JazzWeek publisher Ed Trefzger gave the keynote presentation at the 2019 JazzWeek Summit on August 9 in San Jose, California. This video contains the keynote’s prepared text and slides.

Winners in 11 categories were announced at an awards reception August 8 in San Jose at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, veteran promoter Neal Sapper was named the recipient of the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award, the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award was given posthumously to WRTI, Philadelphia, host Jeff Duperon, and announced as the winner of the Tom “The Jazzman” Mallison Lifetime Achievement Award was retiring WBGO host Rhonda Hamilton.

Nominations have been tabulated for the 2019 JazzWeek Awards, which will be presented on August 8 in San Jose, California, at the JazzWeek Summit. In addition to these awards selected by voters, the Duke Dubois Humanitarian Award and the Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award will also be presented. Voting begins July 1 and runs through July 10 for JazzWeek.com subscribers and participants in JazzWeek’s Jazz Programmers List, an email and online forum for jazz radio programmers, broadcasters, and others involved in jazz radio and records.