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Drummer/Composer Dana Hall Named an Outstanding "Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Chicago Tribune yesterday announced its outstanding Chicagoans of the Year, recognizing their achievements in ten arts and culture fields. Dana Hall, the drummer, composer, and educator, was the top Jazz Chicagoan, and the only professional musician selected. The complete list of honorees, who were chosen by the Tribune's entertainment writers, includes: Movies: Vivian Teng, Managing Director, Chicago International Film Festival Literature: Reginald Gibbons, poet/essayist/translator, English professor at Northwestern U. Jazz: Dana Hall, drummer/composer, music director of Chicago Jazz Ensemble, ...
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Grammy Nominated Album "Brother to Brother" by the Clayton Brothers
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Michael Ricci
It would be quite an understatement to say that the Clayton family is musically-inclined. This year, three Claytons--John, Jeff and Gerald--received Grammy nominations. Brothers John and Jeff Clayton were nominated for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for their record Brother to Brother. Brother to Brother is a compilation of music inspired by songs composed by and/or performed by some of the many brother groups in jazz. John Clayton had the following to say about the record, ...
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Philippe Saisse is on Top of World with First Ever Grammy Nod for Best Jazz Album "At World's Edge," Dedicated to Late Father
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Michael Ricci
New York, NY -- Songwriter/arranger/producer, keyboard wiz, and, E1 Entertainment recording artist, Philippe Saisse, scored a personal triumph and first when NARAS voters opted to honor and acknowledge his progressive and daring solo album, “AT WORLD'S EDGE," with a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Saisse has enjoyed a distinguished career over the past 30 years, but finally attaining the milestone achievement on his ninth solo effort has even more special significance, because he dedicated the album in ...
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Geoffrey Keezer Nominated for a Grammy
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Michael Ricci
Geoffrey Keezer may have just received his first Grammy nomination (Best Latin Jazz Album for his record Aurea), but he is by no means a newbie to the music scene. Since the tender age of 18, when Keezer began playing with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he has made a name for himself in the jazz world. When asked to comment on his record urea and its recent Grammy nomination, Keezer had the following to say, “It's my first [Grammy nomination], ...
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Terence Blanchard Nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo at the Upcoming 52nd Grammy Awards
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Muse Media
TERENCE BLANCHARD NOMINATED FOR BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AT THE UPCOMING 52ND GRAMMY AWARDS;WORLD REKNOWNED TRUMPET PLAYER AND COMPOSER WILL ALSO RECEIVE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DU DISQUE 2009 Blanchard's soundtrack composition for Cadillac Records also nominated, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Los Angeles--Three-time Grammy Award-winning composer and world-renowned trumpet player Terence Blanchard's recording, Dancin' 4 Chicken, has been nominated for the Best Improvised Jazz Solo Grammy. The track was featured on Jeff ...
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House Honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"
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Michael Ricci
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fifty years after jazz legend Miles Davis recorded Kind of Blue, the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre. Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat who sponsored the measure, said the group “made musical history and changed the artistic landscape of this country and in some ...
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Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko Receives Independent Music Award Nomination
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All About Jazz
K&B Entertainment is proud to announce that guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko has received nomination from the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards. Roman has been nominated in the Best World Traditional Song Category for the track Unforgiven from his 2009 Temptation CD release which was in top sellers list of the largest online distributor of independent music CD Baby in World Fusion category.
Roman Miroshnichenko is one of the most prominent virtuosos in Russian contemporary jazz. He performed and ...
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The Recording Academy Features Jazz and Classical Genres
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Michael Ricci
Continuing its mission of recognizing excellence in music, The Recording Academy will present the Grammy Salute To Jazz and Grammy Salute To Classical Music during Grammy Week 2010. This year's Grammy Salute To Jazz honoree is guitarist Kenny Burrell and the Grammy Salute To Classical Music honoree is tenor Plcido Domingo. These tributes are part of the Grammy Week series of events, culminating with the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, to be broadcast live from STAPLES ...
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