The December 2020 issue of DownBeat announces the winners of the 85th Annual Readers Poll. TKA is proud to congratulate Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Béla Fleck, and Kurt Elling for the following accolades:
Pat Metheny winner of the Jazz Album category for From This Place (Nonesuch) and winner of the Jazz Artist category
Wynton Marsalis winner of the Trumpet category
Joey DeFrancesco winner of the Organ category
Béla Fleck winner of the Miscellaneous Instrument category (banjo)
Kurt Elling winner of the Male Vocalist category