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Offbeat Best Guitarist Nominee Jimmy Robinson

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2009

New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Robinson has been nominated for best guitarist of 2008 by OFFBEAT MAGAZINE.

Fellow nominees are Sonny Landreth and Walter “Wolfman" Washington. Jimmy's solo release “Vibrating strings" was also named #20 of Offbeat's best releases of 2008.

To vote, visit offbeat.com. The awards show is January 31st at The House Of Blues in New Orleans.

Jimmy will do two January shows in the New Orleans area: January 23rd opening for BONERAMA at The Green Room ...

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John Ricci: Finalist in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2009

A special request by Saxophonist John Ricci Hello Everyone, As some of you may already know, I've been fortunate enough to be selected as a finalist in Independent Music Awards in the jazz category. I was selected along with four other finalists by judges such as Paquito Di Rivera, John Patitucci and many others of similar ilk. I would not usually ask or bother you all with a request like this, but this is a ...

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Eric Roberts Among Finalists of the Independent Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2009

Denver-based artist Eric Roberts is among a diverse group of independent musicians named as a finalist in the “new age" category of the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for the track “Flowing" from his debut CD “In A Silent Place, “ which has received rave reviews and features world renowned cellist, David Darling. “In A Silent Place" is an album of sublime instrumental guitar sounds." - 20th Century Guitar Magazine. “Eric Roberts plays guitar with a sincerity and emotive technique ...

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Rewarding Mr. Ayers' Courage

Source: Michael Ricci
December 27, 2008

The original Disciples of Beethoven Award honors the street musician who has touched so many hearts. For a half century of devotion to music. For a talent that knows no bounds. And for a story of courage and perseverance that speaks to thousands.

They had every kind of trophy you could imagine at House of Trophies in Boyle Heights. Soccer, basketball, baseball, football, even fishing. They had trophies 6 inches tall and 6 feet tall, plaques and desk ornaments too, ...

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Singing the Blues About Gap in Honors

Source: Michael Ricci
December 25, 2008

Why have so few blues artists received the Kennedy Center Honors? Because their music isn't uplifting, which the awards prize.

The celebration of a famous life always poses a dilemma for storytellers because it means having to decide what is relevant and what can be left on the editing floor. For those who received the Kennedy Center Honors this month, their lives are examined through their creative triumphs and they are given a national pat on the back for their ...

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Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Awards

Source: All About Jazz
December 23, 2008

The Recording Academy has named Gene Autry, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin and Tom Paxton as recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Award.

George Avakian, Elliott Carter, and Allen Toussaint are honored with the Trustees Award. Clarence “Leo" Fender and Universal Audio will receive the Technical GRAMMY Award. The special ceremony will be held during Grammy Week on Saturday, Feb. 7, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 51st Annual ...

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Autry, Blind Boys Get Lifetime Achievement Grammys

Source: Billboard Magazine
December 23, 2008

GGene Autry, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Four Tops, Hank Jones, Brenda Lee, Dean Martin and Tom Paxton all will receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony on Feb. 7, and be acknowledged during the Grammy telecast the next evening. In addition, George Avakian, Elliott Carter and Allen Toussaint will be honored with the Trustees Award, and Clarence “Leo" Fender and Universal Audio will receive the Technical Grammy Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors artistic contributions ...

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Blues Awards: B.B., Guy, Bishop

Source: JamBase
December 20, 2008

30TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS CONFIRMED FOR MAY 7 IN MEMPHIS, TN MANNISH BOYS TOP NOMINATIONS WITH SIX; OTHERS NOMINATED INCLUDE BUDDY GUY, B.B. KING, ELVIN BISHOP, MAGIC SLIM

WHAT: The Blues Music Awards WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 2009 WHERE: Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main, Memphis, TN TICKETS: $125, available December 16, 2008 via www.blues.org or 901.527.2583 x10. (Tables of 10 are $1200.)

Elvin ...

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