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Esperanza Spalding Smashes Grammy Precedent
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The young bassist, composer and vocalist Esperanza Spalding last night shattered decades of pop and rock dominance of the Grammys to become the first jazz musician ever to be named best new artist. She edged out the teen idol Justin Bieber and three other pop performers. Spalding's Chamber Music Society CD broke through several categories in 2010 and became a best seller for her label, Telarc. For a Rifftides review of the album, go here. Spalding made an impression in ...
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2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced
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Michael Ricci
New York, February 11, 2011: ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 9 to 29, and are selected through a juried national competition. Commenting on the awards, Paul Williams said, “Jazz is America's great homegrown musical art form and the accomplished young ...
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Esperanza Spalding up for Best New Artist Grammy, Co-Host Pre-Telecast Show
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JamaicaMusic Offbeat
Esperanza Spalding, one of the leading lights in jazz today with two critically acclaimed CDs since 2008, surprisingly, is not among the nominees in any of the jazz categories of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday February 13, 2011 at the Staple Centre, Los Angeles, California. Instead, Spalding, who will co-host the Grammy pre-telecast show with Bobby McFerrin, is up for Best New Artist Grammy. Below are the nominations in selected Jazz Categories : Best Contemporary Jazz Album The ...
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Oasis Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Awards Announced
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Mike James
Keyboardist George Duke will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards in San Diego. Posthumous awards will also be handed out to Saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. and Bassist Wayman Tisdale for its Hall of Fame. A multi-talented musician, Duke has worked with numerous acclaimed artists, spanning numerous genres as a recording artist, composer, record producer, professor of music, and music director. He made a name for himself with the album, “The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience ...
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Acclaimed Composer/Pianist/Scholar Geri Allen Nominated for 2011 NAACP Image Award - Geri Allen and Timeline - Live - "Outstanding Jazz Album"
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GoMedia PR
Composer/pianist Geri Allen has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album" for her most recent Motéma Music release, Geri Allen & Timeline—Live. The NAACP Image Awards, currently celebrating its 42nd anniversary, are presented each year to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts. Members of the NAACP vote on the ...
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A Grammy Twist That's Good for Jazz
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding has taken the jazz world by storm with her talent and youthful enthusiasm. That's not a bad thing. A smattering of White House jazz gigs and performing at President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize concert were a help. So, too, will be her high profile at the 53rd annual GRAMMY Awards in L.A. on February 13. Spalding will perform on the show, and will co-host the Pre-Telecast Ceremony with singer Bobby McFerrin. Spalding also is one ...
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CMA Announces $285,000 In Grants To Jazz Ensembles and Presenters
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Susan Dadian
Twenty-three jazz artists, ensembles, and presenters in the U.S. and France to receive support NEW YORK, NY—Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 34th year of service to ensemble music professionals, today announced the recipients of grants supporting jazz projects and performances. Approximately $285,000 will be distributed to 23 musicians and presenters through two of CMA's major programs: Presenting Jazz and the CMA/FACE French American Jazz Exchange. PRESENTING JAZZ By assisting with concert-associated costs, Presenting Jazz supports not-for-profit U.S. presenters in ...
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Helmut Lipsky's Melosphere CD "Tempi con Variazioni" Garners Prix Opus Best Album World Music
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Jona Rapoport Artist Management/PR
"Tempi con Variazioni is a toast to the art of music—in all its diversity of styles, time periods and genres..." Violin virtuoso/composer Helmut Lipsky's Melosphere CD Tempi con Variazioni (Chestnut Hall Music) garnered the prestigious Conseil Québécois de la Musique (CQM- Quebec Music Council) Prix Opus (Opus Prize) for Album of the Year in the World Music category. The fourteenth annual gala of the Music Council, held in Montreal on January 31, 2011, celebrated the best musical achievements in the ...
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