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International Massimo Urbani Award 2006 "International Prize for Jazz Soloist"
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All About Jazz
International Massimo Urbani Award I.M.U.A." 2006 International prize for jazz soloist" Third edition Art director Paolo Piangiarelli of Philology Label
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Camerino (Macerata) - Italy 26th, 27th, 28th may 2006 web: www.musicamdo.it e-mail: [email protected]
This International Award intends to honour the memory of the legendary Roman Saxophonist Massimo Urbani, one of the best musicians in jazz history after Charlie Yardbird" Parker, through the finding and enhancement of National and ...
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48th Annual GRAMMY Award Winners (2006)
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All About Jazz
FIELD 10 - JAZZ
Category 45 - Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)
Keystone Dave Douglas [Greenleaf Music]
Soulgrass Bill Evans [BHM Productions]
The Way Up Pat Metheny Group [Nonesuch]
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel Meshell Ndegeocello [Shanachie Entertainment Corp.]
Momentum Joshua Redman Elastic Band
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Composer/Arranger/Pianist Billy Childs Wins Two Grammy Awards
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All About Jazz
LOS ANGELES-BASED PIANIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER BILLY CHILDS TAKES HOME TWO GRAMMY AWARDS, AFTER RECEIVING FOUR TOTAL NOMINATIONS ONE AWARD FOR COMPOSITION ON LUNACY MUSIC / ARTISTSHARE CD LYRIC: JAZZ-CHAMBER MUSIC VOL. 1" CD Features Larry Koonse, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Marvin Smitty" Smith, Bob Sheppard, Jimmy Johnson and Carol Robbins Acclaimed Los Angeles-based pianist/composer/ arranger Billy Childs has won two Grammy Awards! Best Instrumental Composition" [for the composition Into The Light," featured on Lyric]
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist" [sharing the award ...
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New England Conservatory Jazz Greats Danilo Perez and Dave Holland Win Grammys
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All About Jazz
Holland, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, to Conduct Masterclasses, Coach Performance at NEC Feb. 14--16 Luciana Souza '94 M.M. Shares Best New Age Grammy for Paul Winter Consort's Silver Solstice Two of New England Conservatory's star jazz faculty have won Grammys in the 48th Annual Awards held Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and televised on CBS. NEC pianist Danilo Perez, who appears along with John Patitucci, bass, and Brian Blade, drums, on the Wayne Shorter Quartet's CD, Beyond the ...
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Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: "Bebo De Cuba"
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All About Jazz
Pianist Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award in Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album" Category for Bebo De Cuba, A 2-CD/DVD Celebrating Cuban Big Band And Jazz Traditions
Marks Valdes' fifth GRAMMY in 3 years, following two for El Arte Del Sabor (2002) and one for Lagrimas Negras (2005), featuring Flamenco vocalist Diego El Cigala.
Legendary arranger / composer / bandleader Bebo Valdes has won the GRAMMY Award in the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album" category for his Calle 54 Records release, ...
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Jazz Up Your Campus Contest Winners Announced
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All About Jazz
Student winners emanate from California to Washington DC
New York, NY - Jazz Alliance International (JAI), a subsidiary of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) today announced the five winners of its Jazz Up Your Campus Contest", a creative endeavor intended to promote jazz on college campuses and celebrate the continuum of jazz. The contest was designed to engage creative, culturally aware students and demonstrate how jazz relates to today's most renowned artists.
Participants were asked to compose an ...
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ASCAP Latin Music Awards March 7, Los Angeles
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14th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards to be Held in Los Angeles on Tuesday March 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
RICARDO ARJONA TO RECEIVE ASCAP LATIN HERITAGE AWARD
New York, NY, February 7, 2006: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will celebrate its 14th Annual Latin Music Awards on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The invitation-only gala will honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP's most performed songs ...
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Omar Sosa - International Songwriting Competition Finalist
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All About Jazz
Omar Sosa has just been named a finalist in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (Instrumental) for his composition Mis Tres Notas". 1.4% of almost 15,000 entrants were selected as finalists. Winners in 15 categories will be announced in March 2006. Judges include Sonny Rollins, Macy Gray, Tom Waits, and John Scofield.
Mis Tres Notas" first appeared on the Omar Sosa CD Free Roots (OTA1003), and was recently re-released on the Omar Sosa compilation Ballads (OTA1015).
Songs of the finalists are ...
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