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49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations List

December 7, 2006

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties. Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) The Hidden Land

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The Rivington Project is a finalist in the Independent Music Awards

December 2, 2006

It's been quite a busy summer and fall for the “The Rivington Project". Our hard work and your support has begun to pay off for us and we have some exciting news we wish to share with you. The Rivington Project was notified by “Independent Music Awards and Music Resource Group" (IMA) that “Navl Gazr", a ...

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Legendary Record Producer George Avakian To Receive The Django d'Or Award The Most Prestigious Jazz Honor In Europe

December 1, 2006

The ceremony takes place Thursday, Nov. 30th, at 7 PM at the Pavillon Baltard, 12 Avenue Victor Hugo Paris, France. Apart from the usual reasons that everyone repeats (produced first jazz album, first annotated reissue album program, etc. etc.) they have cited what I consider an even bigger contribution to the music business, which was the ...

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George "Butch" Ballard To Receive 2006 Mellon Jazz Community Award

November 30, 2006

Legendary drummer played in Duke Ellington, Count Basie Bands; at 88, still teaches jazz to youths PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 2006 -- In recognition of his more than six decades of performing with some of the most demanding jazz bandleaders, along with his continued commitment to share his vast knowledge and experience with tomorrow's generation of jazz ...

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Jimmy Woode Award 2007

November 22, 2006

THE “JIMMY WOODE" AWARD RULES & REGULATIONS UNDER 30 by TUSCIA IN JAZZ FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN OF THE JURY SHAWNN MONTEIRO (singer and daughter of Jimmy Woode) FESTIVAL DIRECTOR ITALO LEALI MEMBERS OF THE JURY: DR. LONNIE SMITH Hammond HARRIET LEWIS Gospel BENNY GOLSON Combo JERRY BERGONZI ...

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Sony Holland: JPF Best Jazz Vocal Song & CD Awards

November 11, 2006

BEST JAZZ VOCAL CD: Sony Holland - On a San Francisco High BEST ORIGINAL JAZZ VOCAL SONG: - “Chestnut Street" In an awards presentation at the Galaxy Theatre in Los Angeles, SF based vocalist Sony Holland has picked up the BEST VOCAL JAZZ CD and BEST ORIGINAL JAZZ VOCAL SONG awards from Just Plain ...

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Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award

November 6, 2006

Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award Legendary bassist Stanley Clarke was presented with this year's Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday, October 28, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City, which was the site of the 2006 Bass Player LIVE! weekend bass conference / extravaganza. Presenters of the ...

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George Wein Gives and Receives at Four Arts Celebrations This Fall

November 4, 2006

World-renowned jazz impresario and philanthropist George Wein continues his life-long support of and dedication to the arts this fall at celebrations and ceremonies hosted by The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations, WBGO-FM and the Romare Bearden Foundation. In memory of his wife, who passed away in August 2005, George ...

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Kim Nalley's live Nina Simone tribute CD short-listed for Grammy Award

October 27, 2006

She Put A Spell On Me: Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone up for Best Jazz Vocal Album Kim Nalley amd CE Jazz & Blues are thrilled to announce that their 2006 CD, She Put A Spell On Me: Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone, has been shortlisted for Grammy Award consideration in the Best Jazz Vocal category. ...

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2007 NEA Jazz Masters Announced

October 9, 2006

SEVEN LIVING LEGENDS OF AMERICAN MUSIC ARE NAMED AS NEW NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS JAZZ MASTERS WASHINGTON, DC, October 6, 2006 - Standing before an audience of jazz fans at Washington's Lincoln Theater, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia tonight revealed the names of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, Class ...