Note: The usual procedure is to send the longer invite out first (usually in a customized "mail merge," which we've hoped to avoid this time by just sending it to the jazzpoll email list). This shorter form can then be used for later invitations and reminders.
Dear Colleague,
In 2006, Francis Davis started his annual poll of jazz critics. He ran the poll every year up to 2023, when he turned the poll over to long-time assistant Tom Hull. We've run mid-year polls since 2023.
You are invited to vote in this poll. Please reply to this email, filling out the requested information. Please consult the website for additional information, including more precise definitions of what's eligible where and how it all works. (Or just guess, as you'll probably be right, and if not we'll talk about it. Don't weat the details.)
If you receive this invite as email, just reply to sender, fill it out, and send it in. Deadline is Sunday, July 5.
(If you are reading this on the website, and think that you should have been invited, just copy this and email it to Tom Hull, with a brief note on why you should be eligible.)
While the form should be intuitive, if you have any questions, please ask, and/or consult the website, which has a longer, more detailed invitation.
Your name and primary affiliation(s)
Your choices for up to 10 New Jazz Albums:
Your choices for up to 5 Rara Avis (reissues or any
music recorded in 2016 or earlier):
You may offer a shorter list, and/or omit Rara Avis completely.
If you wish to submit an unranked list, please note that (and/or alphabetize your list by artist name).
We are looking for 2026 releases, but you may include 2025 releases that are new to you.
Once you send your ballot in, I will check and count it, and return to you a formatted copy, as it will appear on the website. Please check this, and make sure I didn't mess anything up.
Results will be published by ArtsFuse a week or so after the deadline. Voters will be added to an email list and notified of publication. Voters' ballots will be available online.