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Buddy DeFranco Named NEA Jazz Master

September 13, 2005

Sept. 13, 2005 Contact: Victoria Hutter, National Endowment for the Arts, (202) 682-5692, [email protected]. Buddy DeFranco is among the living legends of American music to join the ranks of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters. NEA Chairman Dana Gioia announced the seven new winners of the Jazz Master title at a press conference in New ...

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John Levy Named NEA Jazz Master - The Nation's Highest Honor In This Distinction

September 13, 2005

(September 13, 2005 – Los Angeles, CA) National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced today that John Levy is one of the seven living legends of American music who will join the ranks of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters in January. Levy will receive the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award ...

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Seven Jazz Greats Are Named NEA Jazz Masters

September 13, 2005

The Nation’s Highest Honor In This Distinctively American Art Form National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia today announced that seven living legends of American music will join the ranks of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters. Initiated in 1982, the NEA Jazz Master title is the nation's highest honor in this distinctively ...

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George Avakian - APS Professional of the Year Award

September 9, 2005

LOS ANGELES - George Avakian, the legendary jazz producer will be honored with the Professional of the Year Award at Armenian Professional Society's (APS) 34th Annual Professional of the Year banquet, scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. For information regarding the event and for sponsorship opportunities please contact the APS ...

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Julian Priester Honored at Seattle's Recording Academy Honors 2005

September 6, 2005

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY PRESENTS: THE RECORDING ACADEMY HONORS™ 2005 SALUTING KATE BECKER, THE KINGSMEN, JULIAN PRIESTER AND SUB POP RECORDS Proceeds from the Pacific Northwest Awards Gala on September 24, to Benefit the Chapter's Professional Arts Education Programs SEATTLE, WA — Local music advocate Kate Becker, seminal garage band The Kingsmen, ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Honors Jazz Legends with the 2005 Induction into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame

September 2, 2005

WHAT: Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates the twelve newest inductees into the Neshui Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame with a special ceremony in honor of the jazz legends being recognized. A 58 person international voting panel, which included musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, was charged with selecting these definitive jazz artists. Criteria ...

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Chamber Music America Announces Two New Jazz Grant Programs

August 25, 2005

Chamber Music America has created two new grant programs for jazz ensembles and presenters, New Works: Encore and CMA/FACE French-American Jazz Exchange. Both programs are part of CMA’s national service to the jazz and chamber music communities. The goal of the New Works: Encore Program is to bring new audiences to jazz compositions commissioned through New ...

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Bobby Sanabria Voted Percussionist of The Year by DRUM! Magazine

August 25, 2005

Renowned drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, educator, Grammy nominee and native Nuyorican Bobby Sanabria was just voted Percussionist of The Year by the readers of DRUM! magazine. The publication, which is read worldwide, is a leading periodical dedicated to the art of drums and percussion. Known for his versatility as both a drummer and percussionist, Mr. Sanabria ...

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Cynthia "C" Basinet Honored with Nobel Prize Nom

August 22, 2005

Recording artist and actress Cynthia “C" Basinet is among this years Nobel Peace Prize nominees. Known for her hit “Santa Baby", this talented musician is also a humanitarian. She is honored for drawing attention to the plight of 200,000 refugees living in the Western Sahara desert. The refugee camps are 80% women and children, and their ...

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Phil Woods DVD gets 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence

August 4, 2005

The Phil Woods DVD documentary “A Life In E Flat", produced by Jazzed Media, has received the prestigious 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence in the Video Production/Documentary category. The Videographer Award of Excellence honors independent film and video projects that judges deemed were written, produced, and shot and edited in an exceptional manner. The Videographer Awards ...