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Winners in 11 categories were announced at an awards reception August 8 in San Jose at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, veteran promoter Neal Sapper was named the recipient of the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award, the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award was given posthumously to WRTI, Philadelphia, host Jeff Duperon, and announced as the winner of the Tom “The Jazzman” Mallison Lifetime Achievement Award was retiring WBGO host Rhonda Hamilton.

Nominations have been tabulated for the 2019 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 8 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award and the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award will also be presented. Voting begins July 1 and runs through July 10 for JazzWeek.com subscribers and participants in JazzWeek’s Jazz Programmers List, an email and online forum for jazz radio programmers, broadcasters, and others involved in jazz radio and records.

The 2018 JazzWeek Awards were presented at a reception in the Hedley Club at Hotel De Anza in San Jose, California.

Nominations have been tabulated for the 2018 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 9 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award will also be presented.

Winners of the 2017 JazzWeek Awards were announced at a reception on August 10 at Olla Cocina in San Jose, California, as part of the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to awards selected by voters, the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award, the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award, and the Tom The Jazzman Mallison Lifetime Achievement Award were presented. … Read more

Nominations submitted between July 18 and 23 have been tabulated for the 2016 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 11 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit.

San Jose, Calif. – Awards in 11 categories were presented at a reception this evening at the 2016 JazzWeek Summit at Vyne Bistro in San Jose, Calif. Station of the Year awards were presented in three categories. Among stations with 40 hours a week or more of jazz programming, KSDS, San Diego, was the winner. … Read more

Nominations submitted between July 18 and 23 have been tabulated for the 2016 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 11 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit.

The passing of Joe Ascione on Friday, March 11 reminded some of us when Joel Dorn was the keynote speaker at the 2004 JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, N.Y. Joel brought Joe and the group he had with Frank Vignola — The Frank and Joe Show — to perform. Here’s Joel’s keynote from that JazzWeek Summit. … Read more