Award / Grant News

Jimmy Smith Receives "American Jazz Hall Of Fame" Award, Thursday, April 24 at the Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2003

Jimmy Smith to receive American Jazz Hall Of Fame Award from the New Jersey Jazz Society and the Institute Of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University

Thursday, April 24, 2003 At The Iridium Jazz Club

New York, NY - The New Jersey Jazz Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University are pleased to announce the election of organist Jimmy Smith to their American Jazz Hall of Fame. The presentation will be made at the Iridium Jazz ...

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Jazz Vocalist Dianne Reeves And Rock Frontman Steven Tyler To Be Honored At Berklee Commencement

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2003

BOSTON -- Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves and legendary rock frontman Steven Tyler will receive honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee College of Music's 2003 Commencement on Saturday, May 10. Reeves and Tyler will address the more than 600 graduates and approximately 3,000 invited guests at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.

On Commencement eve at the Berklee Performance Center, as is the Berklee tradition, students will present a tribute concert, performing tunes closely associated with ...

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American Jazz Hall of Fame Recipients

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2003

The New Jersey Jazz Society and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University is pleased to announce the election of Terry Gibbs, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith, Claude “Fiddler" Williams, Gene Ammons, Bill Harris, Joe Mooney and Mel Torme to the American Jazz Hall of Fame. The AJHOF was established in 1982 to recognize individuals who have earned a special place in the history of jazz. Since the first class was elected in 1983, almost 200 jazz greats have been ...

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Norah Jones Comes Away With 5 GRAMMYs

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2003

Dixie Chicks and Bruce Springsteen win three at first telecast from New York in five years

Newcomer Norah Jones swept the 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards, taking home five awards at the first ceremony held in New York in five years.

Early in the telecast, Tony Bennett enthused about Jones shortly before she performed “Don't Know Why," which won both Song Of The Year (awarded to songwriter Jesse Harris) and Record Of The Year. “She's not good, she's great! She's phenomenal!" ...

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45th Grammy Winners for Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2003

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Berklee Student, Faculty And Alumni Nominated For Grammy Awards

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2003

Executive Vice President Gary Burton to Present Awards

BOSTON -- As Grammy night fast approaches, Berklee College of Music would like to congratulate several members of the college community who were honored with Grammy nominations this year. Twenty alumni, one faculty member, and, for the first time ever, a current student will be vying for Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 23. Representing a broad range of categories, from contemporary jazz to Latin alternative rock, and from traditional folk to salsa, ...

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Sheer Sound Receives 34 SAMA Nominations

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2003

SHEER SOUND NEWS - FEBRUARY 2003: SHEER SOUND RECEIVES 34 SAMA NOMINATIONS

At last night's South African Music Award Nominees Announcement party, Sheer Sound once again dominated the list of nominees with an impressive 34 nominations:

Andile Yenana - We Used To Dance (SSCD 080) Best South African Traditional Jazz album

Ernie Smith - Lovely Things (SSCD 087) Best Adult Contemporary album: English Best R&B album

Gloria Bosman - Stop & Think ...

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Students From Across The Nation Chosen To Participate In Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY High School Jazz Ensembles Program

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2003

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