Best Musician of the Year:
Sonny Rollins
Best Album of the Year:
Sonny Rollins, Road Shows, Vol. 2
Historic Recording Of The Year:
Miles Davis, Bootleg Sessions, Vol. 1, Quintet Live in Europe, 1967.
Record Label Of The Year:
ECM.
Composer-Arranger Of The Year:
Maria Schneider.
Large Ensemble Of The Year:
Mingus Big Band
Small Ensemble Of The Year:
Joe Lovano's Us Five.
Pianist Of The Year:
Vijay Iyer
Bassist Of The Year:
Christian McBride
Drummer Of The Year:
Roy Haynes
Trumpeter Of The Year:
Ambrose Akinmusire
Best Tenor Saxophonist of the Year:
Sonny Rollins
Alto Saxophonist Of The Year:
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Clarinetist Of The Year:
Anat Cohen
Multi-Reeds Player Of The Year:
Anat Cohen
Guitarist Of The Year:
Bill Frisell
Violinist Of The Year:
Regina Carter