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Drummer/Composer Dana Hall Named an Outstanding "Chicagoan of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune yesterday announced its outstanding Chicagoans of the Year, recognizing their achievements in ten arts and culture fields. Dana Hall, the drummer, composer, and educator, was the top Jazz Chicagoan, and the only professional musician selected. The complete list of honorees, who were chosen by the Tribune's entertainment writers, includes: Movies: Vivian Teng, Managing ...
Grammy Nominated Album "Brother to Brother" by the Clayton Brothers
It would be quite an understatement to say that the Clayton family is musically-inclined. This year, three Claytons--John, Jeff and Gerald--received Grammy nominations. Brothers John and Jeff Clayton were nominated for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for their record Brother to Brother. Brother to Brother is a compilation of music inspired by ...
Philippe Saisse is on Top of World with First Ever Grammy Nod for Best Jazz Album "At World's Edge," Dedicated to Late Father
New York, NY -- Songwriter/arranger/producer, keyboard wiz, and, E1 Entertainment recording artist, Philippe Saisse, scored a personal triumph and first when NARAS voters opted to honor and acknowledge his progressive and daring solo album, “AT WORLD'S EDGE," with a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Saisse has enjoyed a distinguished career over the past ...
Geoffrey Keezer Nominated for a Grammy
Geoffrey Keezer may have just received his first Grammy nomination (Best Latin Jazz Album for his record Aurea), but he is by no means a newbie to the music scene. Since the tender age of 18, when Keezer began playing with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he has made a name for himself in the jazz world. ...
Terence Blanchard Nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo at the Upcoming 52nd Grammy Awards
TERENCE BLANCHARD NOMINATED FOR BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AT THE UPCOMING 52ND GRAMMY AWARDS;WORLD REKNOWNED TRUMPET PLAYER AND COMPOSER WILL ALSO RECEIVE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DU DISQUE 2009 Blanchard's soundtrack composition for Cadillac Records also nominated, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Los Angeles--Three-time Grammy Award-winning composer and world-renowned ...
House Honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fifty years after jazz legend Miles Davis recorded Kind of Blue, the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre. Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. Rep. John Conyers, ...
Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko Receives Independent Music Award Nomination
K&B Entertainment is proud to announce that guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko has received nomination from the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards. Roman has been nominated in the Best World Traditional Song Category for the track Unforgiven from his 2009 Temptation CD release which was in top sellers list of the largest online distributor of ...
The Recording Academy Features Jazz and Classical Genres
Continuing its mission of recognizing excellence in music, The Recording Academy will present the Grammy Salute To Jazz and Grammy Salute To Classical Music during Grammy Week 2010. This year's Grammy Salute To Jazz honoree is guitarist Kenny Burrell and the Grammy Salute To Classical Music honoree is tenor Plcido Domingo. These tributes are part of ...
Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra's "Book One" Nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award
IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA'S “BOOK ONE" NOMINATED FOR A 2010 GRAMMY AWARD Debut CD features original compositions, confirming a Jazz renaissance in New Orleans! (NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) is proud to announce that BOOK ONE, its latest release on World Village, has been nominated for the ...
The Who to be Honored at Carnegie Hall 03/02
MUSIC OF THE WHO TO BE HONORED BY STAR-STUDDED GATHERING OF ARTISTS SPANNING GENRES AND GENERATIONS, MARCH 2, 2010 AT CARNEGIE HALL The Who Michael Dorf announced today the first artists confirmed to play a special tribute concert to take place March 2, 2010, at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the anthemic, insurgent music of The Who. The ...
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