Down Beat (Magazine December 2009)

Down Beat (December 2009)

• Paquito D'Rivera, Clarinetist of the Year in the 74th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll.
• The complete list of the 2009 Readers Poll winners, which includes Diana Krall, Kurt Elling, Béla Fleck, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, and more
• Freddie Hubbard, Hall of Fame -- Hubbard's dazzling technique and musical genius
• Kenny Garrett, Alto Saxophonist of the Year -- Garrett continues to challenge himself
and more