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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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Gregory Porter’s “Liquid Spirit” Wins Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

GREGORY PORTER’S BLUE NOTE DEBUT
LIQUID SPIRIT
WINS THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM


 
2014 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED INCLUDING
VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT AT NYC’S TOWN HALL
 
WATCH PORTER’S PERFORMANCES ON ABC JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE

 
Jazz and soul singer Gregory Porter won his first-ever GRAMMY Award yesterday when his Blue Note Records debut Liquid Spirit was awarded Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles.

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The 3rd Annual “For The Love of R&B” in Hollywood | Jan 22nd, 2014

Tank & Jason Lee to Host Third Annual
“For the Love of R&B” Live Music Event
in Hollywood



This year’s iconic event will celebrate Tank’s GRAMMY® nomination with TGT for “Best RnB Album of the Year”


HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The third annual “For the Love of R&B” live music event will celebrate R&B trailblazer Tank and his GRAMMY® nomination with TGT in the “Best RnB Album of the Year” category this year. The exclusive, invitation-only event, co-hosted by Celebrity Blogger & Personality Jason Lee, will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd at The Sayers Club, located at 1645 Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood.

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Earl Bynum & The Mount Unity Choir Wins Stellar Award for Contemporary Choir of the Year | 2014

Earl Bynum and The Mount Unity Choir Take Home Stellar Award For
Contemporary Choir of The Year



Debut Release For Virginia’s Bishop K.W. Brown Presents Earl Bynum and The Mount Unity Choir Continues To Capture Major Awards and Recognition


Chesapeake, VA — The Gospel Music industry celebrated its most outstanding vocalists, musicians and creative individuals and groups in Nashville, TN last week.  The 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were handed out during a live show at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and broadcast on UP TV.  Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Chesapeake, VA took home one of those prestigious awards. 

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Tasha Cobbs “Grace” Lands @ #1 on Billboards Top Gospel Albums Chart

Motown Gospel’s Tasha Cobbs Lands at #1
on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums Chart
Nearly 50 Weeks After The Release of ‘Grace’


 
Cobbs Receives Seven Stellar Gospel Music Awards Nominations and
Two GRAMMY® Award nominations alongside upcoming
Performances on the Trumpet Awards and the Stellar Awards

 
(Nashville, TN – January 9, 2014) – Motown Gospel’s Tasha Cobbs rings in the New Year with a #1 album on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart, seven Stellar Gospel Music Awards nominations, two GRAMMY® Award nominations and performances on the Trumpet Awards and the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Released February 5, 2013, ‘Grace’ has remained in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart.
 
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