2010 Nominees for 2009 Year
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga  
Friday, April 23  
8pm

International Instrumentalist of the Year
Rick Braun    
George Benson   
Euge Groove  
Jessy J   
Boney James    
Peter White  

International Vocalist of the Year
George Benson  
Spencer Day   
Will Downing   
Melody Gardot 
Norah Jones   
Vanessa Williams  

International Group/Duo of the Year
Marc Antoine/Paul Brown  
East Bay Soul        
Greg Adams, Michael Paulo, Johnnie Bamont, Brian Allen, Evan Stone, Johnny Sandoval, James Wirrick, Lee Thornburg, Joey Navarro, Tom Bowes, Sean Holt, Darryl Walker 
Pieces of a Dream        
James Lloyd, Curtis Harmon, David Dyson, Rohn Lawrence, Eddie Baccus, Jr
Rippingtons       
Jeff Kashiwa, Russ Freeman, Dave Karasony, Bill Heller, Rico Belled  
Sax Pack
Steve Cole, Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa 
 

Female Vocalist of the Year
Irene Marc
Ali Matthews
Sophie Milman
Johanna Sillanpaa
Carol Welsman

 
Male Vocalist of the Year
Michael Buble
Matt Dusk
Rik Emmett                                                   
Michael Kaeshammer
Chris Smith
Haydain Neale (Jacksoul)

Guitarist/Bass Guitarist of the Year 
Rich Brown
Jesse Cook
Johannes Linstead
Robert Michaels
Robert Tardik

Wind Instrumentalist of the Year
Demo Cates
Carson Freeman
Darren Rahn
Jon Stewart
Alexander Zonjic

Keyboardist/Pianist of the Year
Don Breithaupt      
Eddie Bullen 
Rob DeBoer 
Stan Fomin 
Michael Kaeshammer
  

Album of the Year
Jesse Cook              Rumba Foundation           EMI Music Canada
Four80East              Roll On                          Native Language
Groove Kings            Blood Red                      Independent
Darren Rahn             Talk of the Town            Nugroove Records
Alexander Zonjic       Doin' the D                     Heads Up International

Drummer/Percussionist of the Year
Dave Campion 
Davide Direnzo  
Steve Heathcote
Tony Grace
Mark McLean 

     
Best Original Composition 
Blood Red                           Howard Forman
Wouldn’t Change a Thing       James Bryan McCollum and Matthew Marston
Isabelle                              Michael Kaeshammer, Ron Lopata, Andrea Kaziol, Joel Parisien
Roll On                               Tony Grace and Rob DeBoer
Talk of the Town                  Darren Rahn
     

Group/Duo of the Year
Four80East
Cates-Fomin Project
Groove Kings
Sillan & Young
Strung Out Troubadours

BMO Broadcaster of the Year
Ted Hasiuk
Cameron Smith
Alexander Zonjic

George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award
David Sanborn