Golden Ear Awards & Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
Back Row: Brian Cobb, Cliff Colón, Walter Cano. Front Row: Julian Priester, D’Vonne Lewis, Christina Spadafore, Rayna Mathis, Vikram Madan Photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn
2023 Golden Ear Award Recipients
NW Recording of the Year
Tom Baker Quartet, Begin Again
NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Kareem Kandi World Orchestra
Alternative Jazz Group of the Year
Jazz Overhaul
NW Concert of the Year
Benefit for Julian Priester w/ guest emcee Christian McBride
NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
D’Vonne Lewis
Emerging Artist of the Year
Jahnvi Madan
NW Vocalist of the Year
Eugenie Jones
Community in Action Awards
In recognition of their dedication to the enrichment of the Seattle jazz community
Laurie de Koch – Executive Director, Seattle JazzED
Rayna Mathis – Editor, Earshot Jazz Magazine
Inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
Thomas Marriott
Eugenie Jones
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 slightly, but the essence of the process has remained the same.
- Nominations accepted year round via email
- The official ballot comes out every February
- Ceremony and concert in March
Send us your nominations for:
- NW Recording of the Year
- NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
- Alternative Jazz Group of the Year
- NW Concert of the Year
- NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
- Emerging Artist of the Year
- NW Vocalist of the Year
- Hall of Fame
