Award / Grant News

Conrad Herwig wins Jazz Award 2006

Source: All About Jazz
August 12, 2006

This year's Paul Acket Award 'Artist Deserving Wider Recognition' (formerly Bird Award) has been granted to trombonist Conrad Herwig. This prize, presented at the North Sea Jazz Festival, is intended for an artist who, according to the jury, deserves the attention of a broader audience.

Jazz connoisseurs consider Conrad Herwig one of the most prominent jazz trombonists. More than a musician, he has also been active as a composer, arranger, band-leader and educator. Herwig, who started his musical career in ...

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TVIFF / Dionne Warwick - Lifetime Career Achievement Award

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2006

Ledendary Music Icon Dionne Warwick to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at 12th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival

2006 Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival Set to Roll September 13-17

Temecula, CA July 26, 2006 - The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) is proud to announce legendary music icon Dionne Warwick as the 2006 Lifetime Career Achievement Award recipient. Warwick will accept the award at a black tie gala on the festival's ...

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Moacir Santos Wins Shell Music Award In Brazil

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

Moacir Santos, whose two recent Adventure Music releases, Ouro Negro and Choros & Alegria have earned considerable acclaim from such respected media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, DownBeat and JazzTimes magazines, has just been awarded the prestigious Shell Music Award for 2006 in his homeland of Brazil.

The jury unanimously chose Santos, citing both the status of his work as a composer and arranger and the significant role he has played in Brazilian music education. Bello ...

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Marlon Simon & The Nagual Spirits awarded CMA Grant

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2006

Chamber Music America has selected Marlon Simon and his ensemble, The Nagual Spirits, as recipients of the “New Works: Creation and Presentation" grant--a competitive program in which the CMA commissions and presents new works in the jazz idiom, recognizing both established and emerging artists.

Marlon Simon and The Nagual Spirits will present “The Nagual Suite," with the support from Chamber Music America's New Work: Creation and Presentation program, funded though the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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Trombonists Conrad Herwig Wins Paul Acket Award 2006

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2006

This year's Paul Acket Award 'Artist Deserving Wider Recognition' (formerly Bird Award) has been granted to trombonist Conrad Herwig. This prize, presented at the North Sea Jazz Festival, is intended for an artist who, according to the jury, deserves the attention of a broader audience. Jazz connoisseurs consider Conrad Herwig as one of the most prominent jazz trombonists. More than a musician, he has also been active as a composer, arranger, band-leader and educator. Herwig, who ...

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Etta James: Prizewinner of the 2006 Ella-Fitzgerald Award

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2006

Montreal, Saturday, July 1st, 2006 - The Festival International de Jazz de Montral is proud to announce the awarding of the 2006 Ella-Fitzgerald Award to internationally renowned singer Etta James. The prize will be presented to Miss James on stage at her performance tonight at 8 p.m. in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts as part of the Pleins feux General Motors series. Etta James is the eighth recipient of the Ella-Fitzgerald Award, created in 1999 for the 20th ...

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Brad Mehldau Prizewinner of the Miles Davis Award

Source: All About Jazz
June 29, 2006

Montreal, Thursday, June 29th, 2006--The Festival International de Jazz de Montral give this year the prestigious MilesDavis Award to renowned pianist and composer Brad Mehldau. The prize was presented to the artist on stage last night when he delivered a Festival pre-opening concert. Brad Mehldau becomes the thirteenth winner of the Miles Davis Award, which was created for the 15th edition of the Festival to recognize internationally acclaimed jazz artists whose body of work has contributed significantly to the renewal ...

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Kat Epple Installed as the Worldwide Peace Marker Project Ambassador for the United States

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2006

Emmy Award winning, and Grammy nominated flautist, composer, and recording artist, Kat Epple, (www.KatEpple.com) was recently installed as the Worldwide Peace Marker Project's Ambassador for the United States.

The Worldwide Peace Marker Project is a work of global installation art which embraces a vision of world peace and creates a network of prominent international artists who are all committed to working towards peace. The project, created by artist, Tiite, (http://www.tiite.com) plans for a stainless steel Peace Marker to be installed ...

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