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Owl Studios Announces Recipient of the Inaugural Emerging Jazz Artist Project (EJAP)

Source: Michael Ricci
November 2, 2010

Indianapolis, Ind.—The Jeff McLaughlin Quartet was chosen as the recipient of the inaugural Emerging Jazz Artist Project (EJAP) Award Monday, Oct. 25, during the David N. Baker Jazz Ensemble concert at the Musical Arts Center of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The EJAP, planned to become an annual competition, is sponsored by Owl Studios of Indianapolis. It is open to jazz students in the Jacobs School of Music and culminates with a nationally released album. The ensemble was ...

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14th Annual Maple Blues Awards Nominees Announced

Source: Just Roots PR
October 30, 2010

Internationally recognized Canadian Blues artists will be getting plenty of attention at the 14th Annual Maple Blues Awards on January 17, 2011. This year's crops of nominees are not only recognized at home, but have been leading Canada's growing international reputation as a leader in the blues community. Voting opens Friday, October 29 at midnight Newfoundland time & closes Saturday, December 11 at midnight PST. Blues fans cast their votes online at www.mapleblues.ca. Leading the nomination is Toronto's Downchild with ...

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ArtistShare and the 53rd Grammy Awards

Source: Clay Wilson
October 31, 2010

As the season for Grammy Nominations starts, ArtistShare is pleased to announce it's 10 exciting new recordings eligible for nominations in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Having recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of it's first fan-funded project, ArtistShare recordings have received 4 Grammy wins and 14 nominations since 2005. If you would like to vote at the Grammys and are not currently registered as a voting member, simply to register for free. ArtistShare 2011 Grammy Nomination Contenders: Barbara ...

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Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program

Source: Graziella D'Amelio
October 13, 2010

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program $462,350 Awarded to Support Jazz Through the Use of Technology Baltimore, MD—Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced the second round of grants for the Jazz.NEXT program. Jazz.NEXT is a national jazz initiative focused on how innovative approaches incorporating technology can profoundly influence the operating practice of jazz artists and organizations in relation to developing audiences; communicating with the public; marketing, distributing, and selling the work of jazz artists; and ...

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BT Digital Awards Best for Music Discovery, Promotion, Music Blog, App, Site and More

Source: HypeBot
October 2, 2010

At last night's BT Digital Music Awards in London, one of the few awards that honors musicians as well as the digital media and technology sectors, Songkick, iTunes, YouTube, BBC Introducing, Gorillaz and Muse were among the big winners. 2010 BT Digital Music  Award Winners:

Best Innovation or Gadget BandCentral BuzzDeck Pledge Music Songkick SoundCloud SoundOut Winner: Songkick

Best Artist Promotion Christina Aguilera Bionic album collaborator map Giggs Freestyle competition Gorillaz Escape to Plastic Beach games Gorillaz Escape to Plastic ...

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Skipp Pearson Becomes an Endorsing Artist for Conn-Selmer Paris

Source: Skipp Pearson
October 2, 2010

Columbia, SC—it is with great pleasure the Skipp Pearson Jazz Foundation announces that Skipp Pearson, the official ambassador of jazz music for the state of South Carolina, has joined the distinguished international endorsing artist roster of Conn-Selmer Inc/Selmer Paris Saxophones. The Conn-Selmer endorsing artist roster includes many of the finest professional players of brass and woodwind instruments in the world. In addition to Ambassador Pearson's current duties; the preservation of live jazz music presentations for the benefit of generations, the ...

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Philippine Jazz Icon Boy Katindig, youngest to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from PARI/23rd Awit Awards

Source: Boy Katindig
September 30, 2010

Jazz Musician/Yamaha Artiste/ KoolKat Productions Pres. Boy Katindig, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award (Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award) from the 23rd Awit Awards. The youngest recipient of the award, Mr. Katindig was recognized for his exemplary and outstanding achievement as one of the pioneering artists in the propagation of original Filipino music and as an award winning songwriter and producer by the Philippine Record Industry (PARI). “It came quite early cause I'm not done yet" quoted the jazz artist ...

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Jazz Pianist and Composer Jason Moran Winner of 2010 Macarthur Fellowship

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 29, 2010

(Boston)—Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran has been named a 2010 MacArthur Fellow, it was announced today. The unrestricted fellowship encourages “people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual and professional inclinations," according to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Moran is one of 23 recipients of this year's so-called genius award, and recieves a stipend of $500,000. Born and raised in Texas, Moran is a newly appointed member ...

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