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Terence Blanchard's Champion Nominated For International Opera Award
Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s CHAMPION, which received its world premiere at Opera Theatre in June 2013, is one of five finalists for “World Premiere” of the year in the 2014 International Opera Awards. Funds currently being raised via IndieGoGo for recording/distribution of project for CD Los Angeles, CA: Opera Theatre’s 2013 world premiere Champion, which ...
Jazz Trumpeter Jeff Lofton Wins "Best Horn Player" Austin Chronicle's 2013-14 Austin Music Awards
Austin, TX - Jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton will accept his award for “Best Horn Player" at the Austin Music Awards tonight at the Austin Convention Center in the heart of SXSW. Presented by the Austin Chronicle, the Austin Music Awards are voted on by the public and the awards show airs locally on public access TV ...
Harry Belafonte To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Music Degree At Berklee Tribute Concert
Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present an honorary doctor of music degree to iconic musician, songwriter, and activist Harry Belafonte at a Berklee tribute concert, in recognition of Belafonte's inspiring musical and humanitarian achievements. Past recipients of Berklee's honorary doctorate include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy Gillespie, Steven Tyler, Aretha ...
SFJAZZ Collective Wins Outstanding Jazz Album at 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards
The SFJAZZ Collective’s Album, Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder, won Outstanding Jazz Album at 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, CA on Friday, February 21, 2014. The 45th NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier multi-cultural awards show and celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts as well ...
New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Student Andrew Schiller And Alumni Jeff Schneider And Christopher Zuar
Receive 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards New England Conservatory Jazz Studies student Andrew Schiller and alumni Jeff Schneider and Christopher Zuar have been selected to receive 2014 Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Schiller is a jazz bassist and composer working toward his Master of Music degree at NEC. Schneider is a composer and ...
Stem Artist Lisa Young Commissioned For The Australian Voices
Following the success of Other Plans (Lisa Young's 2009 commission work for The Australian Voices), The Australian Voices Choir has commissioned a new work from Young for 2014. Young is working on a choral arrangement (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) of 'Misra Chappu', incorporating the melody of this work from newly released “The Eternal Pulse" album ...
Stem Artist Lisa Young - Artist In Residence - Commissioned To Write A Massed Choir Piece For Gondwana Voices
Gondwana Choirs commissioned Stem's Artist Lisa Young to write a massed choir piece for their national choral school. Lisa Young is Gondwana Voices 'Composer In Residence'. This piece was premiered at: Gondwana Choirs National Choral School Concerts, The Concourse, Chatswood, Australia on Saturday January 18th, 2014 during the “saturday concerts" The Saturday concerts were the culmination ...
Chamber Music America Announces 2014 New Jazz Works Deadline
Chamber Music America announces a March 7, 2014 application deadline for its 2014 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble Development grant opportunity. New Jazz Works supports U.S. jazz ensembles (2-10 musicians) with the creation and performance of new works, and activities that extend the life of the work. To date, 171 projects have been funded through ...
Independent Music Wins 50% of 2014 Grammys
Independent music took home 50 % of the awards at last nights 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the highest percentage of wins since indie label trade group A2IM began tracking the awards in 2006. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won in four categories, including Best New Artist and Best Rap Album, for their independently released album, The Heist. ...
Grammy Winners 2014: The Full List
Daft Punk's “Get Lucky" won record of the year and the duo's “Get Lucky" won the year's top album, at last night's 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Rising stars were rewarded as well, with Lorde, Kacey Musgraves and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis taking home key awards. Album of the Year Daft Punk, Random Access Memories (Julian Casablancas, DJ Falcon, Todd ...
