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Iconic Pianist/Composer Ran Blake To Receive 2020 Jazz Journalists Association Boston Jazz Hero Award

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
May 19, 2020

Iconic pianist and composer Ran Blake is the 2020 recipient of the Boston Jazz Hero award from the Jazz Journalists Association. Blake is one of 27 jazz heroes in 23 cities across the country chosen as “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz." The complete list of honorees, with photo portraits and biographies, is posted here. The Jazz Journalists Association, in partnership with New England Conservatory where Blake has taught for 52 years, will present the award to Blake ...

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Artist Relief - Coronavirus - Americans For The Arts

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
April 22, 2020

To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States. Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists. ...

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Russian Guitar Virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Nominated In The 18th Independent Music Awards

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
April 14, 2020

Multi-Award winning guitarist, bandleader and producer Roman Miroshnichenko was named by Music Resource Group (MRG) today as a Nominee in The 18th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). Nominated for the Best Compilation Album Category Roman's latest album “Top 10 Songs of 10 Years (Anthology)"—a compilation of ten selected original Award-winning compositions composed, produced and recorded by Roman Miroshnichenko in 2009-2019. The winning projects will be selected by influential judging panels including: Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, ...

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Russian Guitarist Takes First Prize At 2020 The International Acoustic Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2020

Multi-award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko took first prize at the 16th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) in the “Instrumental" category for composition “Ostrov". The IAMA, one of the world's leading international songwriting events, honors songwriters, composers, bands, and recording artists. Winners were selected by a Blue Ribbon committee of music industry judges including record label publishers, producers from SONY Music, Warner/Reprise Records, etc. Roman Miroshnichenko is one of the most prominent virtuosos in Europe. Four-time recipient ...

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Bahamian Trumpeter Giveton Gelin Wins Award And Ten-City International Tour

Source: Tony Franquiz
February 12, 2020

Twenty-one-year-old jazz musician Giveton Gelin will perform a ten-city international tour of North America after winning the 2020 LetterOne RISING STARS Jazz Award, including a performance at the Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City, where Gelin is currently studying at Julliard. Gelin was selected by a high-profile jury of musicians, journalists and record producers, chaired by Mikhail Fridman—an international businessman, philanthropist and jazz fan—and jazz guitarist George Benson. His winnings include the ten-city tour and a full year ...

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62nd GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners

Source: All About Jazz
January 27, 2020

And the winners of the 2020 GRAMMY Awards are... 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only. “Elsewhere" by Melissa Aldana, soloist Winner: “Sozinho" by Randy Brecker, soloist “Tomorrow Is the Question" by Julian Lage, soloist “The Windup" by Branford Marsalis, ...

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Roman Miroshnichenko Is A Finalist in the 24th Annual USA Songwriting Competition

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2019

Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is a finalist in the 24th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the “Instrumental" category for his composition “Song For Godfather Of Fusion," which appears on his latest multi award-winning album Ascension which is dedicated to one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Larry Coryell. “Roman's adventurous complex playing and songs take the listener on a tour de force journey. Carrying on with a great tradition of fusion well done!" —Al Di Meola ...

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Juewett Bostick Won For Best Jazz Musician At The Los Angeles Black Music & Film Awards

Source: Christine King
October 25, 2019

Juewett Bostick is a masterful composer and guitarist with a passion for jazz, fusion, and everything in between. Bostick recently won for Best Jazz Musician at The Los Angeles Black Music & Film Awards, and after hearing his new album Shades of Blu, it is well deserved. Shades of Blu is really all about making the most out of some amazingly organic performances. Shades of Blu features 17 studio tracks. It is not a concept album per se, although there ...

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