Below is the list of the 2019 Syracuse Area Music Awards Recipients and Hall of Fame Inductees. Winners in each category are highlighted below. A complete list of all previous SAMMY winners can be found on our Past Recipients page.
Best Pop
Screen Test
Through the Past Brightly
Forgottensong
Forgottensong Vol 1 and 2
Emma Jude
Pocket Full of Postcards
Best Hip-Hop or Rap
G-Netics
Elevated
Big Nate MG
No Hooks Needed x Hook Line
J. R. Lottary
Instant Win
Chris Mac
Go For Broke Project
MLA
Salute Me
Best Americana
Joe Davoli
Golden Rule
Eileen Nicholson Kalfass
Crossing Bridges
Ghost Town Ramblers
Ghost Town Ramblers
Dennis McGuire’s One Man Band
Old Songs Rusty Strings
Best Alternative
Townhouse Warrior
Words, Unsaid
The Amazing Shakes
10x The Crash
Strange To Look At
Strange To Look At
The Beuchesnes
Twilight Interstate
Late Earth
Late Earth
Sympathy
For Everyone to See
Best Rock
Jukin’ Bone
Unfinished Business
Atkins Riot
Atkins Riot “Iguanas”
Tony Touris
Ghost Town
Climbing Stars
Ascension
The Trend
J Marc Memorial Show
Best Hard Rock
One Step From Falling
Stuck
Amerikan Primitive
Down to the Devil
The Last Divide
The Last Divide
Between Hope & Fear
Between Hope & Fear
Damon Larus
Crusade
Best Other Style
Emedin Rivera
Tropical Tubulence
Samba Laranja: The SU Brazilian Ensemble
Gurana′
Fritz’s Polka Band
Hey!
Best Jam Band
Mike Davis and the Laughing Budda Episodes
Find Yourself – › Caterpillar
Ginbucket
On Ice
Count Blastula
Jive Honey
Sundrop Rise
Family Tree
The Lightkeepers
Talking Man’s Blues
Best Singer/Songwriter
Sydney Irving
The Halfmoon Sessions
Jess Novak
Fear is the Cage. Love is the Key.
Darryl Rahn
Making Strangers
Rhiannon Payne
Folklore
Stephen Douglas Wolfe
Quixotic Symphony
Best Blues
Neil Minet & the Night Flyers
Shades of Blue
Tas Cru
Memphis Song
Steven D Odum
Steve Odum Plays His Blues
Ron Spencer Band
Into the Blue
Cloutier
Thunder N Lightning
Best R&B
The Ripcords
Live at Subcat Studios
Irv Lyons Jr
Sisters & Brothers
Jaquiel THEVOICE
The Natural Project
Apollo XXIII
Borderline
Best Country
Follow the Muse
American Days
Lonnie Park
Stories of the Lost and Found
Steven Cali
American Farmer
The Moonshine River Band
Bad Habit
Best Jazz
Bob Holz
Silverthorne
Byron Kidd Cage
Platinum Healing Glove
Founder’s Award
Elijah Harris Jr.
Brian Bourke Award for Best New Artist
Trench
Jack O Bocchino Spirit of the Sammys Award
Jack O Bocchino
People’s Choice
Best Artist (Tie):
CNS Marching Band / Small Town Shade
Best Festival or Music Series:
Taste of Syracuse
Best Venue:
Homer Center for the Arts
Hall of Fame
Little Jan and The Radiants
Scott Dixon
Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman
Al Falso
Music Educator:
Melissa Gardiner
Lifetime Achievement:
Lou Reed
Submission and Judging Process
SAMMY awards are given based on the judgment of submissions sent by mail to the SAMMYS Board by musicians in Syracuse and the surrounding area. An independent panel of music industry professionals and educators from around the country, led by James Abbott, review the submissions and make their selections based on their merit and their genre.