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