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The ASCAP Foundation Names Winners Of Annual Young Jazz Composer Awards

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2003

New York, November 24, 2003. ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the winners of the second annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program, established last year, was created to encourage gifted American jazz composers to create new works. Composers from throughout the United States ranging in age from 12 to 30 competed for the cash awards. Winning works were selected through a juried national competition.

Commenting on the awards, Marilyn Bergman said, “The young talents nurtured by ...

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Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton/NEA Jazz Master 2004

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2003

Joyous Shout! is pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton a Jazz Masters Fellowship for 2004!! The Jazz Masters Fellowships are awarded by the NEA to recognize distinguished Jazz artists who have made a significant contribution to the art form. In 2002, Chico was awarded the WPBX-FM Radio Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1997, Chico received the Beacons in Jazz Award from the New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Program in ...

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Delmark Founder Bob Koester To Be Honored By Chicago Chapter Of The Recording Academy

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2003

Chicago Chapter Of The Recording Academy To Honor Bob Koester At 2003 Heroes Awards Gala

CHICAGO, IL (October 8, 2003) - The Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy announced today that Bob Koester, along with Von Freeman, Buddy Guy and Ella Jenkins, have been selected as 2003 Chicago Heroes Award recipients. A VIP dinner gala, which attracts recording artists and key entertainment industry executives, will be held on November 6 in the ballroom of the School of the Art Institute ...

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Gerald Veasley Elected As A National Trustee For The National Recording Of Arts & Sciences (NARAS)

Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2003

Gerald Veasley was elected as a National Trustee by the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Recording Academy. As a Trustee, Mr. Veasley will serve as a judiciary of the organization, working to increase and maintain the profile and integrity of the Academy, assisting in the development of educational and other existing programs which further the mission of the Academy, and attend National Trustee Meetings twice annually.

Established in 1957, the National Academy of Recording Arts & ...

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New Orleans Photographer Steven Forster Wins Alpha Award for Jazz Image

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2003

New Orleans, La. - Award-winning photographer Steven Forster won the 2003 Alpha Award for a photograph of Grammy winning jazz legend Al Hirt with Bourbon Street icon Chris Owens. The Fashion Group International of New Orleans hosted the 18th annual Alpha Awards gala for fashion and design at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Saturday night September 27, 2003. The Fashion Group International of New Orleans region includes: Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida Panhandle and Southern Alabama.

Forster created the 3' by ...

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BBC Jazz Awards 2003 - Nominees Accounced

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2003

The nominees have been announced for the third annual BBC Jazz Awards. This star-studded event staged by BBC Radios 2 and 3 takes place on Tuesday July 29th at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.

James Moir, Controller BBC Radio 2 says: “The renaissance of jazz continues apace. Jazz record sales have increased by 30% since last year's Awards ceremony. This without including 'pop' artists like the multi-platinum Norah Jones and Cinematic Orchestra. The average age of audiences at UK jazz ...

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Etta James Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2003

Hollywood-California is very fortunate to be home to many celebrities, (i.e, movies stars, sports stars, literary stars, and musical stars from different genres. Matriarch of the blues, legendary singer Etta James was honored with the 2,223rd star on the world famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star for Ms. James was unveiled at 7080 Hollywood Blvd., near The Gateway of the Walk of Fame at Hollywood and LaBrea.

Johnny Grant, honorary Mayor of Hollywood and Chairman of the Walk of ...

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Rob Scheps awarded prestigious Helene Wurlitzer Fellowship in Compostion for 2004

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2003

Rob Scheps, saxophonist and composer based in Portland, Oregon has been awarded an extended fellowship from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico.Given to a select number of international artists in various disciplines, the Wurlitzer fellowship will allow Scheps to compose for an extended period in Taos, New Mexico in 2004.

Scheps continues to lead The Rob Scheps 16 Piece Big Band, Salon des Refuses, and the Rob Scheps Core-tet, all based in Portland; and Magnets!, a bi-coastal quartet with ...

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