The 2015 nominees.
http://academy.jazz.org/hall-of-fame/
Vote for this year’s inductees into the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame!
This year’s nominees were selected by a panel, based on the following criteria. Nominees:
1. Achieved innovation in a style or a concept of playing.
2. Created an original concept with a body of music or body of arrangements.
3. Spoke/speaks across generations, unbound to his or her generation’s concept of style.
4. Originated a definitive style.
5. Popularized a style without compromising the aesthetic quality of the music.
6. Occupies a significant position within the jazz lineage.
7. Influenced musicians across time.
Panelists this year were Ed Berger, Bill Charlap, Connie Crothers, Aaron Diehl, Jon Faddis, Vincent Giordano, Ethan Iverson, Jerome Jennings, Branford Marsalis, Renee Rosnes, Ellen Rowe, Bobby Sanabria, Phil Schaap, Loren Schoenberg, Bria Skonberg, and Ben Young
2015 Ertegun Hall of Fame Voting Ballot
Please vote for four nominees.
Jimmie Blanton
Dexter Gordon
Roy Haynes
James P Johnson
Tito Puente
J.J. Johnson
Cecil Taylor
McCoy Tyner
Dinah Washington
Teddy Wilson