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

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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
 

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

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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).

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Harry Belafonte to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee

Harry Belafonte to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee March 6th, 2014



Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present an honorary doctor of music degree to iconic musician, songwriter, and activist Harry Belafonte at a Berklee tribute concert, in recognition of Belafonte’s inspiring musical and humanitarian achievements. Past recipients of Berklee’s honorary doctorate include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy Gillespie, Steven Tyler, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Juan Luis Guerra, David Bowie, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Bonnie Raitt, George Clinton, and Carole King.

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Special Concert: Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award | Jan 31st, 2014 | Feat Lalah Hathaway, Regina Belle, Alex Bugnon & More

The National Jazz Museum’s Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award at
the Apollo Theater

 
Dear Friends,
 
We are thrilled to announce that the National Jazz Museum in Harlem‘s Artistic Director at Large Jonathan Batiste has been awarded the Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Legacy Award by our friends at The Apollo Theater. We invite you to celebrate with us on January 31st at 7pm for the award ceremony…
 
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