Ertegun Hall of Fame

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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