Congratulations to the 2019 jazz Juno Award winners
On Saturday night in London, Ont., many of the winners of this year’s Juno Awards were announced, including those who came out on top in the three jazz categories. In the list below, the winners are in bold:
Group jazz album of the year
Wander Wonder, Allison Au Quartet
Atwood Suites, Andrew Rathbun Large Ensemble
The Seasons of Being, Andy Milne & Dapp Theory
Live at U of T, Liebman/Murley Quartet
Path of Totality, Quinsin Nachoff’s FLUX
Solo jazz album of the year
Sandstorm, Alexis Baro
So Here We Are, Alison Young
In the Moment, Larnell Lewis
Beloved of the Sky, Renee Rosnes
Old Soul, Robi Botos
Jazz vocal album of the year
Love Is Here To Stay, Diana Krall & Tony Bennett
solstice/equinox, Diana Panton
Holly, Holly Cole
Sun Songs, Jodi Proznick featuring Laila Biali
Laila Biali, Laila Biali
Congratulations to Milne, Botos and Biali for making excellent music and for their awards. I’ve listened to many of the other nominated albums and can tell you that they’re filled with rewarding listens too.
I should also note that Vancouver guitarist Gordon Grdina, who certainly has one foot in jazz territory, won the Juno for Instrumental Album of the Year for his album China Cloud.
Grdina will be performing at the 2019 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival this summer, as will Biali.