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NEA Jazz Masters: Carla Bley
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced next year’s NEA Jazz Masters. They are composer, pianist,arranger and bandleader Carla Bley (pictured); saxophonists George Coleman and Charles Lloyd; and—for jazz advocacy—Joe Segal, whose Jazz Showcase in Chicago has presented the music for more than 60 years. They will receive their awards at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 20, 2015, during Jazz Appreciation Month.How better to recognize them now than to share memorable performances? Over the next few ...
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And the Winners Are...
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
The Jazz Journalists’ Association presented the media portion of its 18th annual Jazz Awards this week at the Blue Note in New York. The full list of winners is detailed at JJAJazzAwards.org. Three musicians won crossover honors. Pianist Ethan Iverson was honored for the year’s best blog for Do The Math. Vibes player Gary Burton won Best Book of the Year category for his autobiography, Learning To Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary Burton (Berklee Press). Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, ...
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Timeline for Submitting to the Grammys [2014-2015]
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HypeBot
The first round of GRAMMY Award submissions opens in July followed by an array of Recording Academy deadlines. To cut through the confusion, here if the official timeline for submitting to the 2014-2015 Grammys. Overview: The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast (CBS) will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Eligibility Period is for recordings commercially released between October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Members must be active in order to submit projects for GRAMMY consideration. Dates and Deadlines: July ...
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2014 JJA Jazz Awards for Journalism and Media
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All About Jazz
Winners in the following categories were announced at the JJA Jazz Awards Party on June 11, 2014 at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism W. Royal Stokes Website of the Year All About Jazz Print Periodical of the Year Jazz Times Blog of the Year Do the Math (Ethan Iverson) Book of the Year Learning to Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary ...
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International Songwriting Competition Awards Grand Prize to Jazz Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno
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HypeBot
The International Songwriting Competition has awarded its 2014 Grand Prize to jazz trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. Ohno has been described as modest and seemingly shy, and he has overcome health challenges in his life that would have potentially ended any musician's career. Surviving both a serious car accident in which his teeth and lips were permanently damaged and a later bout of throat cancer which forced him to relearn his playing, with his efforts inspiring a biography and documentary in Japan ...
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Markus Gottschlich Receives Official Designation As A Steinway & Sons Artist
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Gillian Speiser
Paying homage to an elite class of pianos, Steinway & Sons, the Austrian-born pianist and composer Markus Gottschlich, has, through his work, joined the coveted roster of Steinway Artists. Such a designation not only signifies his preference for the brand, in which his entire sophomore album, Of Places Between, was performed on a Steinway & Sons Model D concert grand piano, but also indicates Gottschlich’s prominence as one of the country’s leading jazz performers. Upon receipt, Gottschlich was the first ...
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New England Conservatory Announces 13 Winners In 37th Annual Downbeat Student Music Awards
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Winners include Incoming and Current Students and Awards from Programs run by NEC Alumni New England Conservatory announces 13 winners from the 37th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards. The awards, considered one of the top student music competitions in the world, feature categories for junior high, high school and university music students and bands. The 2014 DownBeat Student Music Awards, published in the June issue of DownBeat Magazine, include awards to two incoming NEC student vocalists. Melinda Rodriguez, who won ...
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Berklee Senior Clifton Williams Wins Apollo Theater Theme Song Contest
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Berklee Media Relations
Boston, MA – Berklee College of Music senior Clifton Williams was named winner of the Apollo Theater Amateur Night Song Competition last night after his composition, “A Legacy Fulfilled: Welcome to the Apollo," was performed in front of a live audience at the famed Harlem venue. Williams, a Berklee Presidential Scholar who graduates on May 10, will not only receive $5,000, but his song will be played every week at the Apollo as the official theme song of Amateur Night. ...
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