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Jazz Journalists Association Names Arturo O'Farrill's "Song for Chico" Latin Album of the Year

Source: Two for the Show Media
June 18, 2009

Song for Chico (Zoho Records), Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra’s 2008 release that pays tribute to the pianist’s bandleader father, the late Chico O'Farrill, has been named Latin Album of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. The organization, an international collective of more than 400 writers, editors, photographers, broadcasters, filmmakers, educators and media professionals, handed out its annual awards, covering more than 40 categories, on Tuesday, June 16th, at the Jazz Standard in New York. “Winning the ...

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2009 JJA Jazz Awards Winners

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

Drumroll, please! And the winners of the 2009 Jazz Journalist Association (JJA) awards are...

Top Honors 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Lee Konitz 2. Musician of the Year Sonny Rollins 3. Composer of the Year Maria Schneider 4. Up and Coming Artist of the Year Esperanza Spalding 5. Events Producer of the Year George Wein, New Festival Productions

Awards for Recordings 6. Record of ...

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Origin Records Nominated for JazzWeek Label of the Year

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
June 17, 2009

Honored once before in 2007, Origin Records is again among 6 labels up for Jazz Label of the Year at the 7th annual JazzWeek Awards in Rochester, NY. JazzWeek, the definitive national jazz radio airplay chart, is also a forum for hundreds in the jazz industry from radio, press, record labels, distributors, along with artists. Nominees and winners are voted upon by radio stations, disc jockeys, program syndicators, and satellite and cable broadcasters who supply airplay data to JazzWeek, and ...

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Erin Bode Wins "Best Jazz Artist" in Riverfront Times' 2009 Music Awards

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 17, 2009

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Yoko Ono Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at "Mojo" Magazine Awards

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2009

June 6 - Yoko Ono receives Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Biennale

June 14 - Meltdown Festival, Royal Festival Hall, London, YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND with special guests Ornette Coleman, Antony Hegarty & Mark Ronson.

DON'T STOP ME! gives a taste of the YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND 15-song album BETWEEN MY HEAD AND THE SKY coming in September

DONT STOP ME! EP Featured In iTunes “What's Hot" Section

The legendary Yoko Ono won the lifetime ...

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Jazz Vocalist and Songwriter PJ Parker's "Not Beneath the Tree" Awarded Honorable Mention in International Songwriting Competition

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2009

Somerset, New Jersey - Jazz vocalist and songwriter PJ Parker has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 12th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest for her composition, “Not Beneath the Tree.” The song was one of 11 in the “seasonal” category so honored among submissions from songwriters from around the world. Songs in the competition are judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics. Previous Unisong judges and friends include: Lamont Dozier, Diane Warren, Bonnie Greenberg, K.C. Porter, Dave Koz, Peter ...

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San Diego Jazz Station Gets National Award

Source: All About Jazz
June 10, 2009

KSDS JAZZ 88' MARK DEBOSKEY NAMED REGIONAL JAZZ EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR; STATION GETS NATIONAL AWARD

San Diego, CA Mark Deboskey, KSDS-FM/Jazz88 station manager, has been named regional “Jazz Educator of the Year," by the California Association of Music Education (CMEA)/Southern Border Section; the station he leads earned a national “My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement" from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

Jazz88 will receive the CPB award at a luncheon Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at the Public ...

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2009 JJA Jazz Awards Set for Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 3 to 6 P.M.

Source: DL Media
June 8, 2009

The Jazz Journalists Association's 13th Annual Jazz Awards Honoring excellence in music-making, presentation, production, jazz journalism and “A Team" activism and advocacy Nominations released, Winners to be Announced at Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th St., New York City Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 3 to 6 p.m. In a year notable for the absence of a mainstream jazz festival in New York City, no convention for jazz educators and industry, and cuts affecting many jazz ...

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