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ASCAP Honors for Film, TV- Broughton, McCarthy Draw Awards at Ceremony
Composers Bruce Broughton and Dennis McCarthy received special honors from ASCAP at the performance rights group's Film and Television Awards ceremony Thursday at the BevHilton. The evening recognized composers for the top-grossing films and writers of the most-performed TV music of 2009. Broughton, who scored such pics as “Tombstone" and “Silverado" and wrote for series like ...
2011 Jazz Masters: A Family Affair
The following news release arrived late yesterday: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the recipients of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award--the nation's highest honor in this distinctly American music. For the first time in the program's 29-year history, in addition to four individual awards, the NEA will present a group award to ...
Riverfront Times Announces 2010 Music Award Winners
The Riverfront Times this week announced the winners of the paper's 2010 Music Awards, which are selected by reader vote. Veteran saxophonist Willie Akins (pictured) won the 2010 award for “Best Jazz Artist." Other 2010 winners include the Funky Butt Brass Band for “Best Funk/Soul/R&B (Group)," multi-intrumentalist Lamar Harris for “Best Funk/Soul/R&B (Solo Artist)" ...
42nd ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards Competition
42nd ASCAP DEEMS TAYLOR AWARDS COMPETITION FOR BOOKS, ARTICLES AND LINER NOTES - ON MUSIC The ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards program recognizes books, articles, broadcasts and websites on the subject of music selected for their excellence. The Awards were established in 1967 to honor the memory of composer/critic/commentator Deems Taylor who died in 1966 after a ...
2010 JJA Awards Kudos
Congratulations to all of this year's winners at the 14th annual Jazz Journalists Association's Jazz Awards, which many consider the jazz industry's version of the Grammys, Oscars and Tonys.It is a wonderful jazz hang as well as a tribute. Sadly, this is one of those years when the day job kept me from attending ...
Jazz Master Randy Weston Named "Berkshires Jazz Living Legend"
“Berkshire Blues" composer recollects his career start-up in western Massachusetts Berkshires Jazz, Inc., has presented its first Living Legend award to the NEA Jazz Master pianist, Randy Weston. After a “meet the media" panel, which preceded Weston's concert in Pittsfield on May 29, 2010, Berkshires Jazz President Edward Bride presented the pianist with an engraved granite ...
Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2010 Jazz Award Winners
The Jazz Journalists Association announced winners of the 2010 Jazz Awards at the City Winery in New York City on Monday, June 14, honoring honoring more than 40 musicians, presenters, jazz supporters and jazz journalists for the 14th year. Recipients of the Jazz Awards receive engraved statuettes from the international organization of some 450 writers, broadcasters, ...
2010 JJA Jazz Awards Winners
The winners for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards honoring excellence in music-making and music documentation, nominated by 60 professional Jazz Journalists Association members. = winner 1. Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Muhal Richard Abrams Jimmy Heath James Moody Paul Motian Wayne Shorter Randy Weston 2. Musician of the Year Dave Douglas
A Backward Glance and a Step Forward for Guitarist Les Sabler on "Crescent Shores"
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The contemporary jazz artists sixth album will be released August 3rd Tampa, FL: Sometimes revisiting the past enables us to move forward. Thats exactly what contemporary jazz guitarist Les Sabler did when creating his sixth studio album, Crescent Shores, which will be released by Big Deal Records on August 3rd. Produced by Sabler and keyboardist-trumpeter Allon ...
JJA Jazz Awards Gala Today June 14 in NYC
Last chance to get your tickets for the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards gala, to be held TODAY JUN 14 at City Winery in New York City. Buy your tickets online now if you haven't already! Can't be there? Go to one of the six Awards satellite parties, watch the live streaming video, or find out ...
