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Grammy Nominees 2017 Named - Jazz List

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HypeBot
The 59th Annual Grammys will air live from the Staples Center in LA on Feb. 12th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Here is the full list of nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards: JAZZ Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Countdown” — Joey Alexander “In Movement” — Ravi Coltrane “We See” — Fred Hersch “I Concentrate On You” — Brad Mehldau “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield Best Jazz Vocal Album: Sound Of Red ...
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7 Virtual Jazz Club announces the beginning of the LIVE competition that will take place in the 7 virtual rooms

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Valerio Pappi
FIRST INTERNATIONAL ONLINE JAZZ CONTEST The competition takes place entirely on the 7 Virtual Jazz Club website (click Go To LIVE"). The competition among the 70 international artists who passed the pre-selection process has started and jazz lovers worldwide can vote for their favorites. Your evaluation will help an international public discover new jazz talents and help them advance to the finals where they can compete for one of the following prizes: 1st place 4000 Euros 2nd place ...
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World Of Guitar Trio Wins Double In The 15th Independent Music Awards

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Roman Miroshnichenko
Guitar-virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko, José A. Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen (World Of Guitar Trio) were named as a Winners of The 15th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs) at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on November 12th. More than 400 innovative self-released and indie label projects culled from thousands of submissions worldwide, were nominated by fans and industry in more than 80 Album, Song, EP, Music Producer, Music Video and Design categories. The album, Perfect Strangers by ...
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World Of Guitar Trio Nominated In The 15th Independent Music Awards

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Roman Miroshnichenko
Guitar-virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko, José A. Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen (World Of Guitar Trio) were named by Music Resource Group (MRG) as a Nominees of The 15th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the prestigious awards program 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 in more than 80 Album, Song, EP, Music Producer, Music Video and Design categories. The album, Perfect Strangers by ...
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SF MusicTech Names Winners Of 2016 Startup Competition

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HypeBot
After careful consideration and many impressive entries, the winners of the SF MusicTech Summit 2016 Startup Competition have been announced. Each winner will be showcasing onstage during the Summit on Monday, October 17th. And don't forget, Hypebot readers receive discounted registration to the Summit using the code: HYPEBOT or by registering here. SF MusicTech Summit 2016 Startup Competition Winners AudioDrops Audio Drops is a location-aware social playlist that enables artists, fans, content marketers + brands to personalize space and discover music anywhere ...
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Yes Legend Jon Anderson To Receive Prog God Award From Progressive Music Awards

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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Music legend Jon Anderson will be presented with the Prog God award at this year's Progressive Music Awards, in association with currencies.co.uk, which will be held at London’s Underglobe on September 1, 2016! This very special honor is awarded to musical innovators within the world of progressive rock music and sees Anderson joining such music luminaries as Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks, in collecting the prestigious award. Says Jon “After all these years, it’s just wonderful ...
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It's Time To Submit Music for 59th GRAMMY Awards Consideration [Full List Of Deadlines]
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From the fine folks at A2iM comes a reminder that now is the time to submit music for consideration for nomination for the 59th Grammy Awards and a a full list of all the upcoming Grammy deadlines. It’s Grammy time! If you are a voting member of The Recording Academy your deadline to submit music via their Online Entry Process is as follows: JULY 01: Online Entry Process – Access Opens: Record Company & Member First Round Entries (Access Closes: ...
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