The 2019 Golden Ear Awards
NW Recording of the Year
Marina Albero, A Life Soundtrack
NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Kate Olson’s KO Ensemble
Alternative Jazz Group of the Year
Comfort Food
NW Concert of the Year
Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano, October 26, Town Hall Seattle
NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Marina Albero
Emerging Artist of the Year
Kelsey Mines
NW Vocalist of the Year
Jacqueline Tabor
Inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
Michael Brockman
Suzanne Weghorst
Gary Bannister
On the evening of April 4, 2020, Earshot Jazz presented the annual Golden Ear & Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Awards, the annual event recognizing the achievements of the vibrant jazz community in Seattle. This year however, the evening was presented under extraordinary circumstances. With the community in a statewide stay at home order due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Earshot found a way to continue this tradition via livestream, including two live sets broadcast from The Forum at Town Hall by the Marino Albero Trio.
Each year, the Golden Ear awards give jazz fans an opportunity to vote for the outstanding musicians, community members and events of the previous year. A call for nominations goes out in January, with a public ballot then distributed by the Earshot Jazz website and publication.
We congratulate all the nominees in this annual look at the region’s vibrant jazz ecology, and thank you, Golden Ear voters, for your participation in recognizing and celebrating all of the incredible talent in the Northwest.
About the Golden Ear Awards
Earshot Jazz initiated the Golden Ear Awards in 1990 to recognize the accomplishments of Seattle jazz artists over the previous year, and to induct significant members of the jazz community into the local Jazz Hall of Fame. Over the years, the award categories have shifted slighty, but the essence of the process has remained the same.
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