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Ike Turner's Risin' with the Blues (Zoho Roots) Has Won the Grammy for the Best Traditional Blues Album
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
49th Grammy Award Winners: Jazz
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All About Jazz
Category 45
Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) The Hidden Land Bla Fleck & The Flecktones [Columbia] People People Music Music Groove Collective [Savoy Jazz Worldwide] Rewind That Christian Scott [Concord Jazz] Sexotica Sex Mob ...Continue Reading
"Hugmars" Nominated For 2007 Juno Award, Best Contempory Jazz Recording
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All About Jazz
2007 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced
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All About Jazz
Honorees to Be Recognized at ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame Ceremonies on June 11 in NYC
New York, NY, February 7 - ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the recipients of the 2007 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers throughout the United States. The recipients, who range in age from 12 to 29, are selected through a juried national competition. They receive cash awards and will be ...
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Michael White Quintet Selected as a Finalist in the 2006 ISC
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All About Jazz
The 2006 International Songwriting Competition has informed that the song “Mechanical Man" from the CD Voices has been selected as a finalist in the Jazz Category. And quotes “Being selected an ISC finalist is an accomplishment that acknowledges true songwriting talent. The ISC finalists were chosen out of almost 15,000 entrants from 88 countries, making this an extraordinary achievement on your part, and we are very pleased to congratulate you." The all winners will be announced after being judged by ...
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Steve Reich and Sonny Rollins Winners of the 2007 Polar Music Prize
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All About Jazz
The winners of the Polar Music Prize Award for 2007, were unveiled on Thursday the 25th of January at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm. The Chairman of the Board and Award Committee, Mr. Ake Holmquist, read the Award Committee's citations.
The Steve Reich Citation
The 2007 Polar Music Prize is awarded to the American composer and musician Steve Reich. The award recognizes his unique ability to use repeats, canon technique and minimal variation of patterns to develop ...
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12th USA Songwriting Competition Begins, 2006 Winners Announced
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All About Jazz
Vikki Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter from a folk group called “The Waifs" Overall Grand Prize as well as the first prize in the Folk category with her song “Bridal Train" in the 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. This is also the first time that the top prize went to a songwriter outside United States. Other catgeory prize winners include: Allen Hoist (Jazz Musician) who won 1st Prize in the Jazz Category, Victoria Banks (Nashville, TN, USA) for the first prize in ...
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Chico Hamilton/Soul-Patrol.com's Best of 2006
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All About Jazz
Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton and label Joyous Shout! were VERY pleased to start the New Year off receiving some AWESOME news from Bob Davis, owner of Soul-Patrol.com: “I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year and inform you of some good news. Your album Chico Hamilton - “6th Avenue Romp" has been selected as one of “Soul-Patrol.com's Best of 2006". We have been giving out this award for the past seven years to artists that we feel have gone above ...
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