Nominations for the 84th annual DownBeat Magazine Readers Poll were announced with 23 Music Works International touring artists appearing on the list.
Congratulations Dianne Reeves, Taj Mahal, Jason Moran, Ambrose Akimusire, Terence Blanchard, Linda May Han Oh, Richard Bona, Lizz Wright, Kurt Elling, Dave Holland, Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, John Beasley’s MONK’estra, Vijay Iyer, Lionel Loueke, Joshua Redman, Enrico Rava, Emmet Cohen, Aaron Diehl, Charlie Hunter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Omer Avital, and Ruthie Foster
Voting is open: http://downbeat.com/readers-poll