KUDOS: Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Metheny, Béla Fleck, Kurt Elling and Lizz Wright are Winners in Downbeat’s 83rd Annual Readers Poll

The December 2018 issue of DownBeat announces the winners of the 83rd Annual Readers Poll. TKA is proud to congratulate Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Metheny, Béla Fleck, Kurt Elling and Lizz Wright for the following accolades:

Chick Corea winner of the Jazz Album category for Chinese Butterfly (Concord) with Steve Gadd Band and winner of the Jazz Artist category

Wynton Marsalis winner of the Trumpet category

Joey DeFrancesco winner of the Organ category

Pat Metheny winner of the Guitar category

Béla Fleck winner of the Miscellaneous Instrument category (banjo)

Kurt Elling winner of the Male Vocalist category

Lizz Wright winner of the Beyond Album category for Grace (Concord)

 

 

Read the full list of winners on DownBeat

Chick Corea on TKA

Wynton Marsalis on TKA

Joey DeFrancesco on TKA

Pat Metheny on TKA

Béla Fleck on TKA

Kurt Elling on TKA

Lizz Wright on TKA