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Blues Foundation's Blues Music Awards Broadcast Live on XM Radio May 10
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All About Jazz
XM Satellite Radio has entered into an agreement with The Blues Foundation for a live broadcast of the 2007 Blues Music Awards on May 10. The broadcast will begin around 6:30pm Central and continue until the last notes are played somewhere around 1:00am!!! Bluesville is channel 74 on your XM satellite radio. The 2007 Blues Music Awards, universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues musicians, will feature world class performances by over 65 nominees who have decided the ...
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Winners Announced for 2007 National Jazz Awards in Canada
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Buzzword PR
Toronto, - Winners were announced for the sixth annual National Jazz Awards at a ceremony held tonight. The awards, honouring contributions in jazz excellence, were hosted by songstress extraordinaire Dione Taylor and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee David Clayton-Thomas at the Palais Royale in Toronto.
A total of 27 awards were presented (see winners list below) with more than 500 jazz enthusiasts including artists, festival organizers, journalists and broadcasters attending the gala. Nominees were selected by a committee of ...
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Andrew Hill to Receive Honorary Doctorate
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All About Jazz
BOSTON, MA - Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown will present the first couple of Latin pop, Gloria and Emilio Estefan; U2 guitarist and songwriter The Edge; and legendary jazz pianist Andrew Hill with Honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee College of Music's Commencement on Saturday, May 12, 10:00 a.m., at the Agganis Arena at Boston University. Commencement speaker Gloria Estefan will address more than 850 Berklee graduates and their invited guests at the 7,000-seat venue.
This year's ...
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Dave Brubeck Honored at Monterey Jazz Festival's First MJF Legends Award Presentation
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Monterey Jazz Festival
Dave Brubeck, the legendary pianist and composer, was honored for his musical and personal contributions to the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Monterey Bay area, and to the world of music on Saturday at the Monterey Jazz Festival's Golden Gala Launch Party at the Tehama Golf Club in Carmel on Saturday April 7, 2007. Some of the fans and patrons honoring Mr. Brubeck were the Mayor of Monterey, Chuck Della Sala, and the legendary Academy-Award-winning actor and director, Clint Eastwood.
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Award Winning Songwriter Dustin Shaskin Gets International Attention
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All About Jazz
Calgary born bassist/songwriter Dustin Shaskin and his band The Cafe Ole recently received the honor of being named winner by the Song of the Year (http:// www.songoftheyear.com/) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1's Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners. Song of the Year is excited to recognize Dustin Shaskin for his exceptional songwriting ability for the ...
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Chris Williams Wins Honor at Orange County Music Awards
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All About Jazz
Acclaimed jazz vocalist Chris Williams has won for Best Latin with his song “Comes Love" at the Orange County Music Awards, held March 31st at The Grove of Anaheim.
His Latin jazz rendition of “Comes Love" was originally written and composed by Lew Brown, Sammy Stept, and Charles Tobias. “Comes Love" is featured on his album, premoderism. The album features a mix of Straight-ahead, Bebop and Latin jazz.
Williams was also honored by receiving a Best Song nomination at the ...
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2006 Blues Music Awards to Air on Bet J Starting April 10
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All About Jazz
The 2006 Blues Music Awards will be aired on Viacom's BET J Network. Show dates are: April 10 at 4pm; April 24 at 4pm and May 8 at 4pm. Last year's show was filmed by Jazz Alley TV,the longest running Blues and Jazz series on television. The Blues Foundation will present the 2007 Blues Music Awards on May 10 in Memphis. The event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best ...
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