail to follow 38. The Helen Dance?Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing (Print and/or Online) 39. The Willis Conover?Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting Previous winners ineligible: Ben Young, Nancy Wilson, Phil Schaap, Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Kenny Washington, Michael Bourne, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton, Eric Jackson, Bob Porter 40. The Lona Foote?Bob Parent Award for Photography Previous winners ineligible: John Abbott, Milt Hinton, William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Jimmy Katz, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian, Gene Martin 41. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism Previous Winners ineligible: Mike Zwerin, Doug Ramsey, Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Nat Hentoff, Dan Morgenstern, Ira Gitler, Gary Giddins, Gene Lees, Bob Blumenthal, Howard Mandel, Francis Davis ### From president at jazzjournalists.org Sun Feb 14 21:00:59 2010 From: president at jazzjournalists.org (JJA, President) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:00:59 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] Ken Dryden's correct email Message-ID: <8446a2bf1002141800p6c8f47eas1b3df305f85bd55a@mail.gmail.com> If you want to contact Ken Dryden about the Awards nominations ballot, his email is: jazzjournalist at yahoo.com (not jazzjournalistS. .. ) Howard From president at jazzjournalists.org Sun Feb 14 22:32:24 2010 From: president at jazzjournalists.org (JJA, President) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:32:24 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] revised return email Message-ID: <8446a2bf1002141932h5d204402je4fa570548e50389@mail.gmail.com> Sorry, members, for my earlier mistake -- the email address to return nomination ballots is: JazzAwardsNoms at jazzjournalists.org and Ken Dryden's email is: jazzjournalist at yahoo.com. Here again is the ballot: 2010 Jazz Journalist Association Nominations Ballot -- RETURN TO: JazzAwardsNoms at JazzJournalists.Org DATE DUE: March 14, 2010 The Jazz Journalists Association has presented Jazz Awards for excellence in jazz music-making, presentation/production, and documentation since 1996. Since 2002, the JJA has also recognized the contributions of advocates, altruists, aiders and abetters of jazz - the "A Team." Recipients of 2010 Awards will be celebrated at an event in New York City in June. Place and date will be announced. The 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Nominations Ballot was prepared by Ken Drydren, chairman of the JJA Ballots Committee, with committee members Laurence Donohue-Greene, Howard Mandel and Neil Tesser. Tabulation will be administered by this committee. The JJA thanks these members for this volunteer service. Contact Ken Dryden, jazzjournalist at yahoo.com, with questions about this ballot. Rules: A. You must be a professional member whose dues are current at the time nominations are submitted. Please include your name and email address that you use for communications with JJA. B. Please double check: spelling of names, previous winners in lifetime categories, release dates, etc. C. List a maximum of five nominees per category, last name first WITHOUT a comma: Smith John It is not necessary to write "none" or draw a line in a category if you omit nominations, though please do not delete a category if you make no nominations in it. D. Copy and paste the full ballot into a new email, please do not hit reply or send it as an attachment, as it adds to the tabulators' already time-consuming workload. E. Please submit your completed nominations ballot to JazzAwardsNoms at jazzjournalists.org before March 14, 2010. F. Information on submissions to Jazz Award for Photo of the Year will be announced. Thank you for participating in the JJA Jazz Awards. 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Previous winners ineligible: Lee Konitz, Marian McPartland, Benny Carter, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Andrew Hill 2. Musician of the Year 3. Composer of the Year 4. Up & Coming Artist of the Year (having recorded fewer than 5 CDs as a leader) 5. Events Producer of the Year 6. Record of the Year (CDs issued between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010) 7. Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year (Note: Condensed editions of previously issued boxed sets are ineligible) 8. DVD of the Year 9. Record Label of the Year 10. Female Singer of the Year 11. Male Singer of the Year 12. Unusual Instrument in Jazz 13. Large Ensemble of the Year 14. Arranger of the Year 15. Small Ensemble Group of the Year (<10 pieces) 16. Trumpeter of the Year 17. Trombonist of the Year 18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year 20. Flutist of the Year 21. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 22. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year 23. Clarinetist of the Year 24. Guitarist of the Year 25. Pianist of the Year 26. Organist of the Year 27. Violinist of the Year 28. Bassist of the Year (includes Acoustic & Electric) 29. Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year 30. Percussionist of the Year 31. Drummer of the Year 32. Periodical of the year 33. Website of the Year 34. Blog of the Year 35. Best Book about Jazz 36. Best Liner Notes 37. Photo of the Year--Processes for nominations for Photo of the Year will be detailed in an e-mail to follow 38. The Helen Dance?Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing (Print and/or Online) 39. The Willis Conover?Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting Previous winners ineligible: Ben Young, Nancy Wilson, Phil Schaap, Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Kenny Washington, Michael Bourne, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton, Eric Jackson, Bob Porter 40. The Lona Foote?Bob Parent Award for Photography Previous winners ineligible: John Abbott, Milt Hinton, William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Jimmy Katz, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian, Gene Martin 41. