Each year, the Golden Ear Awards recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of the previous year in Seattle jazz. We acknowledge that the pandemic has 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 online at earshot. org, emailing vote@earshot.org, or mailing your selections to Earshot Jazz, 3417 Fremont Ave N, #221, Seattle, WA 98103. Ballots are due March 1. And join us on March 13 at The Royal Room for the Golden Ear Awards Party. Stay tuned for more details!

NW Recording of the Year

Robin Holcomb One Way or Another
Meridian Odyssey Earthshine
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Cold As Weiss
Thomas Marriott Live From The Heat Dome
Ben Black Mystery & Wonder
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NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year

Beserat Tafesse Quartet
FADE Quartet
Meridian Odyssey 
Bill Anschell Trio 
Darelle Holden Band
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NW Alternative Jazz Group of the Year

Freudian Slurp 
i///u
Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble
KO Electric
Jazz Overhaul
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NW Emerging Artist of the Year

Josh Hou
Jun Iida
Pher
Kelsey Mines
Jackson Cotugno
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NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year

Marina Albero
Brian Monroney
David Joyner
Farko Dosumov
Randy Halberstadt
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NW Vocalist of the Year

Johnaye Kendrick
Isabella Du Graf
Ben Black
Ayesha Brooks
Jacqueline Tabor
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NW Concert of the Year

Dylan Hughes, YIN release, 02/23, Sea Monster Lounge
Jacqueline Tabor & Marina Albero, “Don’t Explain,” 10/20, Town Hall Seattle
Vitamin D & Drum Orbit, 10/15, Chapel Performance Space
Alex Dugdale Big Band, 11/01, Town Hall Seattle
Thomas Marriott Quartet, Live From the Heat Dome release, 09/26 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
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Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame

Milo Petersen
Steve Kim
Ken Wiley
Nathan Breedlove
Tom Collier
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