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Dr. John to be Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame
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All About Jazz
DR. JOHN TO BE INDUCTED INTO BLUES HALL OF FAME NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM AND BLUES ICON, DR. JOHN, NAMED AS ONE OF THE 2007 BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES.
On Wednesday, May 9, in Memphis, Tennessee, The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame committee will honor Blue Note/EMI recording artist and Blues legend Malcolm John “Mac" Rebennack Jr., famously known as Dr. John, as an inductee into the Blues Hall of Fame. Other 2007 Inductees include Dave Bartholomew and late artists, ...
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Usf Center for Jazz Composition Announces Winners of 2007 International Jazz Arranging Competition
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All About Jazz
USF Center for Jazz Composition announces the winners of the 2007 International Jazz Arranging Competition in honor of Michael Brecker
Winning arrangements to be played by the Jazz Surge during final Jazz Masterworks Series performances of the season
TAMPA, FL - Fred Stride of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and David Peoples of Memphis, Tenn., are the top winners in the University of South Florida's first International Jazz Arranging Competition. Stride and Peoples won in the “open" and “young artists" categories, respectively. ...
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Russ Lorenson Nominated for 2007 Mac Award
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RL Productions
Awards salute the best in Manhattan live entertainment RL Productions is proud to announce that the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs ("MAC") has nominated Russ Lorenson for a 2007 MAC Award for his shows A Little Travelin' Music and Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, both of which debuted in New York City during 2006. The MAC Awards - which salute the best in New York ...
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International Massimo Urbani Award 2007 - XI Edition
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All About Jazz
INTERNATIONAL MASSIMO URBANI AWARD - XI edition
6 - 7- 8 June 2007
CAMERINO - URBISAGLIA (MACERATA) ITALY
“International prize for jazz soloist"
Art director Paolo Piangiarelli of Philology Label
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The International Massimo Urbani Award will take place from 6 June till 8 June 2007 in Camerino and Urbisaglia (Macerata) Italy. P.I.M.U. is open to candidates of all the foreign countries and of any age. Non italian applicants are exempt from paiyng the fee.
The award ...
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Paul Carr Climbs the Charts and Lands At #32
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Kari-On Productions
Paul Carr's Just Noodlin' Climbs the chart on Jazzweek and lands at #32
One of the finest horn players in the DC metropolitan area, saxophonist Paul Carr is breaking through the sea of releases as he climbs the chart at Jazzweek and lands at the #32 spot for the week of March 23, 2007. This is Carr's first promoted CD to radio, and with enthusiastic support he debuted on the chart at #38 for the week of March 19, 2007. ...
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James McMurtry Wins Esky Award and Spot in the Austin Chronicle Hall of Fame
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conqueroo
AUSTIN, Texas - The awards continue to pile up for roots rocker James McMurtry. McMurtry, the 2006 winner of the Americana Music Association's Song and Album of there year, has just been awarded Esquire's 2007 Esky Award for “Biggest Agitator" in the April issue of the magazine. The “Agitator" tag refers to McMurtry's recent musical commentaries on the current state of the union - “We Can't Make It Here" and “God Bless America." The annual Esky Awards recognize musical achievement ...
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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Dr. Rob Klevan, MJF Education Director, to Receive California Music Education Association's Jazz Education Award
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Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958 and the winner of the JazzTimes 2006 Readers Poll for Best Festival, is pleased to announce that its Education Director, Dr. Rob Klevan, has been awarded the California Music Education Association's 2007 Otter Distributor Jazz Education Award.
CMEA is a unit of MENC, The National Association for Music Education, the world's largest arts education organization and is devoted to promote a high quality, substantive and sequential ...
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Clint Eastwood and Other Illustrious Artists Honor Jazz Legend Dave Brubeck
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All About Jazz
Stockton, CA - Clint Eastwood has announced that he will executive produce a Bruce Ricker documentary about jazz legend Dave Brubeck. Eastwood also said that he will chair the new honorary board formed to preserve and continue the legacy of Brubeck through the work of the Brubeck Institute at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
“Dave Brubeck is an American legend," Eastwood said. “He is an American original who continues to make significant contributions to music, introduced a whole ...
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