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Reverend Zen Receives Finalist Kudos from Unisong Contest in L.A.
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All About Jazz
N.Y.'s Reverend Zen takes home two Finalist Awards from 2008-09's Unisong International Song Contest in California. Katonah, NY -- The multi award winning rock/jazz/blues group Reverend Zen has just received two Finalist Awards from the 12th annual Unisong International Song Contest in California for their songs “Boy Genius" and “My Sigmund Freud". “Boy Genius", Reverend Zen's slamming ode of a larger than life prodigy, was named a Finalist in the Jazz/Blues Category of this year's Unisong Contest. “My Sigmund Freud", ...
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Willis Conover Honored: A Good First Step
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The White House has yet to award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Willis Conover. But there has been progress toward that goal. I was delighted to learn when I got off the road this week that Congress proclaimed April 25 Willis Conover Day. He was honored during celebrations on the National Mall. Finally, his nation has given official recognition to the Voice Of America broadcaster who sent jazz to the world and, without indulging in propaganda or politics, ...
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Riverfront Times Announces 2009 Music Award Nominees
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Riverfront Times has announced the slate of nominees for its 2009 Music Awards. The nominees this year in the “Best Jazz" category are tenor/soprano saxophonist Willie Akins, baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, singer Erin Bode, tenor saxophonist/multi-reedman Dave Stone, and singer Jeanne Trevor.Some names familiar to StLJN readers popped up in other categories, too - both the Funky Butt Brass Band (pictured) and trombonist, producer and “low brass" man Lamar Harris were nominated in the “Best R&B" category, ...
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George Harrison: Hits Collection Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
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JamBase
GEORGE HARRISON'S FIRST EVER CAREER-SPANNING SOLO HITS COLLECTION LET IT ROLL: SONGS BY GEORGE HARRISON, SET FOR RELEASE ON JUNE 16 CD and Digital Collection Features Harrison's Solo Hits Remastered Plus Live Recordings from 1971 Concert For Bangladesh George Harrison Honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Presentation
George Harrison As music legend George Harrison is celebrated with a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Capitol/EMI announces ...
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Carlos Santana: Lifetime Achievement Award
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JamBase
Santana To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Santana Carlos Santana is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
The awards ceremony will be held this evening (Thursday April 23) at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Other award winners include Spirit of Hope recipient Daddy Yankee and Hall of Fame inductee Pablo Raul Alarcon Sr.
The Billboard Latin Music Awards honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music. This is ...
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SWR Jazz Award for Ingrid Laubrock
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All About Jazz
Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock is the winner of this year's Southwest Germany Radio (SWR) Jazz Award, one of Germany's most prestigious music awards.
The prize money is funded by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and SWR and is worth around $19,000.
Laubrock received the award for her album Sleepthief (Intakt, 2008), recorded with Tom Rainey (drums) and Liam Noble (piano). The jury cited Laubrock's “individual and highly personal improvisation on the saxophone" as the reason for the award.
In 2006, Laubrock was ...
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Ascap Pop Music Awards Honor Ann and Nancy Wilson and Other Great Teams
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Michael Ricci
Why aren't Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That question buzzed around my table as rock's champions of powerful sisterhood prepared to accept the Founders Award at Wednesday night's ASCAP Pop Music Awards.
The ceremony, which honors the most performed songs in the performance rights organization's repertory -- this year, Ryan Tedder and Jesse McCartney's “Bleeding Love," as sung by Leona Lewis, took top honors -- united many notables around banquet tables ...
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Pulitzer Prize: Steve Reich
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JamBase
Steve Reich Wins 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Steve Reich The 2009 Pulitzer Prize for “distinguished musical composition by an American" has been awarded to New York composer Steve Reich. Reich won the $10,000 prize for his Double Sextet (Boosey & Hawkes), “a major work that displays an ability to channel an initial burst of energy into a large-scale musical event, built with masterful control and consistently intriguing to the ear." The piece debuted March 26, 2008 at the University ...
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