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Sonny Rollins Named 2010 Edward MacDowell Medalist, the First Jazz Composer to be so Honored

March 1, 2010

The MacDowell Colony, the nation's leading artist residency program, will present its 51st Edward MacDowell Medal to jazz composer and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins on Sunday, August 15. The MacDowell Medal has been awarded annually since 1960 to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to his/her field, and this year marks the first time ...

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Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood Get White House Awards

February 27, 2010

President Barack Obama honored actor and director Clint Eastwood and singer Bob Dylan with arts and humanities awards Thursday. The White House called Dylan “an icon of youthful rebellion and poetic sensitivity" and said Eastwood's films and performances are “essays in individuality, hard truths and the essence of what it means to be American." “Obviously, ...

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Ertegun Hall of Fame Winners

February 24, 2010

Jazz At Lincoln Center has just announced the artists posthumously inducted into its Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame for 2010. They are Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Billy Strayhorn and Sarah Vaughan. Those honored are chosen by vote of a panel of experts from 17 countries. Jazz at Lincoln Center will present concerts dedicated to the ...

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Sennheiser Artists Deliver Riveting Performances and Win 17 Awards at the 2010 Grammys

February 24, 2010

Los Angeles, February 23, 2010 - This year, “Music's Biggest Night" drew the widest television audience in years. An estimated 25 million people viewed the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, broadcasted live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles with performances and production values resembling more of a Cirque de Soleil atmosphere than a typical awards ...

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Blind Guitarist Joey Stuckey Receives Key to City of Green Cove Springs, Florida

February 22, 2010

Macon, GA - Christened the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia (home of the “southern sound"), award winning blind guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, radio and TV personality Joey Stuckey has recently been given the key to the city of his birth Green Cove Springs, Florida. A prestigious honor bestowed upon Stuckey by the Mayor and City ...

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Young Musicwide Award 2010

February 22, 2010

Music Network is once again recruiting a jazz ensemble for the period September 2010 - September 2013. Young Musicwide is a unique professional development scheme designed to assist a selected group of Ireland's brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career. Through an audition process, one jazz ensemble will be selected to participate in ...

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Up Wins Best Music at BAFTA Awards

February 22, 2010

'Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards The Iraq war drama wins six awards at England's version of the Oscars. “The Hurt Locker" left “Avatar" in the dust Sunday at the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards, winning best film, best director for Kathryn Bigelow, original screenplay for Mark Boal, cinematography, editing and sound. ...

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2010 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

February 21, 2010

New York, NY: ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2010 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 15 to 29, and are selected through a ...

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Leonard Cohen, Earth Wind & Fire to Enter Songwriters Hall of Fame

February 20, 2010

Among those up for enshrinement in the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year are Leonard Cohen, key members of Earth, Wind & Fire, and producer-composer David Foster. The hall made the announcement of its inductees on Tuesday. Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, Philip Bailey and Verdine White are being honored in addition to Foster and ...

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Teen Jazz Violinist Jonathan Russell Earns ASCAP Honor

February 18, 2010

New York, NY -- Jonathan Russell, the award winning fourteen-year-old jazz violinist from the Bronx has received an Honorable Mention in the 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards for his piece “Danny's Groove". The ASCAP Awards are presented by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with additional support from The Gibson Foundation and were ...