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Wu Fei's "A Distant Youth" Ranked 88th out of 913 on World Music Chart Europe 2008 Critics Pick!
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All About Jazz
Wu Fei's debut record “A Distant Youth" (released in Oct. 2007, Forrest Hill Records) has been ranked 88th out of 913 nominees on World Music Chart Europe 2008 Critics Pick! A Full list of top 150 critics pick on World Music Chart Europe WMCE YEAR 2008 copyright by www.worldmusicnight.com compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the Worldmusic Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
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Frank Macchia's "Landscapes" Nominated for 51st Grammy Awards
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Frank Macchia's Landscapes received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Instrumental Arrangement for his original interpretation of the classic song “Down In The Valley." It's Macchia's second consecutive nomination; last year he was nominated for the song “Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair." Listen to “Down In The Valley" in its entirety at frankmacchia.net. Macchia's current CD Saxolollapalooza features Eric Marienthal, Bob Sheppard, Sal Lozano, Gene Cipriano, Jay Mason and Frank on saxophones. Landscapes and ...
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Concord Music Group Garners 38 Grammy Nominations: Record Label Grabs an Astonishing 7% of Total Nominations
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All About Jazz
Beverly Hills, CA -- Concord Music Group, one of the worlds largest independent record companies, and its family of imprints including Concord Records, Hear Music, Concord Jazz, Fantasy, Stax, Telarc, Heads Up International and Peak, among many others, garnered 38 GRAMMY nominations. The label achieved an astounding 7% of the total number of GRAMMY nominations, marking a company record for the number of Grammy nominations received in a year. The nominations were announced at the first-ever GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! ...
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Fontana Artists Earn 30 Grammy Award Nominations
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All About Jazz
Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has received 30 Grammy Award nominations, the most in company history. The announcement was made today by Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Fontana. The nominations were spread out among artists from Fontana's many partner record labels and ranged from Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Lifecyle by Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern (Heads Up International) to Best Gospel Performance - “Shall We Gather At ...
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Grammy Nominations Get Legit: Radiohead, MMJ, Daft Punk, Bela
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JamBase
Grammys Get Real with Nominations
Radiohead After years of throwing hyper-saturated mainstream poop at the masses, it appears the Grammys have come around to some real dope sounds. In addition to fairly entertaining rockers Coldplay (who will probably win and received seven nominations in total), other artists up for Album of the Year include Radiohead (who nabbed six nominations in total - Grammys be wakin' up yo!), Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Lil' Wayne and Ne-Yo.
But where things really ...
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Brazilian Girls Nominated for a Grammy Award! | Brazilian Girls | News
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All About Jazz
Grammy Nominations 2009: Jazz
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All About Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records] Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley (Various Artists) Gregg Field & Tom Scott, producers [Concord Jazz] Miles From India (Various Artists) Bob Belden, ...Continue Reading
John McLaughlin's "Floating Point" Receives Grammy Nomination
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All About Jazz
(Los Angeles, CA) - The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Organization has announced that guitarist John McLaughlin's Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix Records) has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Winners will be announced on February 8, 2009. Floating Point was recorded in India for Abstract Logix Records and MediaStarz. McLaughlin used many of that country's finest young musicians on the recording. He likes to call them the “young lions of India." Contrary to ...
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