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Bill Bruford's Definitive Boxed Set Nominated For Progressive Music Awards Reissue Of The Year
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Drum legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bill Bruford's recently released definitive boxed set Bruford 1977-1980: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago has been nominated for “Reissue of the Year” by Progressive Music Awards. Containing the collected works of the band on one extraordinary 6cd/2dvd-a box set, Seems Like A Lifetime Ago is a magnificent testament to one of the UK's most inventive and important Progressive Fusion bands. Featuring 2017 remastered versions of the albums Feels Good To ...
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Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize For 'Damn'
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HypeBot
Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album Damn. Lamar is the first rapper to win the award which has previously only gone to classical and jazz artists, including Wynton Marsalis and Ornette Coleman. The Pulitzer Prize board on Monday called Damn, “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American He released Damn in 2017 to great acclaim with its lead single “Humble" topping the ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Nominated In The 16th Independent Music Awards
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Roman Miroshnichenko
Multi-Award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko was among the nominees announced by the Music Resource Group (MRG) in the 16th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential honors for independent artists and releases. More than 400 innovative self-released and indie label projects culled from thousands of submissions worldwide, were nominated by fans and industry panelists in 96 Album, Song, EP, Music Producer, Music Video and Design categories. The album, Ascension by guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko has earned a ...
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Pablo Ziegler Trio - 2018 Grammy Winner "Best Latin Jazz Album" For "Jazz Tango"
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
The Pablo Ziegler Trio won the 2018 Grammy Award for “Best Latin Jazz Album" with their exciting release Jazz TangoAstor Piazzolla, continues developing the style of Nuevo Tango. On Jazz Tango, pianist/composer/arranger Ziegler presents his US-based trio of world-class Argentinian collaborators Hector Del Curto (bandoneon) and Claudio Ragazzi (guitar). They play three Nuevo Tango standards by Astor Piazzolla and seven soulful, virtuosic originals by Ziegler. This Grammy victory follows a win for Best Tango Album at the 2005 Latin Grammys, ...
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60th GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners
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Michael Ricci
And the winners of the 2018 GRAMMY Awards are... 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) “Can't Remember Why" by Sara Caswell Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge) “Dance Of Shiva" by ...
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Doris Day Christmas Album
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Each December for the past 10 years, I've carefully chosen a different album for inclusion in my annual JazzWax Vintage Holiday Album Hall of Fame. I established this yule repository in 2008 to steer you to great old-fashioned favorites that may be unknown to you or have been forgotten. I'm a shameless fan of holiday music, provided it meets my criteria: smart song choices and arrangements. My vintage pick this year is The Doris Day Christmas Album. Recorded in 1964 ...
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Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2018 Inductees Named
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HypeBot
The 2018 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were named early Wednesday morning. Three of the five main inductees were on the ballot for the first time. One of the repeat nominees, Bon Jovi, tweeted, “It's about time!" The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees are: Bon Jovi The Cars Dire Straits The Moody Blues Nina Simone Sister Rosetta Tharpe was chosen for the Award for Early Influence. Four of the Inductees were on the ...
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60th GRAMMY Awards: Jazz List
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All About Jazz
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) “Can't Remember Why" by Sara Caswell Track from: Whispers On The Wind (Chuck Owen And The Jazz Surge) “Dance Of Shiva" by Billy Childs Track from: Rebirth “Whisper Not" ...
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