TOP 10 JAZZ2K DISCS OF 2019:
1) Ryan Keberle & Catharsis -- The Hope I Hold (Greenleaf Music)
2) JD Allen -- Barracoon (Savant)
3) Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom -- Glitter Wolf (Royal Potato Family)
4) Melissa Aldana -- Visions (Motema)
5) Remy Le Boeuf -- Light as a Word (Outside In Music)
6) Chris Potter -- Circuits (Edition Records)
7) Kendrick Scott Oracle -- A Wall becomes A Bridge (Blue Note)
8) Kris Davis -- Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic Records)
9) Etienne Charles -- Carnival: The Sound of a People, Vol. 1 (Culture Shock Music)
10) Avery Sharpe -- 400: An African American Musical Portrait (JKNM Records)
2019 JAZZ2K AWARDS:
BEST VOCAL DISC:
Sivan Arbel -- Change of Light (Self-released)
BEST SOLO OR DUO DISC:
Alfredo Rodriguez / Pedrito Martinez -- Duologue (Mack Avenue)
BEST PARTY DISC:
Bonerama -- Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (Basin Street)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Best Debut as a Leader):
Idan Morim -- I.M. (Outside In Music)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Tom Harrell -- Infinity (HighNote)
LOCAL HERO AWARD (Best Local or Regional Release):
Bright Dog Red -- How's By You? (Ropeadope)
