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El Intruso Poll
The Argentinian jazz website El Intruso asked me to participate in their year end poll. Much like the polls in Downbeat or Jazz Times, the poll was broken down by instrument. Here were my submissions with a few comments: Musician of the year—Mary Halvorson (MH has seemingly been everywhere this year, releasing a great album as ...
Berklee Alumni and Faculty Earn 25 Grammy Award Nominations
Boston, MA—The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and faculty for a total of 25 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of music, including pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic/dance, alternative, jazz, and Latin. Producers, engineers, arrangers, and video directors were also nominated. To date, Berklee ...
Indie Has Arrived: 273 Grammy Nominations for Indies! Congratulations... Paul McCartney?
This post is by Dave Cool, creator of the documentary film “What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians." Read his Hypebot Interview. So there was a lot of buzz recently about the Grammy Nominations, notably that 273 “indies" were nominated for awards this year. For someone who spent 2 years documenting what ...
Best Jazz Albums of 2010
For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices. I generally love doing these year-end things because it gives me a chance to go back to pieces that jumped out at the time. More than that, it's interesting to ...
Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Album Receives 2011 Grammy Nomination
New York City, NY—Jazz Standard, New York's premier jazz club, was honored by The Recording Academy® as nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards were announced last week. Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard (Released June 2010) has been recognized in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album category. This marks Jazz Standard's first co-produced album ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater Receives Grammy Nomination--Best Jazz Vocal Album
Los Angeles, California. Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of “Best Jazz Vocal Album." The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ...
Motema's Gregory Porter and Oran Etkin Get Grammy Nods
Gregory Porter' s Debut, Water, Receives GRAMMY® Nomination as Best Jazz Vocal Album Clarinetist Oran Etkin's Track, “Unique Monique," Included on Album Nominated in Best Spoken Word Album for Children Category A scant six months after the release of his debut album, Water, Gregory Porter has been nominated in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category of ...
Bill King's eJazzNews.com Top Ten Jazz Recordings 2010
The Clayton Brothers—The New Song & Dance (artistShare) Jason Moran—'Ten' ( Blue Note) Billy Childs—Autumn: In Moving Pictures (artistShare) Charles Lloyd—Mirror (ECM) Tom Harrell—Prana Dance—(High Note) Steve Coleman & Five Elements—Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi Recordings) Rudresh Manhanthappa & Bunky Green—Apex (Pi) Stefano Bolliani—Stone in the Water (ECM) Trombone Shorty—Backatown (Verve Forecast) Terry Clarke—It's About Time ...
Best of 2010
It's that time again for being pestered about Top Jazz Albums of 2010 lists. I say “pestered" because it seems like a chore that doesn't accomplish much other than give a tip of the hat to SOME of the outstanding music of the past year. So much music comes out these days that it's impossible to ...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Nominated For Best Contemporary Blues Album
Congratulations to the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, who last night received a GRAMMY nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for recent release, LIVE! In Chicago. The announcement also marks Roadrunner Records imprint, Loud & Proud Records, first GRAMMY nomination. This is Kenny's 5th GRAMMY nomination. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd band is honored to be ...
