The Chilean-born, Cuban-raised drummer, composer, and bandleader Alejandro “Alex” García has won an Emmy® for best Single Spot/Campaign from the New York Chapter of the 55th National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Finalist nominees for the 16th annual Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association have been announced at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. The nominations demonstrate the rich diversity of music that may have been overlooked by mainstream media and other music industry-generated Awards programs. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Sonny Fortune Receives Highlights In Jazz Award Last night at Tribeca Performing Arts Center Highlights In Jazz producer Jack Kleinsinger presented saxophone legend Sonny Fortune with their annual award. Every year since 1974 Highlights In Jazz has honored a living jazz musician for their ‘matchless musical achievements’. Previous honorees have included …
Gina Carey is presented with the 2012 Jazz Music award for the Rising Stars of the Desert Music Video Contest.
On Wednesday April 11, 2012, Gico Music recording artist Gina Carey won the Rising Stars of the Desert 2012 Music Video Competition and was awarded the Marker Broadcasting 2012 Jazz Music artist Award. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Bassist/composer/songstress Esperanza Spalding was a featured performer at last night’s 84th Annual Academy Awards. Accompanied by the Southern California’s Children’s Chorus, she sang a stirring rendition of “What a Wonderful World” as a tribute to great movie icons who have passed away over the past year, including Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Lumet, and <b>Jane Russell, as well as “Bodyguard” superstar Whitney Houston and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The ceremony took place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California and was televised live on ABC TV. To continue, please click “MORE”!
ADELE’S 21 HAS SPENT 19 WEEKS AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Tonight’s Grammy Awards confirmed that 2011 truly was the year of Adele. The 23 year-old singer was honored with 6 Grammy Awards, including “Record of the Year,” “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year,” tying the record held by Beyoncé for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in a single year. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Choreographer, Actress, Dancer and Mentor, Tre Armstrong will receive the prestigious “Success, Engagement, Empowerment Award” at the 3rd Annual Black History Month Gala, Saturday, February 4, 2012, in Ottawa. This prestigious award is given to those who reach out and make a difference in communities around the world and at home. Ms. Armstrong epitomizes these values. The “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” Judge works tirelessly through the Tre Armstrong Give Back Foundation, teaching youth through dance and workshops the importance of feeling good about themselves, not letting the past hold them hostage, but allowing the future to set them free. To continue, please click “MORE”!
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Current GRAMMY® nominee Adele will make her much anticipated return to the live stage on the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com). This will be her first time performing live in nearly five months since being forced to cancel a sold-out U.S. tour to undergo surgery on her vocal cords. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album” for his latest Mack Avenue Records release, Friends.
The NAACP Image Awards, currently celebrating its 43rd anniversary, are presented each year to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) will honour Actress Tonya Lee Williams at their 26th annual Vision Celebration Gala, to be held Saturday, January 28th, 2012 in Montreal, Canada. The prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award is given to a person who has a measure of distinction in Canada and has made significant contributions to the development of Black performing arts. For over thirty-five years Tonya Lee Williams has been such an individual. To continue, please click “MORE”!
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