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Adventure Music's "Symphonic Jobim" Receives Grammy Nomination

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2005

Two CD Set Nominated as Best Classical Crossover Album

Symphonic Jobim, Adventure Music's two CD set featuring the orchestral music of legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, has been nominated as Best Classical Crossover Album. Symphonic Jobim was produced by Jobim's son Paulo and legendary arranger and composer Mario Adnet, and features arrangements by Jobim himself, as well as by Claus Ogerman, Nelson Riddle, Eumir Deodato, Dori Caymmi and both producers. The live recording, performed by members of the Orquestra ...

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Grammy Nomination for Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on Palmetto Records

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2005

For Immediate Release: December 9, 2005 For more information: Lindsay Brust, Director of Publicity Palmetto Records, (800) 725-6237 or [email protected] “There was no mistaking the expressive grandeur of this ensemble or the brilliance of its soloists..." -Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH ARTURO O'FARRILL ON PALMETTO RECORDS New York, NY - The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award for its debut recording Una Noche Inolvidable (An ...

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Grammy Award Nomination for Guitarist Andre Bush

Source: All About Jazz
December 9, 2005

“Blueprint Of A Lady" Nnenna Freelon Album Featuring Andre Bush Earns Grammy Nomination Recording Showcases Fresno/Bay Area Guitarist Andre Bush In Duo Collaboration Concord Records Album Nominated For 2005 Best Jazz Vocal Album For musicians who get the call, it's a life-changing moment. Guitarist Andre Bush had just woken up in his Fresno home December 8th when Nick Phillips, a producer at Concord Records, called to inform Andr that the album featuring his performance with jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon was ...

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Jazzed Media's Bill Holman Band Live CD receives a Grammy nomination!

Source: All About Jazz
December 9, 2005

The Bill Holman Band Live CD on Jazzed Media has received a Grammy nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording in the 48th annual Grammy Awards. Bill Holman is recognized as one of the premier jazz writers and arrangers and The Bill Holman Band has been an active part of the big band jazz scene since the early 1970's. Bill Holman has previously received a total of 13 Grammy nominations in his long and distinguished music career.

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Telarc, Heads Up And MCG Jazz Receive Six Grammy Nominations

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2005

Telarc International Corporation, Heads Up International and MCG Jazz received six Grammy nominations by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on December 8, 2005. The nominations were in a broad array of categories including jazz, classical, classical crossover, world music and producing. All nominations were for albums released October 2004 through September 2005. Winners will be announced at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony, to be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006, at Staples Center in Los Angeles ...

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MCG JAZZ Congratulates John Clayton On His Grammy Nomination

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2005

Pittsburgh, PA - MCG Jazz is off to the GRAMMYs again, this time for John Clayton's Best Instrumental Arrangement of “Lullaby of the Leaves" from Live at MCG (MCG Jazz 1017) by The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. This live album was recorded at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) on Pittsburgh's North Side. The recording was instantly successful: The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra's Live at MCG spent four weeks in the number 1 spot on the JazzWeek Chart, and multiple weeks in the number ...

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Grammy Nomination For Bebo Valdes' Stellar 2-CD/DVD Release, "Bebo De Cuba", On Calle 54 Records

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2005

Legendary arranger/composer/bandleader Bebo Valds has been nominated for a GRAMMY Award for his latest Calle 54 Records release, Bebo De CubaA, in the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album category. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on CBS. Bebo De Cuba was co-produced by Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba, whose stylish 2000 Miramax documentary and live music film CALLE 54 brought a wide range of ...

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Chris Walden Scores 2 Grammy Nods for Big Band Debut

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2005

For Origin Records Big Band debut, Home of my Heart (LOS ANGELES, CA) NARAS announced today that film composer/arranger/musician Chris Walden is nominated for two Grammys: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for his Origin Records Big Band debut Home of my Heart and Best Instrumental Arrangement for “Cherokee," a track featured on the album. “Home of my Heart" reached #11 on JazzWeek's chart and remained in the Top 50 for 17 weeks. As this was the German-born composer's first album ...

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