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Marlow Rosado Wins His First Grammy Nomination
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Kimberly C Chmura
Miami's Marlow Rosado's second CD, Retro, has been nominated for a 2013 Grammy award as Best Tropical Album.The concept behind “RETRO" is one of taking some of the strongest songs from the 1970's, maintaining the essentials of the originals, but metamorphosing them in Marlow's 21st-century conception until they become entirely his own. Besides Ismael Miranda, artists on the album, some of whom reprise parts of their originals, are Bobby Cruz, Tito Puente Jr, Papo Lucca, Luigi Texidor, Salvador Cuevas, Marlon ...
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Composer/Producer/Conductor Ryan Truesdell’s Groundbreaking Project "Centennial: Newly Discovered Works Of Gil Evans" Nominated For Grammy Awards In Three Categories
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
CD also earned one of France’s highest honors: LES COUPS DE COEUR from the Académie Charles Cros Renowned composer/producer/conductor RYAN TRUESDELL’s highly acclaimed CD CENTENNIAL: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans (ArtistShare) has earned three nominations in the 55th annual GRAMMY Awards. CENTENNIAL has been nominated in the categories of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Instrumental Arrangement (How About You) and Best Arrangement Featuring a Vocalist (Look To the Rainbow featuring Luciana Souza). “I share these nominations with everyone ...
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Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Receives Grammy Nomination For "Best Traditional R&B Performance”
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Cary Goldberg
Acclaimed Vocalist's Second Grammy Nomination Is for Track from Be Good, His Sophomore Release on Motema Music Acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter has received a Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category for the song “Real Good Hands," a track from his second Motema Music album, Be Good. This marks Porter's second Grammy nomination. His first was in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for Water, his breakthrough debut album (a rare feat for a debut recording), which was ...
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2013 Jazz Grammy Nominees
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HypeBot
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo Cross Roads Ravi Coltrane, soloist Track from: Spirit Fiction [Blue Note] Hot House Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists Track from: Hot House [Concord Jazz] Alice In Wonderland Chick Corea, soloist Track from: Further Explorations (Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez & Paul Motian) [Concord Jazz] J. Mac Kenny Garrett, soloist Track from: Seeds From ...
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Mingus, McCartney, James Brown, AC/DC Among 27 Recordings to Enter Grammy Hall of Fame 2013
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HypeBot
The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall Of Fame collection of recordings. With 27 new titles, the list currently totals 933 and is on display at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live. 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from AC/DC's Back In Black album to Frank Sinatra's recording of “Theme from New York, New York." Also added are Billy Joel's “Piano Man," Paul McCartney & Wings' album Band On The Run, Ray Charles' “Hit ...
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Berklee's Danilo Perez Named UNESCO Artist For Peace
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Berklee Media Relations
Danilo Perez, renowned pianist and artistic director of Berklee College of Music's Global Jazz Institute, was named a UNESCO Artist for Peace at a ceremony held today in Paris, France. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization describes Artists for Peace as “internationally renowned personalities who use their influence, charisma, and prestige to help promote UNESCO's message." Perez is a Grammy-winner whose distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of the Americas, folkloric and world music) has won critical ...
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WBGO's Champions Of Jazz Celebrated In Stormy Weather!
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
WBGO’s Champions of Jazz Benefit 2012 Honoring Global Law Firm Hogan Lovells, Grammy® Award Winner Bobby McFerrin and Music Industry Executive Bruce Lundvall Included Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance During a Historic Noreaster As the snow fell, the dollars were raised for jazz’s number one public radio station NEWARK, NJ: WBGO’s Champions of Jazz Benefit 2012 took place the night of the historic Noreaster “Athena” as many of the performers and audience members braved not only the cold, but also their own personal ...
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Chris Greco - Best Jazz "Maia" - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2012
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Chris Greco
Chris Greco received “Best Jazz" for his composition “Maia" Thursday November 15, 2012 at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The event, representing many categories and independent artists, was held at the classic and refurbished Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA. “Maia" is from Greco's GWS-Fourwinds release Trane of Thought and represents one aspect of his varied work. Recorded in Los Angeles, “Maia" explores grooves and an electro-acoustic group compliment, with wide open improvisations that push and soar. Greco performs on ...
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