Leitores da Downbeat elegem os melhores de 2016

Anualmente a revista Download divulga em suas páginas duas votações de melhores do ano. Uma escolhida pelos críticos e outra pelos leitores. Abaixo você encontra os vencedores da 81º edição dos melhores do ano na opinião dos leitores.


Hall of Fame: Phil Woods

Jazz Artist: Kamasi Washington

Jazz Group: Snarky Puppy

Big Band: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Jazz Album: Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields (ArtistShare)

Historical Album: John Coltrane, A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters (Impulse!)

Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis

Trombone: Trombone Shorty

Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter

Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods

Tenor Saxophone: Chris Potter

Baritone Saxophone: James Carter

Clarinet: Anat Cohen

Flute: Hubert Laws

Piano: Chick Corea

Keyboard: Chick Corea

Organ: Joey DeFrancesco

Guitar: Pat Metheny

Bass: Christian McBride

Electric Bass: Marcus Miller

Violin: Regina Carter

Drums: Jack DeJohnette

Percussion: Poncho Sanchez

Vibraphone: Gary Burton

Miscellaneous Instrument: Béla Fleck (banjo)

Female Vocalist: Diana Krall

Male Vocalist: Gregory Porter

Composer: Maria Schneider

Arranger: Maria Schneider

Record Label: Blue Note

Blues Artist or Group: Buddy Guy

Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Born To Play Guitar (RCA)

Beyond Artist or Group: David Bowie

Beyond Album: David Bowie, Blackstar (Columbia)