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Full List Of Winners: 13th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards
Here is the full list of winners announced at the 13th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards.
Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
Lee Konitz
Musician of the Year
Sonny Rollins
Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider
Up & Coming Artist of the Year
Esperanza Spalding
Events Producer of the Year
George Wein
New Festival Productions Record
of the Year
Appearing Nightly
Carla Bley Big Band
(Watt/ECM)
Latin Jazz Album of the Year
Song [...]
Winners Announced For 13th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards
A large group of jazz’s best singers convened at the 13th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards at the Jazz Standard Tuesday afternoon (June 16th) as Kurt Elling, Sheila Jordan, Roberta Gambarini, Giacomo Gates and Venissa Santî gathered around bebop-vocalist Mark Murphy to wish him well. Murphy, age 74, was recipient of the first [...]
Berklee Alumni and Faculty Receive 29 Grammy Nominations
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and one faculty member for a total of 29 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of fields, including pop, rock, rap, alternative, jazz, Latin, country, polka, producing, engineering, arranging, and composing. To date, 58 known Berklee [...]
The 2009 Grammy Nominations Are Out: Who’s nominated in the jazz category?
Grammy nominations for 2009 were released Dec. 4th, 2008. For those that follow jazz, it is no suprirse to see some of the following names. At the same time, we will have a chance to become familiar with some newer faces.
The jazz category is broken up into 6 sub-categories, consisting of:
(1) [...]
Jack Prybylski Declared Best Saxophonist Of The Year Again: Buffalo Music Awards honors him for the 10th time
At the 2008 Buffalo Music Awards, Jack Prybylski was declared the Saxophonist of the Year for the tenth time (four years consecutively from 2004-2008). “It’s flattering and rewarding to be recognized by peers and fans. I appreciate that people continue to find enjoyment in my musical craft,” said Prybylski.
In 2006, Prybylski released one [...]
Chick Corea Among Winners At The 2008 BBC Jazz Awards
The first UK performance in 25 years by Chick Corea and Return To Forever, Best Vocalist nominee Ian Shaw’s first public performance of the late, great Humphrey Lyttleton’s Sad, Sweet Song and an exclusive performance by Jamie Cullum, Jeff Beck and Kyle Eastwood were just some of the highlights of the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards [...]
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