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Golden Globes: And the Envelope Goes To....
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All About Jazz
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino - Up Winner Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant! James Horner - Avatar Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man Karen O and Carter Burwell - Where The Wild Things Are
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“Cinema Italiano" Nine Music & Lyrics By: Maury Yeston
“I See You" Avatar Music By: James Horner and Simon Franglen Lyrics By: James ...
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Golden Ear Nominations
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Seattle Jazz Scene
The 2009 Earshot Golden Ear Award Nominations are up and you can vote online at the Earshot website.
The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15th at The Triple Door featuring the music of Greg Williamsons A-Y-P Large Ensemble.
And the nominees are...
2009 NW Recording of the Year: Rochelle House, Water (House Records) Thomas Marriott, Flexicon (Origin Records) Mark Taylor, Spectre (Origin Records) Neil Welch & Chris Icasiano, Bad ...
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Hans Koller European Jazz Price 2009
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Isabella Schrammel - Isilistening
We are glad to announce the winners of the various categories of the Hans Hans Koller Preis 2009, an initiative of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, the City of Vienna, the SKE-Fonds and the Austrian Music Office (AMO).
European Jazz Prize 2009
EUR 14.500.-- sponsored by the City of Vienna
Enrico Rava (Italy), trumpet
Adieu Tristesse and Bonjour Trieste!,at least for the time being, because the moment has come to honor a very special musical ...
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ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards to be Presented at 2010 Chamber Music America Conference
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Michael Ricci
New York, NY, January 11, 2010: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will recognize nine chamber music and jazz ensembles, festivals and presenters for their adventurous programming at the annual Chamber Music America (CMA) National Conference on January 17, 2010. The ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards have been presented for the past 23 years to provide special recognition and encouragement to ensembles, festivals and presenter members of Chamber Music America that have prominently featured works written within the ...
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Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious "Officer of the Order of the British Empire" by Queen Elizabeth II
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DL Media
Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious“Officer of the Order of the British Empire"by Queen Elizabeth IIDL Media is proud to announce that legendary jazz pianist and National Public Radio host Marian McPartland was awarded the prestigious “Officer of the Order of the British Empire" honor by Queen Elizabeth II.McPartland, one of two honorees with New York ties, received the citation (the highest honor other than “Dame") for services to jazz and for aspiring ...
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Martial Solal Nominated for Grammy Award for "Live at Village Vanguard" Solo Release on CAM Jazz
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Claudia Artzer
Martial Solal is a man who wastes little including musical space and words. When informed he had just been nominated on December 3, 2009, for a Grammy Award for his January 2009 solo recording, Live at the Village Vanguard: I Can't Give You Anything But Love," he said, “Good news."
On the nominated disc, Solal is heard giving playful words of caution to the excited crowd. “Tonight is a very important night because we are recording the show, so I ...
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Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious "Order of the British Empire" by Queen Elizabeth
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Michael Ricci
Queen Elizabeth's annual honors list, announced at midnight on the last day of each year to recognize distinguished service to Great Britain, includes a membership in the “Order of the British Empire" (the highest honor other than “Dame") for 91-year old jazz piano legend and long-time host of National Public Radio's “Piano Jazz" program, Marian McPartland.
“Mrs. Margaret Marian McPartland. Pianist and Radio Show Host, National Public Radio, USA. For services to jazz and to aspiring young musicians in the ...
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