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Jazz singer and songwriter Krisanthi Pappas wins Billboard award
Boston-based jazz singer Krisanthi Pappas, has been compared to Norah Jones and Diana Krall by JazzTimes Magazine. As a songwriter, Krisanthi's songs are aired on national television shows “Parenthood" on NBC, “One Life To Live" on ABC as well as in independent films. Krisanthi just won 2nd place in the Billboard World Song Contest for her ...
ArtistShare and the 53rd Grammy Awards
As the season for Grammy Nominations starts, ArtistShare is pleased to announce it's 10 exciting new recordings eligible for nominations in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Having recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of it's first fan-funded project, ArtistShare recordings have received 4 Grammy wins and 14 nominations since 2005. If you would like to vote at ...
14th Annual Maple Blues Awards Nominees Announced
Internationally recognized Canadian Blues artists will be getting plenty of attention at the 14th Annual Maple Blues Awards on January 17, 2011. This year's crops of nominees are not only recognized at home, but have been leading Canada's growing international reputation as a leader in the blues community. Voting opens Friday, October 29 at midnight Newfoundland ...
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Announces Second Round Grants for Jazz.NEXT Program $462,350 Awarded to Support Jazz Through the Use of Technology Baltimore, MD—Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation has announced the second round of grants for the Jazz.NEXT program. Jazz.NEXT is a national jazz initiative focused on how innovative approaches incorporating technology can profoundly influence the operating practice ...
Skipp Pearson Becomes an Endorsing Artist for Conn-Selmer Paris
Columbia, SC—it is with great pleasure the Skipp Pearson Jazz Foundation announces that Skipp Pearson, the official ambassador of jazz music for the state of South Carolina, has joined the distinguished international endorsing artist roster of Conn-Selmer Inc/Selmer Paris Saxophones. The Conn-Selmer endorsing artist roster includes many of the finest professional players of brass and woodwind ...
BT Digital Awards Best for Music Discovery, Promotion, Music Blog, App, Site and More
At last night's BT Digital Music Awards in London, one of the few awards that honors musicians as well as the digital media and technology sectors, Songkick, iTunes, YouTube, BBC Introducing, Gorillaz and Muse were among the big winners. 2010 BT Digital Music Award Winners: Best Innovation or Gadget BandCentral BuzzDeck Pledge Music Songkick SoundCloud SoundOut ...
Philippine Jazz Icon Boy Katindig, youngest to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from PARI/23rd Awit Awards
Jazz Musician/Yamaha Artiste/ KoolKat Productions Pres. Boy Katindig, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award (Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award) from the 23rd Awit Awards. The youngest recipient of the award, Mr. Katindig was recognized for his exemplary and outstanding achievement as one of the pioneering artists in the propagation of original Filipino music and as an ...
Jazz Pianist and Composer Jason Moran Winner of 2010 Macarthur Fellowship
(Boston)—Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran has been named a 2010 MacArthur Fellow, it was announced today. The unrestricted fellowship encourages “people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual and professional inclinations," according to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Moran is one of 23 recipients of this year's so-called genius award, ...
NEC Jazz Pianist Jason Moran Awarded MacArthur "Genius" Grant
Moran Joins NEC's Distinguished Roster of Jazz “Geniuses" Including Gunther Schuller, George Russell, Steve Lacy, Ran Blake Jazz pianist Jason Moran, who joined the New England Conservatory faculty this month, has been named a 2010 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Among 23 recipients of the famous MacArthur “Genius grants," Moran, ...
Karkwa win the 2010 Polaris Music Prize
Karkwa was named the winner of the fifth annual Polaris Music Prize. This award, given to signify the best Canadian album of the year, was presented tonight at the gala ceremony held at CTV's Concert Hall at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. In addition to bragging rights, Karkwa take home $20,000 for their album Les Chemins ...
