2018 Golden Ear Award Recipients photo by Daniel Sheehan.
Each year, the Golden Ear Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the previous year in Seattle jazz. In the process, Seattle jazz fans and performers take stock of and show gratitude for the region’s vibrant jazz ecology. The awards are determined by a combination of nominations and popular vote. Nominees are selected by a broad range of Earshot Jazz readers, past Golden Ear recipients, jazz performers, audience members, and industry professionals. Those with the majority of nominations are included on the ballot below.
Vote below with our ballot form, email at vote@earshot.org, or mail your selections to Earshot Jazz, 3417 Fremont Ave N. #221, Seattle, WA 98103, by March 3. The Golden Ear Awards party takes place March 9 at the Royal Room, featuring the Marina Albero Ensemble. Fields marked with an * are required. The Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Inductees are provided for reference.
Voting is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame Inductees
1990
Ernestine Anderson
Al Hood
Chuck Metcalf
Floyd Standifer
1991
Buddy Catlett
Don Lanphere
1992
Jabo Ward
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
1988
Jan Stentz
Leon Vaughan
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
Gayle 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
