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JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards - Join Us!

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2009

Mark your calendar! 13th Annual JJA Jazz Awards June 16, 2009 3:00-6:00pm at The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th Street New York, NY Join us at the JJA's 13th Annual Jazz Awards as we... Announce our 2009 award winners (see nominees below) Honor winners and nominees in more than 40 categories Introduce our 2009 “A Team" inductees (Activists, Advocates, Altruists, Aiders and Abettors of Jazz) A cocktail barbeque, featuring performances ...

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Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan Conductor Abreu Win Polar Music Prize

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

British pop musician Peter Gabriel was Tuesday named co-winner of the Polar Music Prize 2009 for his “ground- breaking, outward-looking and boundary-busting artistry."Gabriel shared the award with Venezuelan conductor, composer and economist Jose Antonio Abreu and the music network El Sistema that promotes classical music among mainly poor children in the South American country. The network offers participants a chance to achieve “personal development and social participation and inclusion through the collective practice of music, at the highest level, “ ...

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The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal honours Stevie Wonder, Toots & The Maytals, John Pizzarelli, Ornette Coleman and Susie Arioli and creates the new Bruce Lundvall Award

Source: Michael Ricci
May 14, 2009

Montreal - Stevie Wonder, Toots & The Maytals, John Pizzarelli, Ornette Coleman and Susie Arioli are the 2009 winners of the prestigious prizes awarded annually by the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal to artists who have made extraordinary contributions to the evolution of music. This year, they will receive, respectively, the Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award, Antonio Carlos Jobim Award, Ella Fitzgerald Award, Miles Davis Award and Oscar Peterson Award. Now, in keeping with a tradition dating back to ...

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Echoes of Swing: Jazz Award Presentation in France

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2009

In connection with the award for the recent Echoes of Swing CD '4 Jokers In The Pack, Colin Dawson, Chris Hopkins, Bernd Lhotzky and Oliver Mewes were invited to play a concert tour in France, which a.o. included Rouen, Limoges, Le Havre and Marennes Olron. On the 8th of May they officially received the GRAND PRIX du Disque du JAZZ (Prix Special du Hot Club du France). The award was presented by the President of Hot Club du France (established ...

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Pianist/Composer Earl R. Johnson Jr. Wins "2009 Jazz Artist of the Year" at South Bay Music Awards

Source: Doug Deutsch Publicity Services
May 7, 2009

LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles-based pianist/composer Earl R. Johnson, Jr. won “2009 Jazz Artist of the Year” at the recent 5th Annual South Bay Music Awards in Southern California. Additionally, the talented pianist-composer has been selected as one of only six Finalists to compete in the “6th Annual Capital Jazz Challenge,” taking place Friday, June 5 in Columbia, MD. The competition is part of the Capital Jazz Festival, Friday June 5 through Sunday June 7, 2009. Grand Prize is ...

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NEC Honors Benjamin Zander, Joseph Maneri & Others, May 17

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

New England Conservatory to Confer Diplomas, Certificates on Graduates at 138th Commencement, May 17, in Jordan Hall Benjamin Zander, Faculty, Conductor, and Transformational Speaker, to Give Commencement Address Microtonal Composer Joseph Maneri and Zander to Receive Honorary Doctorates Thomas Oboe Lee, Sarah Bob, Roger Kellaway to Receive Outstanding Alumni Awards at Reunion Veronica Jochum to Receive Alumni Associations Lifetime Achievement Award New England Conservatory President Tony Woodcock will confer diplomas and certificates on 246 graduates at the 138th Commencement Exercises, ...

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Brian Wilson Feted as Trailblazer

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

ASYM honors music legend Brian Wilson June 10th

The American Society of Young Musicians is set to fete music legend Brian Wilson with its 2009 Trailblazer award at the 17th annual spring benefit concert on June 10 in Hollywood.

The org, which awards scholarships to students of accredited music schools and programs, will induct Wilson into its hall of fame following the awards presentation.

Past attendees of the benefit have included ASYM committee members Quincy Jones, John Mellencamp and Chaka ...

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WBGO Receives National Award for Youth Initiatives

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2009

WBGO has received a My Source Community Impact Award for Engagement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The My Source Community Impact Awards for Engagement were created by CPB to give well-deserved recognition to stations for their commitment and responsiveness to their communities, providing innovative services -- on- air, online, and in- person -- that have measureable results.

“WBGO has direct access to the entire community via its broadcast, on line and in-person communication platforms,” said WBGO General Manager ...

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