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Michael E. Anderson wins 2012 Sinquefield Composition Prize
Columbia, MO: The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are pleased to announce that Michael E. Anderson is the winner of the 2012 Sinquefield Composition Prize. Anderson, a Mizzou senior, submitted his piece “At the Mercy of the Forest" to the competition and was selected for the prize by a ...
2011 Americana Music Association Award Winners
Americana music is hard to define, and no where want that more obvious than at last night's 2011 Americana Music Association Awards where winners ranged from Jerry Douglas to Gregg Allman. A list of 2011 Americana Music Award Winners: ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Band Of Joy, Robert Plant ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Buddy Miller INSTRUMENTALIST OF ...
Chris Greco - Nominee - Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011
Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011 November 17, 2011, Hollywood, California Chris Greco Jazz “Merope" About Chris Greco Multi-instrumentalist Greco free lanced, recorded, explored small, medium, and large group formats and was a significant contributor to the jazz culture of Los Angeles during the 1980's and the 1990's. His jazz recordings from ...
Grammy Award-Nominated Greats, Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau Take the Stage in a One-Night Collaboration as the Annenberg Center Kicks Off Its 40th Anniversary Season
Philadelphia, PA: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents a night jam-packed with jazz, as prodigious tenor saxophonist, Joshua Redman and internationally-acclaimed jazz pianist, Brad Mehldau join forces for one unforgettable duo performance, October 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM. Melding their two adventurous, yet distinctive artistic voices, Redman and Mehldau's duo cuts the extraneous and ...
Thirteen Berklee Alumni Nominated for Latin Grammy Awards
Thirteen Berklee alumni working in one of the most vital segments of the music industry have been nominated for Latin Grammy Awards. The majority of nominees are Music Production and Engineering (MP&E) alumni, 10 in all, some of whom are competing against each other in the Record and Album of the Year categories. Others appear in ...
Jazz Arts Group Named 2011 Recipient of the Columbus Foundation Award
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is proud to announce that it has been named the 2011 recipient of The Columbus Foundation Award. Created in 1986, The Columbus Foundation Award recognizes non-profit organizations that have made a difference in the quality of life in central Ohio. “We are so honored to have received The Columbus ...
Bluiett, Bistro Among Riverfront Times "Best of St Louis" Winners for 2011
The Riverfront Times' 2011 “Best of St. Louis" issue is out, and this year's winner for “Best Jazz Artist" is baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett. (Bluiett also won the BOSTL award two years ago, with pianist Peter Martin getting the trophy in 2010. ) Jazz at the Bistro once again is the winner in 2011 for “Best ...
Omar Sosa Receives Latin GRAMMY Nomination for "Calma"
We are pleased to announce that Omar Sosa's solo piano CD, Calma, has received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Instrumental Album. The 11th annual Latin GRAMMY awards will be held in Las Vegas on November 10, 2011. Released in February 2011, Calma is comprised of 13 solo piano improvisations, fusing stylistic elements of jazz, classical, ...
Bobby Sanabria, and the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Nominated for a Latin Grammy.
Multi-Grammy nominated Jazz and Latin music artist, bandleader and educator, Bobby Sanabria, and the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, have nominated for a Latin Grammy (LARAS) for Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!, in the Latin Jazz category. Under Professor Sanabria's direction, it's the second time the 21-member orchestra has been nominated for this prestigious award. ...
MacArthur 'genius' grants go to cellist, architect, jazz musician
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced new MacArthur fellows for 2011. The arts honorees include architect Jeanne Gang of Chicago, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, jazz musician Dafnis Prieto and choral conductor and composer Francisco Nunez, all of New York. Each of the so-called “genius" fellows receives $500,000 in “no-strings-attached support over the ...
