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B.D. Lenz Awarded Rising Star from Gigmasters

April 2, 2009

"This means we're doing something right. GigMasters.com has become an important part of my income and gig schedule." --B.D. Lenz, Premier Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Hackettstown, NJ -- B.D. Lenz, one of the hottest contempo-jazz guitarists on the scene today, was awarded the “Rising Star Award" for the #1 jazz band from GigMasters. The online entertainment booking ...

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Canada's Juno Awards Given

March 31, 2009

Juno Awards Given Nickelback won awards for group and album of the year on Sunday, as well as the fan choice award at the Junos, Canadas annual music awards. Sam Roberts, the Montreal rocker, won artist of the year, and the singer Lights was best new artist. The Toronto hip-hop artist Kardinal Offishall won for best ...

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SUNY Honors Grammy Winner Arturo O’Farrill, Latin Jazz Pioneer

March 26, 2009

Albany – The State University of New York Board of Trustees will celebrate Latin jazz pioneer, Grammy winning musician and SUNY faculty-member, Arturo O’Farrill at a reception in his honor at The Egg in Albany, NY on March 28. SUNY and Jazz/Latino Inc. will be co-hosts of the reception honoring O’Farrill after Afro- Latin Jazz Orchestra, ...

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College Television Awards Announced

March 23, 2009

Students from UCLA, American Film Institute, Cal State Northridge and Art Center College of Design are among the first-place winners. Six local students were among the first-place winners of the 30th annual College Television Awards, handed out Saturday night by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. Julie Sagalowsky and Josh C. Feldman of UCLA ...

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Taylor Robinson, Jordan Nelson & Austin May - Teens Take Top Awards at Film Fest

March 22, 2009

The Phantoscope Film Festival Richmond Art Museum Third Annual Phantoscope Indiana High School Film Festival featuring the work of teen filmmakers from all across Indiana. Student filmmakers from Lowell to Evansville and all parts in between will have their works shown on the big screen. The Applesauce Affair a film by Jordan Nelson & Taylor Robinson ...

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Random Access Large Ensemble Nominated for Juno Award

March 19, 2009

Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble's latest CD “Existential Detective" has been nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Recording at the 2009 Juno Awards. The awards will be held in Vancouver the weekend of March 29th. The National Jazz Awards were just announced and Barry and cohorts are up for ...

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"Time Out" Inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame

March 19, 2009

Stockton, CA The Dave Brubeck Quartets classic album Time Out was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as one of the most significant albums of our time. Additionally, the album is getting a second look. Legacy Records, a division of Columbia Records, announced last week that it will remaster Time Out along with albums by ...

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Harry Connick Jr. Among Those Honored at Tulane

March 17, 2009

Musician and actor Harry Connick Jr., HIV co-discoverer Franoise Barr- Sinoussi, health care advocate Jessie Gruman and architect William McDonough will receive honorary degrees at Tulane University's 2009 Commencement, May 16 at 9 a.m. in the Louisiana Superdome. The commencement marks the departure of Tulane's “Katrina Class," those students who were Tulane freshmen for only a ...

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Leroy Jones Nominated for 21st Big Easy Entertainment Awards

March 16, 2009

Leroy Jones has been nominated for "Best Traditional Jazz" in the 21st Big Easy Entertainment Awards. The Big Easy Awards are New Orleans' premier event honoring the musical and theatrical talent of a city world renowned forits outstanding performing arts. A combination of the Grammys and the Tonys in style, 45+ awards are presented to local ...

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Grammy Date Changed

March 13, 2009

The cutoff date for eligibility for next year’s Grammy Awards will be shortened by a month The 52nd annual awards ceremony will be held a bit earlier than usual, the Grammy organizers announced on Thursday. The 2010 ceremony will be on Jan. 31; this year the Grammys were presented on Feb. 8. The eligibility cutoff date ...