Results for "Award / Grant"

2007 National Jazz Awards: A Tribute to the Giants of Canadian Jazz

February 20, 2007

Music enthusiasts encouraged to vote and support nominees Toronto--Canadian jazz artists, festival organizers, journalists, broadcasters and enthusiasts will gather to pay tribute to their own at the 2007 National Jazz Awards on April 10, 2007. Celebrating its sixth anniversary, the National Jazz Awards, presented by Galaxie, CBC's continuous music network, recognizes contributions to jazz excellence in ...

Guitar Center Scours Nation to Crown Next "King of the Blues"

February 14, 2007

Annual Event Designed To Support And Aid Musicians; Nationwide Guitar Contest To Honor Music Legend Hubert Sumlin Westlake Village, CA - Guitar Center, the nation's leading music instrument retailer, today announced “King of the Blues" '07 -- the world's largest guitar competition. Geared towards promoting players with deep passion and commitment to the craft, “King of ...

Dylan's 'Modern Times' Wins First Grammy Award in Contemporary Folk/Americana Category

February 12, 2007

On Sunday night, Bob Dylan won the first GRAMMY Award in the genre of Contemporary Folk/Americana, with his album Modern Times (Columbia). Other nominees for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (vocal or instrumental) were Solo Acoustic Vol. 1 by Jackson Browne (Inside Recordings), Black Cadillac by Rosanne Cash (Capitol), Workbench Songs by Guy Clark (Dualtone Music Group) ...

Ike Turner's Risin' with the Blues (Zoho Roots) Has Won the Grammy for the Best Traditional Blues Album

February 12, 2007

49th Grammy Award Winners: Jazz

February 12, 2007

Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) The Hidden Land Bla Fleck & The Flecktones [Columbia] People People Music Music Groove Collective [Savoy Jazz Worldwide]

"Hugmars" Nominated For 2007 Juno Award, Best Contempory Jazz Recording

February 8, 2007

2007 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

February 8, 2007

Honorees to Be Recognized at ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame Ceremonies on June 11 in NYC New York, NY, February 7 - ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the recipients of the 2007 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers throughout the United States. ...

Michael White Quintet Selected as a Finalist in the 2006 ISC

February 2, 2007

The 2006 International Songwriting Competition has informed that the song “Mechanical Man" from the CD Voices has been selected as a finalist in the Jazz Category. And quotes “Being selected an ISC finalist is an accomplishment that acknowledges true songwriting talent. The ISC finalists were chosen out of almost 15,000 entrants from 88 countries, making this ...

Steve Reich and Sonny Rollins Winners of the 2007 Polar Music Prize

January 25, 2007

The winners of the Polar Music Prize Award for 2007, were unveiled on Thursday the 25th of January at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm. The Chairman of the Board and Award Committee, Mr. Ake Holmquist, read the Award Committee's citations. The Steve Reich Citation The 2007 Polar Music Prize is awarded to the ...

12th USA Songwriting Competition Begins, 2006 Winners Announced

January 22, 2007

Vikki Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter from a folk group called “The Waifs" Overall Grand Prize as well as the first prize in the Folk category with her song “Bridal Train" in the 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. This is also the first time that the top prize went to a songwriter outside United States. Other catgeory prize ...