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2015 Stellar Awards Marks 30th Anniversary in Las Vegas | March 28th, 2015

2015 Stellar Gospel Music Awards Marks 30th Anniversary Milestone With New Date And Location In Las Vegas, Nevada

Telecast Taping Moves West to Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 28, 2015; Travel and Ticket Packages on Sale Beginning August 4th

CHICAGO, July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The biggest night in Gospel music, The Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, is moving to a new venue and taping date in celebration of its 30th Anniversary milestone.

Hall of Fame Vocalist Larnelle Harris to be Honored with Governor’s Award

Larnelle Harris will be the first Christian artist to receive the honor since the awards began 29 years ago

Hall of Fame vocalist and five-time Grammy winner, Larnelle Harris, will receive the 2014 Kentucky Governor’s Artist Award in a public ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Kentucky this October. The prestigious award is given to Kentuckians who have made significant contributions to the arts in the Commonwealth, across the country, and around the globe. Harris will be the first contemporary Christian vocalist to receive the Artist Award since its inception 29 years ago.

Jimi Hendrix Documentary “Hear My Train A Comin’” Nominated for Two Emmys

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’, Fuse Films/Thirteen’s American Masters-produced documentary on the life of Jimi Hendrix that aired on PBS late last year, has just received two Emmy nominations:

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming

Gordon Mason, A.C.E., Editor

Stephen Ellis, Editor

Phil McDonald, Editor

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming

Eddie Kramer, Music Mixing

Steve Crook, Re-Recording Mixer

Former President Bill Clinton to Receive Founder’s Award for Jazz Advocacy

Bill Clinton to Receive Award for Jazz Advocacy

Former President Bill Clinton will get a chance to play his saxophone when the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz honors him with its Founder’s Award.

Ragan Whiteside Wins Flutist of the Year | Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards 2014

Ragan Whiteside Wins Flutist of the Year in the 2014 Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards

Contemporary Jazz Flutist, Vocalist & Songwriter Ragan Whiteside took home the award for Best Black Female Flutist of the Year in the Black Women in Jazz & Fine Arts Awards, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The black tie event featured a night of glamour and elegance, creating a greater awareness of the many vital contributions that African American Female artists have made in the past, present and to the future of jazz.

Ernie Watts is Awarded for the 2014 Frankfurt Music Prize

ERNIE WATTS MUSIC PRIZE FRANKFURT
“Award for an extraordinary career; he has generated an impressive artistic legacy.” (Frankfurt Music Prize Foundation)

To Be Presented March 14 at Frankfurt Musik Messe IS SELECTED FOR THE 2014

In his over 50-year career, Ernie Watts has played in many genres, from symphonies to pop, the big bands of Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson to Frank Zappa, but always the heart of his music is jazz, his interior direction ever since he first heard John Coltrane on “Kind of Blue” when Watts was 14.

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The 2014 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Are Announced

The Jazz Journalists Association Announces Winners for 2014 JJA Jazz Awards

NEW YORK – The Jazz Journalists Association today announced winners of 2014 JJA Jazz Awards in 32 categories of musical achievement. Herbie Hancock — the man behind International Jazz Day (April 30) as UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialog and Chairman of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz – is being honored for his Lifetime Achievement in Jazz. Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, Hancock’s frequent collaborator, has been voted Musician of the Year.

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Damien Sneed Receives the 2014 Sphnix Medal of Excellence

Damien Sneed Receives the 2014 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Honor with Events at the Kennedy Center and
The Supreme Court of the United States

Sneed Performed at the Historic Carnegie Hall with Lalah Hathaway,
Jimmy Heath and Others

(New York, NY –March 26, 2014) – Conductor, pianist, producer and recording artist Damien L. Sneed recently received the 2014 Sphnix Medal of Excellence honor, alongside Pedrito Martinez and Carla Dirlikov. The annual Sphinx Medals of Excellence honor extraordinary Black and Latino leaders in music who, early in their careers, demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and leadership.

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Legendary Trumpeter Herb Alpert to Receive 2014 REDCAT Award | March 15th, 2014

Award-Winning Musician and Philanthropist Herb Alpert to be Honored at
CalArts’ REDCAT Gala

Los Angeles (PRWEB) March 03, 2014

Award-winning musician and philanthropist Herb Alpert will be honored with the 2014 REDCAT Award at a March 15 Gala to be held at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater). Steven D. Lavine, president of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), described Alpert as “a legendary artist and visionary who brings much the same generosity of spirit and depth of creativity to his philanthropy.

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The Showers Stun at Pre-Oscar Event with New Single, “Better”

AWARD-WINNING FAMILY GROUP THE SHOWERS STUN AT PRE-OSCAR EVENT WITH STIRRING RENDITION OF NEW SINGLE “BETTER”

Grammy® Award Winning Gospel Great Donnie McClurkin & Grammy® Award-Nominated R&B Songstress Kelly Price Wowed Audiences With Impromptu Reprise Of The Hit Gospel Tune

Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2014) — Award-winning family group THE SHOWERS were the talk of the night after rendering a stunning rendition of their hit gospel song ‘BETTER’ at the ‘Gospel Goes to Hollywood’ Pre-Oscar event on Friday night (February 28th).