Each year, the Golden Ear Awards recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of the previous year in Seattle jazz. We acknowledge that the last two years have taken a devastating toll on our community; many artists have struggled to perform and create under these challenging circumstances and venues have struggled to re-open. Show your support for the resilience of our community by voting via our Google form, emailing vote@earshot.org, or mailing your selections to Earshot Jazz, 3417 Fremont Ave N, #221, Seattle, WA 98103. Ballots are due March 5. And join us on March 14 at the Royal Room for the Golden Ear Awards Party. Concert details here.
NW Recording of the Year
Jim Knapp Orchestra It’s Not Business, It’s Personal
Meridian Odyssey Second Wave
Alex Dugdale The Dugout
Ann Reynolds Inspired by Women Composers
Ronan Delilse Write To Me A Coda
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NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Meridian Odyssey
The Jim Knapp Orchestra
Fade Quartet
Marina Albero Trio
Scenes
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Alternative Jazz Group of the Year
Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
Ari Joshua Band
Earthtone Skytone
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
The Tiptons
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Emerging Artist of the Year
Ari Joshua
Xavier Lecouturier
Leanna Keith
Dylan Hayes
Trevor Ford
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NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Thomas Marriott
Abbey Blackwell
John Hansen
Marina Albero
D’Vonne Lewis
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NW Vocalist of the Year
Johnaye Kendrick
Darelle Holden
Jacqueline Tabor
Greta Matassa
Reggie Goings
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NW Concert of the Year
Marina Albero Trio with Ganesh Rajagopalan, Nov 5, Town Hall Seattle
Neil Welch, the ink around it release, Nov 11, Chapel Performance Space
säje, Jul 6, Jazz Alley
The Jim Knapp Orchestra, CD Release, Dec 19, Town Hall Seattle
Elnah Jordan & Eric Verlinde, Oct 15, BIMA
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Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
John Hansen
Reggie Goings
Marv Thomas
Milo Petersen
Geoff Harper
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Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Inductees
1990: Ernestine Anderson, Al Hood, Chuck Metcalf, Floyd Standifer
1991: Buddy Catlett, Don Lanphere
1992: Jabo Ward, Jim Wilke
1993: Fred Greenwell, Melody Jones
1994: Clarence Acox, Bud Young
1995: Jerome Gray
1996: Norm Bobrow, William O. (Bill) Smith
1997: Lola Pedrini, Bill Ramsay
1998: Jan Stentz, Leon Vaughn
1999: Vonne Griffin, Red Kelly
2000: Bud Shank, Chuck Stentz
2001: John Dimitriou, Julian Priester
2002: Paul de Barros
2003: Ronnie Pierce, Jay Thomas
2004: Gaye Anderson, Hadley Caliman, Robert Knatt
2005: Gary Steele, Mack Waldron, Woody Woodhouse
2006: Jim Knapp, KPLU
2007: John Bishop, Dean Hodges
2008: KBCS 91.3, Phil Sparks
2009: Marc Seales, Stuart Dempster
2010: Chuck Deardorf, Wayne Horvitz
2011: Overton Berry, Jeff Johnson, Jovino Santos Neto
2012: Scott Brown, Dave Peck
2013: Bill Frisell, Bert Wilson
2014: Amy Denio, Greta Matassa
2015: Ruby Bishop, Sonny Booker, Randy Halberstadt
2016: Bill Anschell, Jay Clayton
2017: Patty Padden, Skerik
2018: Bob Hammer, Helen and David Marriott Sr., Wally Shoup
2019: Michael Brockman, Suzanne Weghorst, Gary Bannister
2020: Robin Holcomb, Moc Escobedo, Hans Teuber