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism Previous Winners ineligible: Mike Zwerin, Doug Ramsey, Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Nat Hentoff, Dan Morgenstern, Ira Gitler, Gary Giddins, Gene Lees, Bob Blumenthal, Howard Mandel, Francis Davis ### From jazzawardsnoms at jazzjournalists.org Tue Feb 16 16:14:06 2010 From: jazzawardsnoms at jazzjournalists.org (Nominations, JazzAwards) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:14:06 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] JJA Jazz Awards nominations ballot Message-ID: Colleagues -- Some JJA members say they can't open the email ballots sent on Sunday -- if you're having that problem, please return this email letting me know to try again -- thanks, Howard From president at jazzjournalists.org Sun Feb 21 11:52:39 2010 From: president at jazzjournalists.org (JJA, President) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:52:39 -0500 Subject: [jja-announce] nominate best in jazz for 2010 Jazz Awards Message-ID: <8446a2bf1002210852j3d72b4f7iedc744a9bfac6237@mail.gmail.com> Dear JJA colleagues -- Nominations are currently being made for the bests of 2009-2010 in 41 categories of jazz music, documentation, presentation and journalism vying for highest honors in the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards. The Jazz Awards will be presented at a gala in mid June in New York City, date and place tba. Below is the nominations ballot - which is due to be returned to: JazzAwardsNoms at JazzJournalists.org before March 15. Only paid-in-full professional members of the JJA can nominate and vote in the Awards, so if you haven't paid up $75 dues for the coming year (past lapses are forgiven), use your charge card (it helps us maintain records, which are being much improved by our recently appointed JJA membership secretary and treasurer) to renew at http://www.jazzhouse.org/noff/index.php?page_id=30and . Then begin to ponder whose work struck you most excellent from mid March 2009 through this time, now. Fill in up to five nominees in each category. Your participation ensures that worthy musicians, recordings, producers, websites, blogs, periodicals, writers, photographers and broadcasters will get the recognition they deserve, joining the list of jazz exemplars the JJA has been recognizing since 1996. Do it today! -- thanks, Pres Howard RULES: A. You must be a professional member whose dues are current at the time nominations are submitted. Please include your name and email address that you use for communications with JJA. B. Please double check: spelling of names, previous winners in lifetime categories, release dates, etc. C. List a maximum of five nominees per category, last name first WITHOUT a comma: Smith John It is not necessary to write "none" or draw a line in a category if you omit nominations, though please do not delete a category if you make no nominations in it. D. Copy and paste the full ballot into a new email, please do not hit reply or send it as an attachment, as it adds to the tabulators' already time-consuming workload. E. Please submit your completed nominations ballot to * JazzAwardsNoms at jazzjournalists.org* before March 14, 2010. F. Information on submissions to Jazz Award for Photo of the Year will be announced. Thank you for participating in the JJA Jazz Awards. 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz *Previous winners ineligible: Lee Konitz, Marian McPartland, Benny Carter, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, John Lewis, Clark Terry, Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Andrew Hill* 2. Musician of the Year 3. Composer of the Year 4. Up & Coming Artist of the Year (having recorded fewer than 5 CDs as a leader) 5. Events Producer of the Year 6. Record of the Year (CDs issued between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010) 7. Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year (Note: Condensed editions of previously issued boxed sets are ineligible) 8. DVD of the Year 9. Record Label of the Year 10. Female Singer of the Year 11. Male Singer of the Year 12. Unusual Instrument in Jazz 13. Large Ensemble of the Year 14. Arranger of the Year 15. Small Ensemble Group of the Year (<10 pieces) 16. Trumpeter of the Year 17. Trombonist of the Year 18. Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 19. Alto Saxophonist of the Year 20. Flutist of the Year 21. Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 22. Soprano Saxophonist of the Year 23. Clarinetist of the Year 24. Guitarist of the Year 25. Pianist of the Year 26. Organist of the Year 27. Violinist of the Year 28. Bassist of the Year (includes Acoustic & Electric) 29. Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year 30. Percussionist of the Year 31. Drummer of the Year 32. Periodical of the year 33. Website of the Year 34. Blog of the Year 35. Best Book about Jazz 36. Best Liner Notes 37. Photo of the Year--Processes for nominations for Photo of the Year will be detailed in an e-mail to follow 38. The Helen Dance?Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing (Print and/or Online) 39. The Willis Conover?Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting *Previous winners ineligible: Ben Young, Nancy Wilson, Phil Schaap, Neil Tesser, Marian McPartland, Dr. Billy Taylor, Kenny Washington, Michael Bourne, Alyn Shipton, Steve Schwartz, Rhonda Hamilton, Eric Jackson, Bob Porter* 40. The Lona Foote?Bob Parent Award for Photography *Previous winners ineligible: John Abbott, Milt Hinton, William Claxton, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, Jimmy Katz, Chuck Stewart, Enid Farber, Ken Franckling, Lee Tanner, Jack Vartoogian, Gene Martin* 41. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism *Previous Winners ineligible: Mike Zwerin, Doug Ramsey, Whitney Balliett, Stanley Dance, Nat Hentoff, Dan Morgenstern, Ira Gitler, Gary Giddins, Gene Lees, Bob Blumenthal, Howard Mandel, Francis Davis* *###*