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'The Internet' in the Running for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
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All About Jazz
The BBC reports that 'the internet' is among a record 237 individuals and organizations nominated, up from even last year's all-time high of 205.
Modesty does not prevent us from reporting that the candidacy of 'The internet' was championed by the Italian edition of Wired for advancing “dialogue, debate and consensus". “The internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and to propagate peace and democracy," Riccardo Luna, editor-in-chief ...
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Phil Collins Tapped for Johnny Mercer Award
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All About Jazz
Veteran singer to receive songwriting honor
Phil Collins will get props for his writing chops when he receives the Johnny Mercer Award at the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony June 17 at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The singer-producer-drummer-composer-actor has been a hit-maker since assuming lead vocalist duties for the U.K. band Genesis in the mid-'70s, which led to a major solo career. He has authored such chart smashes as “In the Air Tonight," “Against All Odds," “In ...
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Up Score Oscar Music Award
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All About Jazz
82nd Annual Academy Awards
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
“Up" Michael Giacchino “Avatar" James Horner “Fantastic Mr. Fox" Alexandre Desplat “The Hurt Locker" Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders “Sherlock Holmes" Hans Zimmer
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" from “Crazy Heart," music and lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett “Almost There" from “The Princess and the Frog," music and lyrics ...
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Stevie Wonder breathless over French award
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All About Jazz
PARIS - It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters. The Motown great was in the French capital to perform and be honored at France's biggest musical awards show Saturday. Wonder said: “All this in one day, it's almost too much for me. I'm breathless." Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand riffed off several of the pop star's hits at a Paris ceremony. “I just ...
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Czech Jazz Society Poll Won by Jaromir Honzak
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Michael Ricci
Czech Jazz Society has announced the results of its Best Album of the Year poll. The jury, compromised of over sixty musicians, jazz club owners, record company producers, publicists and managers chose CD Little Things, recorded by base player Jaromir Honzak's quintet.
The poll also saw surprising results for two debuts: base player Tomas Liska's CD Invisible World filled the second position while Infinite Quintet's Speak Slowly ended third. All three records were issued on the independent Animal Music label. ...
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Tom Silverman to Receive NARM 2010 Independent Spirit Award
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HypeBot
Music trade association NARM will honor Tom Silverman, the founder, chairman and CEO of Tommy Boy Entertainment, with its Independent Spirit Award at the Annual NARM Convention in Chicago on Monday, May 17.The NARM Independent Spirit Award was established in 2009 to recognize a music industry executive who embodies the spirit of new thinking, entrepreneurship and success in the industry. The first Award was given to Don VanCleave, the founder and former president of the Coalition of Independent ...
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Whitworth University Jazz Ensemble Named Outstanding Group at 2010 Lionel Hampton Festival
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Michael Ricci
The Whitworth Jazz Ensemble was named outstanding group in the college/university division at the 2010 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, held Feb. 24-27 at the University of Idaho, in Moscow. This is the seventh time in the past 14 years that Whitworth's jazz band has received top honors at the annual competition. Seniors Kurt Marcum and Noah Peller were named outstanding soloists in the categories of trumpet and bass, respectively. “The music department faculty is very proud of our jazz ...
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