Award / Grant News

2011 British Parliamentary Jazz Awards Are Announced

Source: Bruce Lindsay
May 19, 2011

On May 18 the Terrace Bar of the House of Commons played host to the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards—the seventh such awards, sponsored by PPL. Hosted by broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, many MPs, peers and renowned jazz musicians were present on the night including Jamie Cullum, Dame Cleo Laine and Lord David Steel of Aikwood. The awards are Britain's pre-eminent jazz awards and rewards not only musicians but also venues, writers and educators. Jazz Musician of the Year: Brian Kellock Long ...

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New Honor for Randy Weston

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
May 11, 2011

NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON TO RECEIVE HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI'S HONOR FOR HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO MOROCCO'S GNAOUA MUSIC TRADITION ON MAY 11

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, welcomes leading Moroccan cultural and intellectual figures for a series of talks from May 1-21 on the occasion of the fourth edition of its annual World Nomads Festival, which this year celebrates the arts and culture of Morocco. On May 11, Randy Weston ...

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Alyce Myatt Unveils New NEA Grant Opportunities as Media Category Redefined

Source: Michael Ricci
May 7, 2011

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced a new grant category, Arts in Media, which will replace Arts on Radio and Television and expand the parameters of projects previously funded through that category. All project types that were previously eligible remain eligible. In addition, the expanded category now supports: All available media platforms such as the Internet, interactive and mobile technologies, digital games, arts content delivered via satellite, as well as on radio and television. Dramatic narrative or fictional ...

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Jazz Arts Group Announces Winner of 2011 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award

Source: Michael Ricci
May 7, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has announced its winner of the 2011 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst central Ohios young students of jazz. On Saturday, April 30, 2011, three talented high school students competed at the Jazz Academy in the finals of Jazz Arts Group's 9th Annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. Dylan Bram, vibraphonist and senior at Dublin Jerome High School; William England, alto saxophonist and ...

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RFT 2011 Music Awards Ballot Now Online

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 4, 2011

Reader voting is underway for the 2011 Riverfront Times Music Awards. This year's nominees for “Best Jazz Artist" are guitarist Dave Black, saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, pianist Peter Martin, singer Denise Thimes and pianist Reggie Thomas. (If none of those choices are to your liking, there's also a write-in option. ) For the first time, this year all the voting for the awards will be online only. The balloting will end on Saturday, June 4, which also is the date of ...

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David Hoffman, "Calmness Of Spirit" Album Among The Winners In The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 2, 2011

Peoria, IL—David Hoffman, Jackson Browne and David Lindley, Flying Lotus, Melissa Auf der Maur, Pokey La Farge and othersare among the diverse self-released and independent label talent named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as the judge-determined winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for fans and bands. The winners were determined by a panel of 62 influential music industry pros including Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Seal, Aimee Mann, Ozzy Osbourne, Bettye ...

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Randy Weston Captures Prestigious Guggenheim

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
May 2, 2011

NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has been announced as a 2011 recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship award. This particular award is a purpose-driven honorarium and Randy does indeed have big plans for his Guggenheim. I spoke with Weston recently on this subject after he'd surprised me with the great news in the midst of a plethora of activities in the Washington-Baltimore area celebrating his 85th birthday (April 6). Randy excitedly detailed the fascinating archealogical discovery in recent years of ...

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UDC Receives Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival Proclamation

Source: Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives
April 21, 2011

Mayor Vincent C. Gray has issued a proclamation to the University of the District of Columbia in honor of the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary on April 25, 2011. “We are delighted that the Mayor has recognized what has proven to be a signature event for our program, the University and Washington, DC. We are also excited that Congressman John Conyers, Jr., the longtime advocate for jazz, is serving as our Honorary ...

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