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The 18th Annual Living Legends Awards Celebration in Los Angeles | Oct. 3rd, 2014

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The Living Legends Foundation Celebrates its
18th Annual Awards Show
 
This Year Marks the First Time the Organization Will Hold its Event in Los Angeles
 
Distinguished Honorees Include Cathy Hughes (pictured), Keith Clinkscales, Rushion McDonald, Ethiopia Habtemarian, Gail Mitchell, Aundrae Russell, Lee Bailey and KJLH-FM
 
(New York, NY – July 29, 2014) —The Living Legends Foundation (LLF) today announces the 2014 honorees for its 18th Living Legends Awards Celebration.

Oya Thomas is Named Top 5 Singer/Songwriter in Los Angeles by CBS-L.A.

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July 25, 2014-LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
 
Independent Music Artist, OYA has been named on the 2014 BEST OF LOS ANGELES Top Singer/Songwriter list, by CBS LOS ANGELES. The recognition comes by way of the abundance of diverse musical talent nurtured in the city throughout the years. Oya’s debut album Spirit of OYA, is a fusion project of R&B/Soul, Gospel, Jazz and Funk, and has music industry professionals and listeners raving about her authentic sound and mass appeal.
 

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

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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

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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

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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

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“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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