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Washington jazz bands score Ellington awards

May 21, 2006

High-school bands from Western Washington state claimed two of the top four honors at Lincoln Center's elite Essentially Ellington jazz competition Saturday while one local high school senior garnered an Ella Fitzgerald Outstanding Vocalist Award. This is the fourth year four bands from Washington made the finals. But it was Roosevelt senior Isabella Du Graf's first ...

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A Week of Honors for Dave Brubeck

May 19, 2006

Laetare Medal at Notre Dame, President's Medal at University of the Pacific, and a renamed Dave Brubeck Park in Concord CA WILTON, CT, MAY 18: When Dave Brubeck celebrated his 85th birthday last December 6, he said his primary goal for the following year was “to make it to 86." But he's making a lot of ...

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City may rename park to honor jazz great Brubeck

May 6, 2006

CONCORD: Native son will be honored by the State Senate next week A Concord park may soon bear the name of one of the city's most famous natives, jazz genius Dave Brubeck. The City Council on Tuesday will consider renaming Concord Boulevard Neighborhood Park the Dave Brubeck Park . Brubeck performed at the park during the ...

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NEC's Kearney Wins John Lennon Grand Prize

May 4, 2006

NEC's Bridget Kearney, Jazz Composer and Double Bass, Wins John Lennon Songwriting Award Bridget Kearney, '08, a jazz composer and double bassist who is enrolled in the New England Conservatory-Tufts University joint degree program, has won a Grand Prize in the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Her entry, an ironic exploration of ambivalent feelings about a ...

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10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards: "Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award Excellence in Photography" and "Best Photo of the Year"

May 2, 2006

The following All About Jazz featured Visual Artists have been nominated for the “Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award Excellence in Photography" and for the “Best Photo of the Year" by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) for the 10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards. Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award Excellence in Photography John Abbott ...

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Public Will Decide on John Lennon Award Winners

April 25, 2006

PUBLIC WILL DECIDE ON JOHN LENNON AWARD WINNERS The Grand Prize Winners of Sessions I and II Go Head to Head in 12 Musical Categories Of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest The Grand Prize Winners from Session I and II of the ninth annual John Lennon Songwriting Contest are now competing in an online ...

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NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera with Claudio Roditi and New York Voices

April 24, 2006

NJPAC'S ALTERNATE ROUTES PRESENTS NEA JAZZ MASTER PAQUITO D'RIVERA WITH CLAUDIO RODITI & NEW YORK VOICES FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY OF BRAZILIAN DREAMS, MAY 14, 2006 Newark, New Jersey - As part of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's Alternate Routes series, jazz legend and 2005 recipient of a National ...

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10th Annual JJA Jazz Awards Nominees

April 21, 2006

The Jazz Journalists Association announces the finalists ballot for its 10th annual Jazz Awards (sm), with the 20-year old professional organization nominating more than 200 jazz musicians, recordings, labels, producers, concert presenters, authors, broadcasters, photographers and new media outlets for recognition of achievements in 2005-2006. Winners of the Awards, to be voted on by the international ...

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2006 MAC Awards Honorees and Winners

April 18, 2006

2006 MAC Awards HONOREES & WINNERS The 2006 MAC AWARDS were presented on MONDAY, APRIL 17 at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC, 199 Chambers Street. The evening was highlighted by performances by MAC Lifetime Achievement honorees Betty Buckley, Sheila Jordan and Clark Terry, as well as MAC Board of Director Award honorees Phoebe Snow ...

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Canadian National Jazz Awards Winners

April 12, 2006

Tue 11 Apr 2006 Byline: Ashante Infantry Source: Toronto Star Don Thompson capped off his recent Juno for traditional jazz album Ask Me Laterm with three wins at the fifth annual National Jazz Awards. “He's just an extraordinary musician," said pianist-publisher Bill King, organizer of the event attended by about 500 at ...