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The Critics Speak
I keep swearing to swear off critics polls. I fail when Francis Davis persuades me to take part in his. For years, Francis ran the Village Voice jazz critics poll. This year he moved the operation to the Rhapsody website and recruited more than 120 jazz critics, writers and broadcasters. Who knew there were so many ...
Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Receives Nomination for 2012 OC Music Awards Best Jazz
Anaheim, CA—Award-winning local jazz vocalist, Chris Williams has been nominated in the category of Best Jazz for the Orange County Music Awards, to be held March 3 at The Grove in Anaheim. Canadian-born jazz vocalist Chris Williams has impressed audiences with his intense passion, vocal proficiency and musical maturity. He has built a loyal following, as ...
For a Night, Jazz Shines in America
Sonny Rollins receives Kennedy Center Honor on CBS television It actually happened a few weeks ago, the night Theodore Walter Rollins was among people from the arts receiving the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., in front of the President and First Lady and hundreds of people associated with the arts. But the event aired tonight ...
Three Online Music Teachers Nominated For Grammy Nominations
Three musicians who also teach online have been nominated for Grammy awards, highlighting how an increasing number of high-profile artists are creating their own online music schools. Jazz drumming legend Billy Cobham, harmonica wizard Howard Levy, and banjoist Tony Trischka all have three things in common. They're all world class musicians, they've all worked on projects ...
2012 Rock Hall Inductees: GNR, Beasties, RHCP, Faces
INDUCTION CEREMONY SET FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 14 2012 Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its inductees for 2012. The inductees are listed below. The 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Cleveland and premiere on HBO in early May. The 2012 ...
Macon Guitar Legend Joey Stuckey Receives Prestigious Award, Gains New Endorsers and Composes Radio Theme Song
Macon, GA—Truly one of the hardest working people in the music industry, 2011 has been a landmark year for blind recording artist, engineer, producer and inspirational speaker Joey Stuckey. With the release of his latest acclaimed CD 'The Shadow Sound' in February of this year, Stuckey has been hitting the road performing and speaking all over ...
54th Annual Jazz Grammy Nominees
30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo “All Or Nothing At All" Randy Brecker, soloist Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band) [Half Note] “You Are My Sunshine" Ron Carter, soloist Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy ...
Esperanza Spalding Wins Jazz Artist of the Year at Boston Music Awards
Jazz bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding won the Jazz Artist of the Year award at the annual Boston Music Awards ceremony held at the Liberty Hotel on Sunday, November 20, 2011. The Boston Herald has a for a full list of winners in all of the categories. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Spalding ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grant to Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.
Percussionist Dafnis Prieto Commissioned to Write New Composition to Debut at 2012 Newport Jazz Festival NEWPORT, RI, November 16, 2011—The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. has been awarded a 29-month Arts Program grant in the amount of $50, 000 from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) to support presentations by DDCF grantees at the Newport Jazz Festival® during ...
MCG Jazz, Paquito D’Rivera and "Panamericana Suite" Receives Two Latin Grammy Awards
Pittsburgh, PA: MCG Jazz, the independent record label housed at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild on the North Side, has again produced a CD that has won two Latin GRAMMY® Awards. The awards were announced today during the pre-telecast awards show at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Congratulations go out to Paquito D'Rivera on his ...
