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New England Conservatory Jazz Greats Danilo Perez and Dave Holland Win Grammys
Holland, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, to Conduct Masterclasses, Coach Performance at NEC Feb. 14--16 Luciana Souza '94 M.M. Shares Best New Age Grammy for Paul Winter Consort's Silver Solstice Two of New England Conservatory's star jazz faculty have won Grammys in the 48th Annual Awards held Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and televised on ...
Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: "Bebo De Cuba"
Pianist Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award in “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album" Category for Bebo De Cuba, A 2-CD/DVD Celebrating Cuban Big Band And Jazz Traditions Marks Valdes' fifth GRAMMY in 3 years, following two for El Arte Del Sabor (2002) and one for Lagrimas Negras (2005), featuring Flamenco vocalist Diego El Cigala. Legendary arranger / ...
Jazz Up Your Campus Contest Winners Announced
Student winners emanate from California to Washington DC New York, NY - Jazz Alliance International (JAI), a subsidiary of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) today announced the five winners of its “Jazz Up Your Campus Contest", a creative endeavor intended to promote jazz on college campuses and celebrate the continuum of jazz. The contest ...
ASCAP Latin Music Awards March 7, Los Angeles
14th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards to be Held in Los Angeles on Tuesday March 7 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel RICARDO ARJONA TO RECEIVE ASCAP LATIN HERITAGE AWARD New York, NY, February 7, 2006: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will celebrate its 14th Annual Latin Music Awards on Tuesday, March 7, ...
Omar Sosa - International Songwriting Competition Finalist
Omar Sosa has just been named a finalist in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (Instrumental) for his composition “Mis Tres Notas". 1.4% of almost 15,000 entrants were selected as finalists. Winners in 15 categories will be announced in March 2006. Judges include Sonny Rollins, Macy Gray, Tom Waits, and John Scofield. “Mis Tres Notas" first appeared ...
London International Jazz Competition Under Way
The London International Jazz Competition (LIJC) for vocalists, aims to become a significant annual event on the International Jazz calendar. THE JURY, including Lee Gibson and Tina May, two of Britain's finest jazz vocalists, Ursula Malewski, Executive Director of the LIJC and Managing Director of MEhr Clef, sponsors of the competition, have had the difficult task ...
ASCAP Foundation Names Winners of Annual Young Jazz Composer Awards
New York, NY: ASCAP Foundation President Marilyn Bergman has announced the winners of the 2005/2006 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The winners, who range in age from 13 to 30, are selected through a juried national competition. They ...
Andrew Hill Named Playboy's 2006 Jazz Artist of the Year
ANDREW HILL: BACK HOME AT BLUE NOTE Pianist's New CD Time Lines to be Released on February 21, and Marks His Return to Blue Note Records, Where He Recorded Some of the Most Acclaimed Music of His Storied Career Renowned Composer and Pianist Continues to Influence Young Jazz Artists in His Fifth Decade As One of ...
Ingrid Laubrock awarded Fellowship in Jazz Composition by The Arts Foundation
London-based saxophonist/bandleader/composer Ingrid Laubrock has been awarded a Fellowship in Jazz Composition by Britain's prestigious independent arts funding body The Arts Foundation. The Arts Foundation awards five Fellowships each year over five different art forms. Each Fellowship is worth about $18,000. Jazz has only once before been chosen as a receiving art form, in '93, when ...
Jazz Composer Wins Big; 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition Begins
Fort Lauderdale, FL January 18, 2006 - Jazz composer and pianist Randy Klein (of New York, NY) won first Prize in the Jazz category in the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition; he also won Overall Second Prize. He is the first Jazz winner to be placed in the top three of the songwriting competition in the entire ...
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