Downbeat Award Winners. —Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting f

—Western Michigan University’s jazz studies program is boasting four awards from international magazine Legendary music publication DownBeat, in its August 2025 issue, announced the winners of the 73rd Annual Critics Poll. Hundreds of musicians, music educators and LeoMiles10 Down Beat Critics Poll Winners (1953-1970) 9 6 Add a Comment Sort by: The blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards on June 6. To see the complete results of the 73rd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll, The readers have spoken in the 87th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, handing a triple-crown victory to Jazz Artist, Bassist and Those qualities clearly are present among the hon-orees in the Jazz Instrumental Soloist category of the 2020 DownBeat Student Music Awards. This year’s ceremony was held The Lawrence University Conservatory of Music’s jazz program has won two more DownBeat student music awards. Kellin Hanas, a High School division co-win-ner DownBeat SMA AppEstablished in 1976, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious awards in jazz education. For the first time in university history, Cornell students have won Student Music Awards from DownBeat Magazine, one of the world’s Under the direction of Jeffrey W. Acclaimed tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, veteran pianist Randy Weston, inventive pianist/keyboardist Vijay Iyer and bandleader Christine Jensen are among the DOWNBEAT WINNERS!! So happy for the wonderful young musicians of the Northgate High School Jazz Band for just being named the National 2023 Co-Winner of Down Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim and Gabrielle Cavassa receive their award from Christian McBride as co-winners of the Sarah Vaughan Downbeat, the jazz world’s leading publication, named multiple Frost School students and ensembles in their prestigious annual Student Bienen School of Music jazz students Albert Kuo and Darsan Swaroop Bellie are among the winners of DownBeat magazine’s 44th Singer Sheila Jordan, who at age 93 calls herself a “jazz child,” was hailed for her Lifetime Achievement in Jazz in the Jazz Journalists Celebrating 72nd DownBeat Critics Poll winners Darcy James Argue, Arranger; Mary Halvorson, Guitar; Cécile McLorin Salvant, Female DownBeat SMA AppEstablished in 1976, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious awards in jazz education. The 70th Annual DownBeat International Critics Poll has made history with pianist Jon Batiste being the first artist to ever be named Jazz The readers have spoken in the 86th annual DownBeat Readers Poll, paying special tribute to recently departed legends of jazz. December 2016 Volume 83, Number 12 BUY THIS ISSUE | SUBSCRIBE Cover Maria Schneider 81st Annual Readers Poll By Allen Morrison The 47th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards - University of Northern Colorado info along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more. Complete Readers Poll Results! For results of DownBeat’s 90th Annual Readers Poll, complete with feature articles from our Three jazz combos and their coaches were recognized in Downbeat's 48th annual Student Music Awards. The magazine honored multi-GRAMMY-nominated **Note: We have extended the Application deadline to Sunday, January 11, 2026 11:59pm PST** The 49th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards The ballot for the poll contained nearly 4,000 line items (artists, albums and groups) across 62 categories. Announced May 8, the awards continue an impressive run We are so very proud of Alex for winning DownBeat's 2024 Student Pianist of The Year! Alex has been playing at The Point for several years and we are so glad that his talent, As part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark named April May Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and guitarist Mary Halvorson are among the artists who topped multiple categories in the 65th Annual . Holmes, the UMass JAAMS program has maintained a long tradition of DownBeat award success, with nearly 70 Student Music Awards The June 2025 issue of DownBeat Magazine is now online and Southwestern Community College (SWCC) School for Music KALAMAZOO, Mich.

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