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The Indies Just Got 273 Grammy Nominations. but Will That Blend with Bieber?
Did you happen to catch the recently-broadcast “Life & Times of Justin Bieber"? It also went by another name—the “American Music Awards," does that now ring a bell? Sure, the teenagers stuck around, but the AMAs suffered its worst ratings performance in history. There was just too much Bieber, too many stale faces, and too many ...
Grammy Nominees, My Nominees: And the "Best" Keep Coming...
The CDs keep coming. I've heard a good binful of marvelous recordings released in 2010. Yet hardly any are in the running for a Grammy. Neither are the way-too-many promising titles (some already in the 4-5 star category in published reviews) that I really plan to listen to in coming weeks. That pile is much more ...
53rd Grammy Nominations Announced
Here are the nominations in the jazz categories, as well as some other categories which included jazz artists. The Grammy Awards show will take place February 13th, 2011 at 8 PM. 44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. The Stanley Clarke Band The ...
Herbie Hancock's "The Imagine Project" Nominated For Three Grammy Awards
HERBIE HANCOCK'S “THE IMAGINE PROJECT" NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS, BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AND BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S) Critically-acclaimed CD The Imagine Project recorded across the globe features a message of peace through global cooperation and includes Hancock joined by Anoushka Shankar, Seal, Pink, John Legend, Juanes, Jeff ...
Benoit Delbecq Awarded Prestigious Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros for 2010 Songlines Releases Circles and Calligrams and The Sixth Jump
"Plenty of forward-thinking jazz pianists have been painted with a modern-classical brush, but few have approached improvisation armed with the manual vocabularies demanded by Cage, Ligeti and the like with the same diligence and flair as Parisian keyboardist Delbecq." —Time Out New York Acclaimed Paris-based pianist Benoît Delbecq has been awarded the Grand Prix de l'Académie ...
Michael Buble Wins American Music Award
Michael Bublé went home Sunday night with an AMA for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist on ABC's American Music Awards. “It was truly an honor to win and be among so much amazing talent. It was a big night for Canadians—especially my family and Justin Bieber's," quipped Bublé. Bublé left LA the very next morning to begin ...
Matt Shipp Appointed 2011 Master Artists-in-Residence at Atlantic Center for the Arts
Since 1982, Atlantic Center for the Arts' residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work and collaborate during three-week residencies at their Florida facility. Jazz composer and performer Matt Shipp was named a Master Artist-in-Residence for the Spring of 2011. Shipp will personally select a group of talented, emerging and ...
Herbie Hancock Set to Perform at Noble Peace Prize Ceremony
Herbie Hancock and his Imagine Project Band have been invited by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to perform at this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, December 11th. Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will host the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert which will take place at the Oslo Spektrum arena and be televised worldwide. ...
Jazz St. Louis Wins 2011 Missouri Arts Award
Jazz St. Louis will receive a 2011 Missouri Arts Award from the Missouri Arts Council. The Missouri Arts Council is a state agency and division of the Department of Economic Development that provides over $8 million a year in grants to nonprofit organizations to stimulate the growth, development, and appreciation of the arts in Missouri. The ...
Owl Studios Announces Recipient of the Inaugural Emerging Jazz Artist Project (EJAP)
Indianapolis, Ind.—The Jeff McLaughlin Quartet was chosen as the recipient of the inaugural Emerging Jazz Artist Project (EJAP) Award Monday, Oct. 25, during the David N. Baker Jazz Ensemble concert at the Musical Arts Center of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The EJAP, planned to become an annual competition, is sponsored by Owl Studios ...
