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2006 Blues Music Awards to Air on Bet J Starting April 10

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2007

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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Dr. John to be Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2007

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

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2007

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

Source: RL Productions
April 1, 2007

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

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2007

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.

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Paul Carr Climbs the Charts and Lands At #32

Source: Kari-On Productions
March 26, 2007

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

Source: conqueroo
March 21, 2007

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

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
March 17, 2007

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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