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Tommy Castro Collects Four Blues Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2010

Singer-guitarist Tommy Castro scooped up four Blues Music Awards at the non-profit Blues Foundation's annual ceremony, held in Memphis on Thursday. During the Cook Convention Center fete, journeyman Castro received the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award, and also took home honors for band of the year, best contemporary blues male artist and best contemporary blues album (for “Hard Believer," on Chicago indie Alligator Records). Singer-guitarist Joe Louis Walker's “Between a Rock and the Blues," issued by Canada's Stony ...

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Roxy Perry Inducted into Blues Hall of Fame

Source: Just Roots PR
May 10, 2010

AWARD WINNING ARTIST ROXY PERRY BRINGS NEW HONORS TO WESTCHESTER AND NEW YORK STATE

ROXY PERRY, award winning singer, songwriter, harmonica player, recording artist, and producer, known as ”NEW YORK BLUES QUEEN” for decades, has added to her list of credits with her recent induction into the BLUES HALL OF FAME as AMBASSADOR TO NEW YORK and GREAT BLUES MUSICIAN OF NEW YORK.

Inclusion in the Blues Hall of Fame is considered to be one of the highest honors a ...

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Tomorrow's Warriors Win Yamaha Jazz Experience

Source: Michael Ricci
May 5, 2010

On Saturday May 1 2010, The Tomorrow's Warriors Biggish Band won first prize in the 11 and under 19 age group category of the Yamaha Jazz Experience's 'Jazz Ensemble Improvisation Competition', which took place at the Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham, during this year's Barclays Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Under the direction of Tomorrow's Warriors Artistic Director, Gary Crosby OBE, the Tomorrow's Warriors Biggish Band line-up of Zuri Jarrett-Boswell - piano, Will Burcher - double bass, Ruben Fox - tenor saxophone, Rosie Turton ...

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JJA Jazz Awards: June 14 Gala Tickets Now on Sale

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2010

Tickets for the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards gala, to be held June 14 at City Winery in New York City, are now available. Don't miss it: buy your tickets online today.

Awards will be presented in more than 40 categories of excellence in jazz performance and documentation; professional JJA members are now voting to choose the winners from among nominees named last month.  New “A Team" members-- “advocates, activists, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz"-- will also be introduced ...

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Pandora and OK Go Top Webby Music Awards

Source: HypeBot
May 6, 2010

The Webby's announced its web site award winners and OK GO captured top honors as Film & Video Artist Of The Year. Pandora also came out on top capturing the Music category both with judges and “People's Voice" voters.

Webby Award Winner Agency/Credited Organization Pandora http://www.pandora.com Pandora People's Voice Winner ...

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Sones de Mexico Wins Silver Honors from Parents' Choice Awards

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
May 2, 2010

Sones de Mexico's New CD Wins Silver Parents' Choice Honor

Sones de Mexico Ensemble was recently awarded the Parents' Choice Silver Honorfor their new album, Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs & Stories for Ninos & Ninas and their Papas & Mamas.

Fiesta Mexicana is a bilingual, double-album for children and their parents that features old Mexican folk songs, stories of Mexican folklore with outrageous characters and special guest appearances by Dan Zanes and Ella Jenkins.

Sones actually began performing this educational ...

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Inside out Jazz Awards Show

Source: Michael Ricci
May 1, 2010

On Monday, May 31st, Lucid Jazz Lounge will present the first “Inside/Out Jazz Awards" at Benaroya Hall's Mark Tapper Auditorium.

The I/O Awards night will consist of honoring musicians for being influential in the jazz community with hand-sculpted bronze awards. Award categories will range from, for example, the more common 'Outstanding Instrumentals', 'Outstanding Album', etc., and others will be more unique and personalized.

The event will also include numerous performances from Seattle musicians and performing artists. Such performances as a ...

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Marilyn Mazur to Receive the International Eurocode - JTI Jazz Award

Source: Michael Ricci
April 27, 2010

The First International EuroCore - JTI Jazz Award of 10.000 Euro will go to Marilyn Mazur. On Saturday April 24th, it was announced at Jazzahead in Bremen, that first international jazz musician to receive the new EuroCore - JTI Jazz Award of 10.000 Euro will be Marilyn Mazur. The award, that is given to “A prominent musical personality with international reach, an international profile and an international standard of musicianship," will be handed over at a price concert in Trier ...

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