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Grammys: Where Were the Latino Musicians?

Source: Michael Ricci
February 18, 2009

There's been an understandable amount of head-scratching and second-guessing in some quarters over the shortage of Latino and Latin American musical artists presenting trophies at the Grammys earlier this month.

Musically, CBS' 3 1/2 -hour broadcast on Feb. 8 reflected what Times pop critic Ann Powers called “the great wide mess of styles and sounds that fill the marketplace,” including artists as dissimilar as Neil Diamond and Lil Wayne. But while Latino musicians were represented within that mishmash, they were ...

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Finalists Announced for Billboard Latin Awards

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2009

A varied list of artists, from veteran to newcomers, dominates the finalists for the 11th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking place April 23 in Miami.

Icons Vicente Fernandez, Marco Antonio Solis and Mana, along with pop star Enrique Iglesias, banda diva Jenni Rivera, urban bachata group Aventura and pop/alt singer Julieta Venegas and newcomers Flex and Los Pikadientes de Caborca are among the top finalists.

Thirteen new categories will be awarded this year, including the Latin Digital Download artist ...

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11th Annual Music Masters Summit and Award Ceremony 2009

Source: Just Roots PR
February 17, 2009

Cincinnati's United Local Artists Network Inc. presents our 11th annual Music Masters Summit and Award Ceremony 2009.

The date is March 1st, 2009@ the 20th Century Theater 3021 Madison Rd in Oakley.

We will award “Lifetime Achievement Awards" to William “Billie" Gant, the"Deele", Travis Haddixand “The Original Blind Boys of Mississippi" ( The Five Blind Boys will receive a proclamation from Mayor Mark Mallory). The lead singer of the Blind Boys is a Cincinnati native along with a few more ...

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President Obama Presents Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Stevie Wonder

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2009

STEVIE WONDER RECEIVES GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PRESENT PRIZE FEBRUARY 25 Wonder Performs Commissioned Piece for Library of Congress on February 23 Washington DC, February 16, 2009 - President Barack Obama will give the Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Stevie Wonder on Feb. 25 at a special concert in the East Room of the White House in celebration of African American History Month. The program, to be taped by WETA Washington, ...

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Herb Alpert Lani Hall Nab Ella Award

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2009

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall will receive the 18th Ella Award from the Society of Singers, a non-profit organization that benefits the health and welfare of professional singers.

The honor will be presented to Alpert and Hall, who are married, at a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on May 18. The Ella Award is given to individuals whose musical accomplishments are matched by their dedication to charitable and humanitarian causes.

For the past two decades, the Herb Alpert Foundation has ...

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Gabriel Won't Perform at Academy Awards

Source: Billboard Magazine
February 14, 2009

Peter Gabriel says he will not be performing at the Feb. 22 Academy Award telecast in support of his best song nominee “Down To Earth," from the film “Wall-E." In a video posted on PeterGabriel.com, Gabriel says that Oscar producers told him the three nominated songs will be performed as part of a medley, giving “Down To Earth" about 60-65 seconds of total air time. Gabriel says he doesn't believe it's enough time to showcase the song -- and while ...

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Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Win Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz CD with Their Zoho Release "Song for Chico"

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 11, 2009

New York, NY - Two for the Show Media/Chris DiGirolamo and Zoho Records are proud to announce that Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra have won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz CD 2008. This past Sunday, February 8th, 2009 in Los Angeles, the Latin jazz ensemble that does it all, took home the award for their latest release on ZoHo Records titled Song for Chico. The recording which features pianist O’Farrill backed by the Afro Latin Jazz ...

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Brad Turner Quartet Nominated for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year at 2009 Juno Awards!

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2009

Vancouver, BC – CARAS and the Juno Awards have released its list of nominees and we are proud to announce that Vancouver's Brad Turner Quartet together with their latest release Small Wonder has received a nomination for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year! Juno award winning Brad Turner is one of Canada’s most prominent, prolific and in-demand jazz artists and musician. DownBeat Magazine recently named Brad “one of the top trumpeters in Jazz today". Based in Vancouver, Brad is known ...

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