Results for "Award / Grant"

Chico Hamilton/Soul-Patrol.com's Best of 2006

January 21, 2007

Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton and label Joyous Shout! were VERY pleased to start the New Year off receiving some AWESOME news from Bob Davis, owner of Soul-Patrol.com: “I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year and inform you of some good news. Your album Chico Hamilton - “6th Avenue Romp" has been selected as one of ...

Dave Brubeck Receives 2007 Arison Award

January 19, 2007

Jazz artist Dave Brubeck has been named recipient of the 2007 Arison Award, while novelist Allegra Goodman received the 2007 youngARTS Alumni Award, announced Bill Banchs, President of youngARTS, which administers both awards. Brubeck and Goodman were honored at the youngARTS Gala, which took place January 13 at the newly opened Carnival Center for the Performing ...

The Vinyl Gibbon Wins an Award in Los Angeles

January 17, 2007

Italian Jazz Critics Poll Results

December 27, 2006

Dear friends, we are pleased to give you the results of “Top Jazz 2006", the 24th poll yearly held since 1982 by our magazine “Musica Jazz" with a very qualified jury of over sixty Italian critics. We hope it may be of good interest for you and for your readers, particularly in the part concerning Italian ...

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra/Jim McNeely Grammy Nominated

December 26, 2006

December 26, 2006 PLANET ARTS RECORDINGS CONGRATULATES THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND JIM MCNEELY FOR THEIR GRAMMY NOMINATIONS VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Up From The Skies: Music of Jim McNeely Best Large Jazz Ensemble: The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Instrumental Arrangement: Jim McNeely - Up From The Skies ...

Berklee Alumni Nominated for 34 Grammy Awards

December 22, 2006

Twenty-four Berklee alumni were nominated for a total of 34 Grammy Awards by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions in a variety of categories, including pop, rock, r&b, jazz, Latin jazz, blues, country, polka, gospel music, and arranging. To date, Berklee alumni have won a total ...

Michael White Quintet Winner In The 6th Annual Independent Music Awards

December 11, 2006

Michael White Quintet Among Winners Of The 6TH Annual Independent Music Awards Indie Artists From Five Continents To Be Promoted To More Than 10 Million Prople & Appear IN 2007 Edition OF The Musician's Atlas The Band Michael White Quintet is among a diverse group of independent musicians ...

The Blue Note Label Group Earns 12 Nominations in 49th Annual Grammy Awards

December 9, 2006

The Blue Note Label Group earned 12 nominations in the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards for releases by artists including Anita Baker, Joe Lovano, Dr. John, The Color Purple, Martha Argerich, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Ian Bostridge. The nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles, and the awards ceremony will take place Sunday, February 11, 2007, ...

Sonny Rollins Scores Grammy Nomination, Wins 'DownBeat' Poll

December 9, 2006

Also Tops 3 Categories in New DownBeat Readers Poll Dec 7, 2006 -- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has received a Grammy nomination for his new Doxy Records CD Sonny, Please in the “Best Jazz Instrumental Album" category. The nominations were announced this morning in Hollywood; the awards presentation will take place in Los Angeles on February ...

2 Grammy Nominations for Quartet San Francisco's Tango / Latin CD

December 8, 2006

Bay Area String Quartet Receives 2 Grammy Nominations For Best Classical Crossover CD, Best Engineered Classical CD San Francisco, Dec 07, 2006 -- Quartet San Francisco, founded in 2001 by the noted jazz and classical violinist Jeremy Cohen, received two Grammy nominations today for Látigo, their dazzling recording of tango and Latin arrangements for string quartet--Best ...