Award / Grant News

Jazz at Lincoln Center Honors Jazz Legends with the 2005 Induction into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2005

WHAT: Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the twelve newest inductees into the Neshui Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame with a special ceremony in honor of the jazz legends being recognized. A 58 person international voting panel, which included musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, was charged with selecting these definitive jazz artists. Criteria for nomination into the hall included excellence and the significance of the artists' contributions to the development and perpetuation of jazz. The Nesuhi Ertegun ...

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Bobby Sanabria Voted Percussionist of The Year by DRUM! Magazine

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2005

Renowned drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, educator, Grammy nominee and native Nuyorican Bobby Sanabria was just voted Percussionist of The Year by the readers of DRUM! magazine.

The publication, which is read worldwide, is a leading periodical dedicated to the art of drums and percussion. Known for his versatility as both a drummer and percussionist, Mr. Sanabria beat a field of other acclaimed players including Giovanni Hidalgo, Alex Acuna and Marc Quiniones. Read the current August issue of DRUM! and turn ...

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Chamber Music America Announces Two New Jazz Grant Programs

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2005

Chamber Music America has created two new grant programs for jazz ensembles and presenters, New Works: Encore and CMA/FACE French-American Jazz Exchange. Both programs are part of CMA’s national service to the jazz and chamber music communities. The goal of the New Works: Encore Program is to bring new audiences to jazz compositions commissioned through New Works: Creation and Presentation Program. This new program aims to take the works to venues beyond traditional clubs, and is made possible with funding ...

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Cynthia "C" Basinet Honored with Nobel Prize Nom

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2005

Recording artist and actress Cynthia “C" Basinet is among this years Nobel Peace Prize nominees. Known for her hit “Santa Baby", this talented musician is also a humanitarian. She is honored for drawing attention to the plight of 200,000 refugees living in the Western Sahara desert. The refugee camps are 80% women and children, and their plight touches Basinet deeply as a woman, and a single mother. Only 12 women have ever won the Peace prize (80 men and 12 ...

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Phil Woods DVD gets 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

The Phil Woods DVD documentary “A Life In E Flat", produced by Jazzed Media, has received the prestigious 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence in the Video Production/Documentary category. The Videographer Award of Excellence honors independent film and video projects that judges deemed were written, produced, and shot and edited in an exceptional manner. The Videographer Awards is an international awards organization that helps set the standards for the video production industry. Jazzed Media is based in the Denver metropolitian area, ...

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Jazz Songwriter wins Lennon Songwriting Contest for First Time

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2005

New York, July 21, 2005 -- Brian Rothschild, Executive Director of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Sony recording artists and stars of their own BET unscripted drama series, Fatty Koo, and Cheryl Severini from JLSC founding sponsor Maxell Corporation, presented the $20,000 check for the 2004 Maxell Song of the Year to Scott Routenberg of Miami, Florida. His song, “Bandwidth," is the first composition in the Jazz category of the Contest to be honored as the Maxell Song of the ...

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Polar Bear nominated for Mercury Music Prize

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2005

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Jazz singer, Cynthia "c." Basinet among Nobel Peace Prize 2005 nominees

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Actress, recording artist Cynthia “c." Basinet among 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominees Hollywood, CA - Cynthia Basinet, and 39 others from the United States, are among the 1,000 women from around the world who have been collectively nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, as part of a novel project meant to highlight their work for a better future. Nominee Basinet, while best known as an actress and jazz ...

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