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2011 British Parliamentary Jazz Awards Are Announced
On May 18 the Terrace Bar of the House of Commons played host to the 2011 Parliamentary Jazz Awards—the seventh such awards, sponsored by PPL. Hosted by broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, many MPs, peers and renowned jazz musicians were present on the night including Jamie Cullum, Dame Cleo Laine and Lord David Steel of Aikwood. The awards ...
New Honor for Randy Weston
NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON TO RECEIVE HIS MAJESTY KING MOHAMMED VI'S HONOR FOR HIS LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO MOROCCO'S GNAOUA MUSIC TRADITION ON MAY 11 The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, welcomes leading Moroccan cultural and intellectual figures for a series of talks from May 1-21 on the occasion of ...
Jazz Arts Group Announces Winner of 2011 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has announced its winner of the 2011 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst central Ohios young students of jazz. On Saturday, April 30, 2011, three talented high school students competed at the Jazz Academy in the finals of Jazz Arts ...
Alyce Myatt Unveils New NEA Grant Opportunities as Media Category Redefined
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced a new grant category, Arts in Media, which will replace Arts on Radio and Television and expand the parameters of projects previously funded through that category. All project types that were previously eligible remain eligible. In addition, the expanded category now supports: All available media platforms such as ...
RFT 2011 Music Awards Ballot Now Online
Reader voting is underway for the 2011 Riverfront Times Music Awards. This year's nominees for “Best Jazz Artist" are guitarist Dave Black, saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, pianist Peter Martin, singer Denise Thimes and pianist Reggie Thomas. (If none of those choices are to your liking, there's also a write-in option. ) For the first time, this year ...
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, ...
