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Onaje Allan Gumbs Nominated for NAACP Image Award

January 18, 2006

PIANIST ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD Taping of the Awards Occurs on February 25th in Los Angeles with Airing on FOX-TV on March 3rd. Listeners Can Vote for the Nominees Online at www.naacpimageawards.net Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the ...

Francis Dreyfus to receive the IAJE Lifetime Achievement Award on January 12th

January 10, 2006

Dreyfus Records to Make a Strong Presence at the IAJE Conference with Performances by Gypsy Guitar God Birli Lagrne with the WDR Big Band and Stunning Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc with his Trio NEW YORK, NY--On Thursday, January 12, 2006, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will recognize Francis Dreyfus, the adventurous head of Paris-based jazz ...

Ray Barretto Receives NEA Jazz Master Award & Grammy Nomination

January 10, 2006

BARRETTO ACCEPTS NEA JAZZ MASTER AWARD & $25,000. JANUARY 13 @ IAJE ANNUAL JAZZ CONFERENCE, NYC (Hilton Hotel, Ave of Americas) Barretto accepts the NEA (National Endowment of Arts) Jazz Master, the highest honor the US government awards a jazz artist. The award includes a $25,000 arts grant. ****Barretto will perform in concert to ...

Jazzconnect.com Finals - Vote now!

January 4, 2006

NEC Reaps Grammy Nominations

December 16, 2005

New England Conservatory Reaps Grammy Nominations Jazz Alumni, Faculty Cited in Vocal, Instrumental, Large Ensemble Categories New England Conservatory musicians, particularly alumni and faculty in jazz performance, have been nominated in several categories for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The nominations included vocal, instrumental, large ensemble performances. There were also two nominations in classical music categories ...

Omar Sosa Receives GRAMMY Nomination for "Mulatos"

December 16, 2005

Omar Sosa has received a GRAMMY nomination for his CD release Mulatos (OTA1014) in the Best Latin Jazz category from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Mulatos features Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet), Dieter Ilg (bass), Steve Arguelles (producer, drums), Renaud Pion (clarinets), and Philippe Foch (tabla). Mulatos is joined in the Latin Jazz category ...

David Chesky's Area 31 receives Grammy Nomination for Best Engineered Album, Classical

December 15, 2005

David Chesky's “Concertos For Violin And Orchestra", “Concertos For Flute And Orchestra", and “The Girl From Guatemala" have been nominated for Best Engineered Classical Recording for the 2005 GRAMMY Awards. This orchestral recording was recorded by Chesky engineer Barry Wolifson of Sydney, Australia. As with all Chesky releases this session was recorded with one microphone, no ...

Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 23 Grammy Awards

December 15, 2005

Eighteen Berklee alumni and three faculty members were nominated for a total of 23 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, metal, jazz, Latin jazz, hip hop, country music, film scoring, and for achievement in audio ...

Paquito D'Rivera & Jazz Chamber Trio, Chesky Records - 2005 GRAMMY Nomination

December 14, 2005

Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio's The Jazz Chamber Trio receives 2005 GRAMMY Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album Field 30 - Classical Category 106 The Jazz Chamber Trio Paquito D'Rivera & The Jazz Chamber Trio [Chesky Records] Paquito D'Rivera was the first artist to win a Latin Grammy ...

Los Angeles Composer/Pianist Billy Childs Nominated For Four Grammy Awards

December 14, 2005

Los Angeles-based pianist/composer/arranger Billy Childs nominated for four 2005 Grammy Awards Three out of four nominations for Lunacy Music/ArtistShare CD Lyric: Jazz Chamber Music Vol. 1, available only at http://www.billychilds.com The CD Features Larry Koonse, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Marvin “Smitty" Smith, Bob Sheppard, Jimmy Johnson and Carol Robbins Thursday, December 8 Acclaimed Los ...