The following are the winners from the 4th annual

San Diego Music Awards, held on August 18, 1994

at Copley Symphony Hall:

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Best Contemporary – The People Movers

Best Classic Rock – The Steely Damned

Best Jazz – Daniel Jackson
Best Pop Jazz – Fattburger
Best Dixieland – Fro Brigham
Best Latin Jazz – Jaime Valle & Equinox

Best Big Band – Benny Holman band

Best Folk or Acoustic – Jewel
Best Hip Hop or Rap – Trick
Best Americana or Country – Rockin’ Horse
Best Blues – Candye Kane
Best World Beat – Common Sense
Best Alternative – Lucy’s Fur Coat
Best Rock – Sprung Monkey
Best Rock Album – Natasha’s Ghost: Bodyskipping

Best Jazz or Blues Album – Blurring the Edges

Best Local Recording – Voodoo

Best Compilation Album – Acoustic Variations

Best New Artist – Jewel

Best Alternative Album – Lucy’s Fur Coat: Jaundice

Best Rock Album – Robert Vaughn & the Dead River Angels

Artist of the Year – Charlie Ware
Group of the Year – Big Mountain