World-spanning saxophonist, composer-improviser and band leader Charles Lloyd is hailed for his Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Career highlights of Memphis-born Lloyd, now 85, start with his barnstorming in post-War blues bands; taking part in Los Angeles’s 1950s’ modernist scene; recording Forest Flower, a best-selling 1966 live from Monterey Jazz Fest album (featuring pianist Keith Jarrett, also nominated for this year’s Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award); a breakthrough tour of the Soviet Union; meditations with the Beach Boys and fruitful collaborations with many brilliant musicians, including 2023 JJA Guitarist of the Year Bill Frisell, a member of Lloyd’s current quartet the Marvels, also a member of one of Lloyd’s three trios each with an album released by Blue Note Records in 2022.
The Manhattan Transfer also wins for Vocal Group of the Year.