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Blues Blast Music Awards Announces Partial Entertainment Lineup
The 2nd Annual Blues Blast Music Awards take place on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago. Blues Blast Magazine has listed a partial lineup of nominees who will perform at the event These include Kenny Neal, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Shirley Johnson, Albert Castiglia, John Primer, Chris James & Patrick ...
Derek Trucks Jams w/ Already Free Contest Winner
Derek Trucks Band “Get Out Of My Life Woman" Featuring Mike Gannon, Indaba Music Contest Winner In February of 2009, Indaba Music partnered with the Derek Trucks Band and their label, Sony Music, on a unique program that invited musicians from all over the world to collaborate with the band on their (then) new ...
Emmy Nomination in Hand, Don Wolff's I Love Jazz is Ready for a Second Season on HEC-TV
An episode of the HEC-TV series I Love Jazz, hosted by longtime St. Louis DJ and jazz advocate Don Wolff, has been nominated for a local Emmy Award in the category of “Special Event Coverage (other than news or sports ) Live or Edited" by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and ...
Berklee Honoring Brubeck at Monterey
On September 20, jazz great Dave Brubeck will have something in common with Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Loretta Lynn and Gloria and Emilio Estefan - an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee for their contributions to music and humanity.The Boston-based Berklee College of Music will present the pianist and composer with an honorary doctorate just ...
U.S. Army Field Band Soldier-Musician Wins State Award for Musical Composition
By Heather Santos Fort George G. Meade, Md.--Master Sgt. Jeffrey Thomas Lopez, bass player for the Jazz Ambassadors - America's Big Band, won a 2009 Individual Artist Award in Music Composition from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) for his original Latin-Jazz scores, “Gibraltar," “Blue Waves," “Las Mujeres," “Chile Sauce," as well as his original composition ...
Dave Brubeck to Receive Berklee Honorary Doctorate
NEA Jazz Master Dave Brubeck, designated a Living Legend by the Library of Congress, will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music at the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival, held on September 18 - 20, 2009. The presentation will be made on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena on Sunday, September 20, ...
Steve Martin's 'Crow' Wins Kudos
He's won an Emmy and a Grammy, and now Steve Martin is nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Assn. Awards. The writer-comedian picked up six nominations Thursday in connection with his first music record, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. Martin was nominated as best banjo player and the album, which is No. 1 ...
Grady Nichols,Zac Maloy and David John Receive Grassroots Nomination
Grady Nichols, Zac Maloy and David John received a nomination from the grassroots music organization Just Plain Folks for their song, “Bellisimo." Recorded by Nichols for his Take Me With You project, “Bellissimo" was nominated in the Smooth Jazz Song category. The 2009 Just Plain Folks Awards is billed as the Worlds Largest Music Awards. They ...
Grammys: Neil Young to Receive Musicares Honor
The Recording Academy has named Neil Young its 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year. The musician will be honored at a charity gala on Jan. 29, two days before the organization hosts the Grammy Awards. Artists receiving the recognition, which benefits the charity arm of the Recording Academy, traditionally receive a tribute on the Grammy Awards, ...
King Sunny Ade Inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame
King Sunny Ade Inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame at Celebrate Brooklyn On July 18th King Sunny Ade, Nigeria's beloved entertainer and maestro of juju big band dance music, was inducted into the Afropop Hall of Fame at Celebrate Brooklyn's African Festival on Saturday, July 18th. Afropop Producer Sean Barlow did the honors of inducting ...
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