2009
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2008
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2007
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2007
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2006
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2006
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2006
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (Nominee)
Keystone
Grammy Awards (The Recording Academy)
2005
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Foundation
2005
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2004
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2004
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2003
Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group (Nominee)
Infinite, The
Grammy Awards (The Recording Academy)
2003
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2003
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2003
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Readers Poll
2002
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2002
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2002
Composer of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2001
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Times Readers Poll
2001
Composer of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2001
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2001
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Readers Poll
2001
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2001
Musician of the Year
Italian Jazz Critics Society
2001
Personality of the Festival
International Cork Jazz Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival
2000
Talent Deserving Wider Recognition
Down Beat Critics Poll
2000
Jazz Artist of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2000
Jazz Album of the Year
Soul on Soul
Down Beat Critics Poll
2000
Composer of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
2000
Trumpet Player of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
1999
Jazz Artist of the Year
Jazz Times Readers Poll
1999
Artist of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999
Composer of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999
Daring Innovator/Explorer
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1998
Talent Deserving Wider Recognition
Down Beat Critics Poll
1998
Jazz Artist of the Year
Down Beat Critics Poll
1998
Trumpet Player of the Year
Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1998
Record of the Year
Charms of the Night Sky
Jazzman Magazine (France)
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Stargazer
Seattle Times
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Sanctuary
Village Voice
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Sanctuary
JazzIz
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Stargazer
Village Voice
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Stargazer
JazzIz
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Stargazer
Boston Globe
1997
Best Jazz Recording
Stargazer
New York Times
1996
Best Jazz Recording
Five
Village Voice
1996
Best Jazz Recording
Constellations
Boston Globe
1996
Best Jazz Recording
Constellations
New York Times
1996
Best Jazz Recording
Five
Boston Globe
1995
Best Jazz Recording
In Our Lifetime
Village Voice
1995
Best Jazz Recording
In Our Lifetime
New York Times
1994
Best Jazz Recording
Parallel Worlds
Village Voice
1994
Best Jazz Recording
Tiny Bell Trio
Village Voice
