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Winners Announced for 2007 National Jazz Awards in Canada

April 17, 2007

Toronto, - Winners were announced for the sixth annual National Jazz Awards at a ceremony held tonight. The awards, honouring contributions in jazz excellence, were hosted by songstress extraordinaire Dione Taylor and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee David Clayton-Thomas at the Palais Royale in Toronto. A total of 27 awards were presented (see winners list ...

Ornette Coleman Wins 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Music

April 16, 2007

Andrew Hill to Receive Honorary Doctorate

April 15, 2007

BOSTON, MA - Berklee College of Music President Roger Brown will present the first couple of Latin pop, Gloria and Emilio Estefan; U2 guitarist and songwriter The Edge; and legendary jazz pianist Andrew Hill with Honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee College of Music's Commencement on Saturday, May 12, 10:00 a.m., at the Agganis Arena ...

Dave Brubeck Honored at Monterey Jazz Festival's First MJF Legends Award Presentation

April 13, 2007

Dave Brubeck, the legendary pianist and composer, was honored for his musical and personal contributions to the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Monterey Bay area, and to the world of music on Saturday at the Monterey Jazz Festival's Golden Gala Launch Party at the Tehama Golf Club in Carmel on Saturday April 7, 2007. Some of the ...

Award Winning Songwriter Dustin Shaskin Gets International Attention

April 10, 2007

Calgary born bassist/songwriter Dustin Shaskin and his band The Cafe Ole recently received the honor of being named winner by the Song of the Year (http:// www.songoftheyear.com/) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1's Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names ...

Chris Williams Wins Honor at Orange County Music Awards

April 5, 2007

Acclaimed jazz vocalist Chris Williams has won for Best Latin with his song “Comes Love" at the Orange County Music Awards, held March 31st at The Grove of Anaheim. His Latin jazz rendition of “Comes Love" was originally written and composed by Lew Brown, Sammy Stept, and Charles Tobias. “Comes Love" is featured on his album, ...

2006 Blues Music Awards to Air on Bet J Starting April 10

April 4, 2007

The 2006 Blues Music Awards will be aired on Viacom's BET J Network. Show dates are: April 10 at 4pm; April 24 at 4pm and May 8 at 4pm. Last year's show was filmed by Jazz Alley TV,the longest running Blues and Jazz series on television. The Blues Foundation will present the 2007 Blues Music Awards ...

Dr. John to be Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame

April 3, 2007

DR. JOHN TO BE INDUCTED INTO BLUES HALL OF FAME NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM AND BLUES ICON, DR. JOHN, NAMED AS ONE OF THE 2007 BLUES HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES. On Wednesday, May 9, in Memphis, Tennessee, The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame committee will honor Blue Note/EMI recording artist and Blues legend Malcolm John “Mac" Rebennack ...

Usf Center for Jazz Composition Announces Winners of 2007 International Jazz Arranging Competition

April 2, 2007

USF Center for Jazz Composition announces the winners of the 2007 International Jazz Arranging Competition in honor of Michael Brecker Winning arrangements to be played by the Jazz Surge during final Jazz Masterworks Series performances of the season TAMPA, FL - Fred Stride of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and David Peoples of Memphis, Tenn., are the top ...

Russ Lorenson Nominated for 2007 Mac Award

April 1, 2007

Awards salute the best in Manhattan live entertainment RL Productions is proud to announce that the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs ("MAC") has nominated Russ Lorenson for a 2007 MAC Award for his shows A Little Travelin' Music and Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, both ...