81st Annual Readers Poll
By Allen Morrison
The Maria Schneider Orchestra wins Jazz Album of the Year for The Thompson Fields, and the bandleader takes home top honor in the composer and arranger category of this year’s Readers Poll.
By Ted Panken
Alto saxophonist Phil Woods has been inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. Readers also voted him into the top spot in the Alto Saxophone category.
By Phillip Lutz
: Saxophonist and bandleader Kamasi Washington—the most talked-about artist in jazz—has won yet another accolade, topping the Jazz Artist category in our Readers Poll.
By James Hale
Released in 1965, saxophonist John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme is one of the most revered albums in jazz history. Readers have voted the Complete Masters three-CD box set as the Historical Album of the Year. Our feature will examine what the box set reveals about Coltrane’s artistic process.
By Phillip Lutz
The orchestra topped the Big Band category in our poll, and its leader, Wynton Marsalis, topped the Trumpet category.
By John Ephland
Detroit native James Carter has won numerous accolades for his mastery of the soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones. This year he topped the Baritone saxophone category in our Readers Poll.
John Abercrombie was tested on the following tracks for the Blindfold Test