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Golden Ear Awards Program

Each year the Golden Ear Awards program provides an opportunity for Seattle jazz fans and performers to celebrate the region's jazz accomplishments of the previous year. Earshot Jazz initiated the Golden Ear Awards in 1990 to recognize the accomplishments of Seattle jazz artists over the previous year, and to induct significant members of the jazz community into the local Jazz Hall of Fame. Over the years, the award categories have shifted slighty, but the essence of the process has remained the same.

2007 Golden Ear Award Recipients

Jovino Santos Neto Quartet performed at the 2007 Golden Ear Awards program on January 20, 2008 as part of the EMP|SFM Jazz in January program. Photo of Jovino Santos Neto by Daniel Sheehan.

Inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame
John Bishop
Dean Hodges

NW Recording of the Year
Thomas Marriott - Both Sides of the Fence

NW Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year
Sonando

"Outside" Jazz Group of the Year
Paul Rucker Quintet

Concert of the Year
Joe Locke at Jazz Port Townsend

NW Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
Thomas Marriott

Emerging Artist of the Year
Jon Hamar

NW Vocalist of the Year
Gail Pettis

Special Award to
Rick & Ann Yoder for significant and enduring contributions to the Seattle Jazz scene

The Nomination and Ballot Process

Earshot asks a select list of King County jazz fans, artists, journalists, and industry professionals to help in a nominating process. The nominations included on the final voter ballot are drawn from a consensus of the suggestions Earshot receives. The final ballots consider work accomplished in the previous calender year and are intended to recognize and reward astists and ensembles whose work for the prior year stands out as exemplary. Ballot write-in votes are also accepted.

The Seatle Jazz Hall of Fame

1990

Ernestine Anderson, Al Hood, Chuck Metcalf,
Floyd Standifer

1991

Buddy Catlett, Don Lanphere

1992

Jabo Ward, Jim Wilke

1993

Fred Greenwell, Melody Jones

1994

Clarence Acox, Bud Young

1995

Jerome Gray
1996 Norm Bobrow, William O. (Bill) Smith
1997 Lola Pedrini, Bill Ramsay
1998 Jan Stentz, Leon Vaughn
1999 Vonne Griffin, Red Kelly
2000 Bud Shank, Chuck Stentz
2001 John Dimitriou, Julian Priester
2002 Paul deBarros, Ken Wiley
2003 Ronnie Pierce, Jay Thomas
2004 Gaye Anderson, Hadley Caliman, Robert Knatt
2005 Gary Steele, Mack Waldron, Woody Woodhouse
2006 Jim Knapp, KPLU
2007 John Bishop, Dean Hodges


Earshot Jazz is a Seattle based nonprofit music, arts and service organization formed in 1984 to support jazz and increase awareness in the community.  Earshot Jazz publishes a monthly newsletter, presents creative music and educational programs, assists jazz artists, increases listenership, complements existing services and programs, and networks with the national and international jazz community.
 
©2007 Earshot Jazz, Seattle, Washington