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2017-2018 › Best Austin Musicians

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Bass
George Reiff

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Glenn Fukunaga
3. Bruce Hughes
4. Andrew Duplantis
5. Daniel Durham

RUNNERS-UP: Omar Vallejo, Pat Harris, Jeff Brown, Jesse Dalton, Tony Scalzo

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Drums/Percussion
John Speice (Grupo Fantasma/Brownout/Money Chicha)

photo by David Brendan Hall

2. J.J. Johnson
3. Brannen Temple
4. Mike Buck
5. Kent Hale (US Weekly/Growl)

RUNNERS-UP: Michael Longoria, Masumi Jones, Keith Langford, Aric Garcia, Alex Vallejo

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Female Vocalist
Tameca Jones

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Sabrina Ellis (A Giant Dog/Sweet Spirit)
3. Grace Park (the Deer)
4. Alesia Lani
5. Jai Malano

RUNNERS-UP: Patricia Vonne, Kendall Beard, Gina Chavez, Mikaela Kahn, Sarah Sharp

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Guitar
Eric Tessmer

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Eve Monsees
3. Mitch Watkins
4. Denny Freeman
5. Jonathan Horne (Young Mothers/Plutonium Farmers)

RUNNERS-UP: John Lockhart, Jelly Ellington, Chris Castaneda, Miles Zuniga, David Grissom

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Horns
Grupo Horns

photo by David Brendan Hall

2. Ephraim Owens
3. Hard Proof Horns
4. Zumbi (Golden Dawn Arkestra)
5. Elias Haslanger

RUNNERS-UP: Michael Romero, Tomas Ramirez, Oliver Steck, Joshua Thomson, Kevin Flatt

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Keyboards
Emily Gimble

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Graham Reynolds
3. Dr. James Polk
4. Red Young
5. T.J. Wade

RUNNERS-UP: Winfield Cheek, Chris Gage, Jan Flemming, Kevin Lovejoy, Dave Madden

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Male Vocals
Guy Forsyth

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Walker Lukens
3. Mobley
4. Nakia
5. Tomar Williams (Tomar & the FCs)

RUNNERS-UP: Bob Schneider, Kevin Russell, Tony Scalzo, Chris Gage, Malford Milligan

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Miscellaneous Instrument
Jeff Plankenhorn (plank)

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Jeff Johnston (saw)
3. Oliver Steck (accordion)
4. Greg Izor (harmonica)
5. Jan Flemming (accordion)

RUNNERS-UP: Frank Almendra (cavaquinho), Yvonne Lambert (theremin), Patricia Vonne (castanets), Duane Barry (slide flute), Guy Forsyth (saw)

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Songwriter
Ray Wylie Hubbard

photo by John Anderson

2. David Ramirez
3. Kevin Russell
4. Walker Lukens
5. Miles Zuniga

RUNNERS-UP: Jaimee Harris, Miles Zuniga, Gina Chavez, Barbara Nesbitt, Shelley King

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Strings
Warren Hood

photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2. Tosca String Quartet
3. Will Taylor
4. Noah Jeffries
5. Eddie Dickerson

RUNNERS-UP: Lauren Rochelle, Danny Levin, Haydn Vitera, Curtis Thomas, David Perales

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