DownBeat Announces 2014 Readers Poll Results

[bluenoter]

I'm cutting to the chase, but an introductory article accompanies the list of winners here. And JT's
thread on the winners of DownBeat's 2014 Critics Poll is here.

[ValerieB]

79th ANNUAL DOWNBEAT READERS POLL WINNERS

Hall of Fame: B.B. King
Jazz Artist: Chick Corea
Jazz Album: Pat Metheny Unity Group, Kin (Nonesuch)
Historical Album: Miles Davis, Miles At The Fillmore—Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (Columbia/Legacy)
Jazz Group: Pat Metheny Unity Group
Big Band: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis
Trombone: Trombone Shorty
Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett
Tenor Saxophone: Chris Potter
Baritone Saxophone: Gary Smulyan
Clarinet: Anat Cohen
Flute: Hubert Laws
Piano: Herbie Hancock
Keyboard: Herbie Hancock
Organ: Joey DeFrancesco
Guitar: Pat Metheny
Bass: Charlie Haden
Electric Bass: Stanley Clarke
Violin: Regina Carter
Drums: Jack DeJohnette
Vibraphone: Gary Burton
Percussion: Poncho Sanchez
Miscellaneous Instrument: Béla Fleck (banjo)
Female Vocalist: Diana Krall
Male Vocalist: Gregory Porter
Composer: Maria Schneider
Arranger: Maria Schneider
Record Label: Blue Note
Blues Artist or Group: B.B. King
Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Rhythm & Blues (RCA/Silvertone)
Beyond Artist or Group: Robert Glasper Experiment
Beyond Album: Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio 2 (Blue Note)

[Ron Thorne]

Valerie, does the pink denote winners you agree should have won their category?

[ValerieB]

Valerie, does the pink denote winners you agree should have won their category?

not that I don't think the others are deserving, the pink just denotes musicians who are personal favorites or I'm glad have been honored.

[walto]

What is the average age of the winners--70? 80?

[Ron Thorne]

What is the average age of the winners--70? 80?

No, not by my calculations. It would be a pretty difficult task to assess the "average" age of these DB winners, walto. While there are a number of musicians in their 70s and older, there are a greater number of musicians in that group who are significantly younger, though I think I understand what your drift is.

For instance, among the "younger" are:

Pat Metheny [60]
Wynton Marsalis [53]
Trombone Shorty [28]
Kenny Garrett [54]
Chris Potter [43]
Gary Smulyan [58]
Anat Cohen [38?]
Joey DeFrancesco [43]
Regina Carter [48]
Poncho Sanchez [63]
Béla Fleck [56]
Diana Krall [49]
Gregory Porter [42]
Maria Schneider [53]
Robert Glasper [36]

That's more than ½ of the winners on the Downbeat list. Only two are over 60. Surprised?