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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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Artists Enclave at I-Park

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2005

Announcement: 2006 Residency Season at the Artists’ Enclave at I-Park I-Park announces its sixth season hosting The Artists’ Enclave. Artists’ residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2006. Most sessions are four weeks in duration, with a six-week session planned for October-November. Residencies will be offered to visual (including digital) artists, music composers, environmental artists, landscape and garden designers and architects. Work samples will be evaluated through a competitive, juried process. There is a $20 application processing ...

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Lynette Washington 2005 Winner of the Jazzmobile/Anheuser Busch Jazz Vocalist Competition

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2005

Lynette Washington 2005 1st Place Winner in the Jazzmobile Anheuser-Busch Jazz Vocal Competition On Friday, June 17, jazz vocalist Ms. Lynette Washington was the 1st place winner in the 2005 Michelob Red Ribbon Jazz Vocal Competition sponsored by Jazzmobile & Anheuser-Busch, Inc. at the Sculpture Garden in Yonkers, New York. Appearing with 5 other finalists, Ms. Washington topped the evening with her renditions of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington) & Images/4 Women (Nina Simone). This summer Ms. Washington ...

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The Alex Bellegarde Quartet: Winner of the Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors 2005

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2005

The Alex Bellegarde Quartet: Winner of the Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors 2005 Radio-Canada’s ‘Prix Étoiles Galaxie’ awarded to Sage Reynolds

Montreal, Friday, July 8, 2005 – The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal — in close collaboration with General Motors du Canada, partner and official presenter of the event for the sixth year in a row — is pleased to be awarding the Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors today to Alex ...

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Clare Teal wins British Jazz Award for "Best Vocalist 2005"

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2005

Clare Teal wins “Jazz Oscar" Jazz Star Clare Teal attended the re-launch of The British Jazz Awards in Birmingham last night. After an absence of 9 years, the British Jazz Awards returned to Birmingham last night. The city hosted the event from its inception in 1987 until 1995 when the then sponsors moved the event, known as “The Jazz Oscars”, to London. The event enjoyed a high profile, finding a home of The BAFTA Building in the Strand but, the ...

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Argentinean smooth jazz song winner named at Yamaha Contest

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2005

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Trombonist/Composer Phil Ranelin selected "best jazz artist" by LA Weekly Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

PHIL RANELIN RECEIVES BEST JAZZ ARTIST AWARD Master trombonist/composer, Phil Ranelin, was selected by the LA Weekly as the 2005 “Best Jazz Artist” as part of the Annual LA Weekly Music Awards!!! This local recognition of Ranelin comes in the wake of his year-long artist-in-residency at Westminster Presbyterian Church where he presented a concert in tribute to Hampton Hawes, honoring Hampton Hawes Day in Los Angeles (November 13th “henceforth”) and four Jazz Appreciation Workshops in Councilman Martin Ludlow’s 10th District. ...

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ASCAP to Add Seven Greats to Jazz Wall of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

New York, NY - ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman today announced that ASCAP will add seven music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame at the organization’s New York City offices at a special reception on Wednesday, June 22, 2005. The invitation-only event will be hosted by Ms. Bergman at the ASCAP Gallery, One Lincoln Plaza (Broadway between W. 63rd and W. 64th Streets) from 5 - 7 PM.

The event will be highlighted by the induction of ...

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