2007 RECORDING OF THE YEAR:
– Thomas Marriott, “Both Sides of the Fence”
– Richard Cole, “Shade”
– Gail Pettis, “May I Come In?”
– Greta Matassa, “The Smiling Hour”
2007 NW ACOUSTIC JAZZ ENSEMBLE:
– Ziggurat Quartet
– Sonando
– Jim Knapp Orchestra
– Hadley Caliman Quartet
2007 NW “OUTSIDE” JAZZ GROUP:
– Rick Mandyck/Gregg Keplinger Duo
– Frieze of Life
– More Zero
– Paul Rucker Quintet
2007 NW JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST:
– Thomas Marriott
– Chuck Deardorf
– Dawn Clement
– Hadley Caliman
EMERGING ARTIST OF 2007:
– Byron Vannoy
– Evan Flory-Barnes
– Jon Hamar
– Elspeth Savani
NW VOCALIST OF 2007:
– Greta Matassa
– Gail Pettis
– Karin Plato
– Kelley Johnson
2007 NW CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
– Joe Locke at Jazz Port Townsend
– Brotherhood of the Drum at the Ballard Jazz Festival
– Cuong Vu at the Earshot Jazz Festival
– Ahmad Jamal at the Earshot Jazz Festival
SEATTLE JAZZ HALL OF FAME NOMINEES:
– Sonny Buxton
– Jack Brownlow
– Dean Hodges
– John Bishop
The 2007 Golden Ear Awards Ceremony will take place 2007 January 20th at 7:00 pm at the EMP.
To cast your vote, print out a ballot from the December 2007 issue of Earshot Jazz. You can find one throughout Seattle of you can download a PDF version of the ballot by clicking here.
For more information about the awards, visit the Earshot Jazz website.