San Diego Music Awards

Congratulations to the winners at the 2019 San Diego Music Awards!

Best Singer/Songwriter – Evan Diamond 
Best Jazz – Euphoria Brass Band
Best Jazz Album - Mattson 2- A Love Supreme 
Best Blues – Casey Hensley 
Best Blues Album - Whitney Shay- A Woman Rules The World 
Best Country or Americana – Blind Mountain Holler 
Best Country or Americana Album - Berkley Hart- While the Night is Still Young 
Best Hip Hop/Rap – Parker Meridien 
Best Hip Hop or Rap Album - Parker Meridien– Twenty First Street Sessions 
Best Indie/Alternative – Aviator Stash 
Best Indie/Alternative Album - The Frights- hypochondriac 
Best Pop – Mittens 
Best Pop Album - Veronica May-Teaser 
Best Rock - Schizophonics 
Best Rock Album – Electric Mud– Highway Refugees 
Best World Music – B-Side Players 
Best World Music Album – The Amalgamated– Premium Quality 
Best Local Recording - The Havnauts- Go For It! 
Best Live Performer - Schizophonics 
Best New Artist – The Havnauts 
Artist of the Year – Whitney Shay 
Song of the Year - Hot Snakes– Six Wave Hold Down 
Album of the Year –Hot Snakes– Jericho Sirens 

Lifetime Achievement Award – “Java” Joe Flammini

Proceeds from the San Diego Music Awards help to purchase guitars for San Diego County schools, via a partnership between the San Diego Music Foundation and El Cajon's Taylor Guitars.  Over the life of the program, 2,988 guitars have been placed into 82 schools from San Onofre to San Ysidro and over 58,000 K-12 students have been impacted by the program.