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The Brad Turner Quartet Nominated for Favourite Jazz Artist/Group or Duo of the Year!

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

Tuesday, February 28, 2008 (Vancouver, BC) - The 2008 Independent Music Awards (aka. The Indies) have released its list of nominees and we are proud to announce that the Brad Turner Quartet has received a nomination in the Favourite Jazz Artist/Group or Duo of the Year category. Juno award winning Brad Turner is one of Canada's most prominent, prolific and in-demand jazz artists and musician. Based in Vancouver, Brad is known mainly for his trumpet playing, but is proficient on ...

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New York's Reverend Zen Goes Global Winning Song of the Year at Spain's Effigy Awards

Source: Just Roots PR
February 23, 2008

Reverend Zen wins Song of the Year from Meer Music's Effigy Awards in Spain.

Katonah, NY -- The New York group Reverend Zen continues to receive accolades as “The Boston Shakedown" was named Blues/Rock Song of the Year at the Effigy Awards ceremony held January 25 in Spain. In addition to their Song of the Year honors, Reverend Zen was one of the top five nominees in the Effigy Awards Best Artist in Style - Rock/Blues and was named a ...

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Li'l' Ray Neal Blues Band Brings Home Blues Award for Baton Rouge Blues Society

Source: Just Roots PR
February 21, 2008

The Baton Rouge Blues Society is proud to announce that the 'Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band Came home from Memphis third place winner in the international competition. There were 160 acts competing in the blues challenge that brings thousands to historic Beale Street in Memphis.

Each year affiliates of The Blues Foundation send their areas best Blues acts to Memphis, Tennessee to compete in the International Blues Challenge. January 31-February 2, 2008 marked the 24th year that the best of ...

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The Grammy Awards Shine on Herbie Hancock

Source: All About Jazz
February 13, 2008

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Jazz Grammy Winners 2008

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2008

Category 45

Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

Party Hats Will Bernard [Palmetto Records] Downright Upright Brian Bromberg [Artistry Music] Re-imagination Eldar [Masterworks Jazz] River: The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock [Verve] He Had A Hat ...

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A Victory for Jazz, or Just Grammy Being Grammy?

Source: Michael Ricci
February 12, 2008

When something newsworthy or popular or positive happens to a jazz musician -- a big award, say -- many in the jazz world feel astonished for about four seconds, then quickly act very smug. You know: We've been sitting here patiently, full of our aesthetic virtue, so used to being ignored, and the world has finally come around to our point of view. Are we happy about it? More to the point, what took you so long? Are we entitled ...

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Terence Blanchard Wins Grammy Award for "A Tale of God's Will"

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2008

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Grammy 2008 Big Winners: Winehouse, Kanye West and Herbie Hancock

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2008

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) - The 50 year-old Grammy Awards showed their age by giving jazz artist Herbie Hancock the Album of the Year awards. And they showed their spunk with naming troubled singer Amy Winehouse the biggest overall winner of the night with five Grammys including Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist. The biggest surprise of the night? Herbie Hancock taking home the Album of the Year Award for “River: The Joni Letters." The Grammy ...

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