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Randy Weston Captures Prestigious Guggenheim
NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has been announced as a 2011 recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship award. This particular award is a purpose-driven honorarium and Randy does indeed have big plans for his Guggenheim. I spoke with Weston recently on this subject after he'd surprised me with the great news in the midst of a ...
David Hoffman, "Calmness Of Spirit" Album Among The Winners In The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards
Peoria, IL—David Hoffman, Jackson Browne and David Lindley, Flying Lotus, Melissa Auf der Maur, Pokey La Farge and othersare among the diverse self-released and independent label talent named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as the judge-determined winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for fans and bands. The ...
Bassist Alex Blake to Be Honored by Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame and Museum With Lifetime Achievement Award
NEW YORK, NY—World renowned double bassist Alex Blake will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award and induction into the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame and Museum by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium on April 28th, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:30pm in a ceremony at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledges a “master ...
A2im Analysis Show Grammy Hurt Indie Labels More Than Majors
(UPDATED) An analysis by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) trade organization of the past two years of Grammy Awards showed that if winning is the primary measure of success, the impact of the recent category reductions and consolidations would effect the independent label community and the four major labels equally. But the bottom line ...
UDC Receives Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival Proclamation
Mayor Vincent C. Gray has issued a proclamation to the University of the District of Columbia in honor of the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival, which is celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary on April 25, 2011. “We are delighted that the Mayor has recognized what has proven to be a signature event for our program, ...
Letters to NARAS: Jochem Becker Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
Guest Shot: Those Grammy Changes
Outrage continues to grow in the Latin jazz community over the decision of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) to drop the Best Latin Jazz category from the annual Grammy awards. The NARAS Board of Governors this week decided to eliminate nearly a third of the award categories, but the loudest protest has ...
Letters to NARAS: Eddie Palmieri Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance on the Most Recent Grammy Category Changes...
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance is shocked and disappointed by the news that the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has chosen to eliminate the Latin Jazz category from the GRAMMY awards. Latinos are the second-largest demographic group in the United States, at over 50 million people in the 2010 Census, and our contributions to ...
Three-Peat for Jazzschool Band at 2011 Next Generation Festival
The Jazzschool's Monday Night Studio Band, under the direction of Keith Johnson, won 1st place for the third consecutive year following its performance on Sunday, April 3, at the Annual Next Generation Festival (41st Annual National High School Competition) in Monterey, California. The weekend event includes the Next Generation Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, ...
