LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ - Jimmy Heath
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR - Sonny Rollins
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR - Jason Moran
UP AND COMING ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Ambrose Akinmusire
RECORDING OF THE YEAR - Bird Songs Joe Lovano Us Five (Blue Note)
HISTORICAL RECORDING, BOXED SET OR SINGLE CD REISSUE OF THE YEAR - The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Duke Ellington (Mosaic)
RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR - Blue Note
FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR - Dee Dee Bridgewater
MALE SINGER OF THE YEAR - Kurt Elling
LARGE ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR - Mingus Big Band
SMALL ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR - Joe Lovano Us Five
ARRANGER OF THE YEAR - Bill Holman
TRUMPETER OF THE YEAR - Ambrose Akinmusire
TROMBONIST OF THE YEAR - Wycliffe Gordon
TENOR SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR - Sonny Rollins
ALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR - Rudresh Mahanthappa
BARITONE SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR - James Carter
SOPRANO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR - Jane Ira Bloom
CLARINETIST OF THE YEAR - Anat Cohen
FLUTIST OF THE YEAR - Nicole Mitchell
GUITARIST OF THE YEAR - Russell Malone
PIANIST OF THE YEAR - Fred Hersch
BASSIST OF THE YEAR - Christian McBride
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR - Matt Wilson
PERCUSSIONIST OF THE YEAR - Bobby Sanabria
ORGANIST/KEYBOARDIST OF THE YEAR - Dr. Lonnie Smith
MALLET INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR - Stefon Harris
VIOLINIST OF THE YEAR - Billy Bang
PLAYER OF THE YEAR INSTRUMENTS RARE IN JAZZ - Toots Thielemans, harmonica
PERIODICAL/WEBSITE OF THE YEAR - JazzTimes
BLOG OF THE YEAR - A Blog Supreme, by Patrick Jarenwattananon
BEST BOOK ABOUT JAZZ - I Walked With Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, by Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren (Temple University Press)
BEST LINER NOTES OF THE YEAR - Steven Lasker – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic)
THE HELEN DANCE-ROBERT PALMER AWARD FOR REVIEW AND FEATURE WRITING - Nate Chinen
THE WILLIS CONOVER–MARIAN MCPARTLAND AWARD FOR BROADCASTING - Phil Schaap
THE LONA FOOTE- BOB PARENT AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY - Jimmy Katz
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN JAZZ JOURNALISM - Bill Milkowski
SHORT FORM VIDEO OF THE YEAR - Sonny Rollins: Getting It Back Together - Bret Primack, producer/director
PHOTO OF THE YEAR - Sonny Rollins by John Abbott
JAZZ HEROES - Omrao Brown, Peggy Cafritz, John Gilbreath, Dr. Maiterya Padukone, Don Z. Miller, Ed Reed, Mike Reed, Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem, Elynor Walcott and sons Paul, Frank and Lloyd Poindexter
Source: JJA
Friday, July 22, 2011
Pakistan orchestra reinvents jazz classics
A new orchestra in the Pakistani city of Lahore is causing some excitement in the world of jazz - and turning around their own fortunes at the same time.
For years, classical musicians in Pakistan have faced tough times. As well as the issues everyone else in the country is facing, their profession all but died.
Most had been making music for the Pakistani film industry but the increasing influence of religion in society, and the easy availability of Indian movies, meant the industry collapsed.
But the Sachal Orchestra is sparking something of a revival. Their first jazz album Sachal Jazz was released recently.
The veteran American jazz musician, Dave Brubeck, described their interpretation of one of his tracks as "the most interesting recording of it he has ever heard".
Source BBC
Source: Sachal Jazz: A meeting with melody
For years, classical musicians in Pakistan have faced tough times. As well as the issues everyone else in the country is facing, their profession all but died.
Most had been making music for the Pakistani film industry but the increasing influence of religion in society, and the easy availability of Indian movies, meant the industry collapsed.
But the Sachal Orchestra is sparking something of a revival. Their first jazz album Sachal Jazz was released recently.
The veteran American jazz musician, Dave Brubeck, described their interpretation of one of his tracks as "the most interesting recording of it he has ever heard".
Source BBC
Source: Sachal Jazz: A meeting with melody
World-famous jazz players thrill Taiwan audiences
A group of 11 world-renowned jazz musicians will give free performances at the Da-An Forest Park in Taipei City July 22 and 23, according to the Taipei City Government.
“This is a great opportunity for locals to get up close and personal with these outstanding jazz musicians and enjoy their performances filled with innovative improvisation,” said Hsieh Hsiao-yun, commissioner of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
The event, as the concluding activity of the 2011 Taipei International Jazz Season, incorporates two lively carnivals and two performances.
More @ Taiwan Today
“This is a great opportunity for locals to get up close and personal with these outstanding jazz musicians and enjoy their performances filled with innovative improvisation,” said Hsieh Hsiao-yun, commissioner of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
The event, as the concluding activity of the 2011 Taipei International Jazz Season, incorporates two lively carnivals and two performances.
More @ Taiwan Today
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Haftor Medboe Group + The Discordian Trio @ THE EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
VENUE : THE BOSCO THEATRE
FESTIVAL: EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
Date: 27/07/2011
The guitarist creates seductive soundworlds with intricate musical textures and interwoven electronic effects, balanced by the powerful soloing of horn players Chris Greive and Konrad Wisniewski, driven by Signy Jakobdottir's percussion and Eva Malling's bass, with Gavin Hislop on electronics and featuring the hypnotic vocals of Anneke Kampman. Discordian Trio play as part of the Breaking Ground series. Experimental jazzy fusions mixing prog-fusion and avant-jazz, as recently featured at Cheltenham Jazz Festival and on Radio 3. Jack Weir (guitar), Craig Macfadyen (bass) and Richard Kass (drums).
Source: Jazz Fest Edinbourgh
FESTIVAL: EDINBURGH JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
Date: 27/07/2011
The guitarist creates seductive soundworlds with intricate musical textures and interwoven electronic effects, balanced by the powerful soloing of horn players Chris Greive and Konrad Wisniewski, driven by Signy Jakobdottir's percussion and Eva Malling's bass, with Gavin Hislop on electronics and featuring the hypnotic vocals of Anneke Kampman. Discordian Trio play as part of the Breaking Ground series. Experimental jazzy fusions mixing prog-fusion and avant-jazz, as recently featured at Cheltenham Jazz Festival and on Radio 3. Jack Weir (guitar), Craig Macfadyen (bass) and Richard Kass (drums).
Source: Jazz Fest Edinbourgh
Lisa Ekdahl discusses European jazz in Sweden
Hankyoreh: You have sung pop, jazz, bossa nova, folk and many other genres. Is there a particular genre that suits you well?
Lisa Ekdahl: When I write music in Swedish, I work within the Swedish music tradition, which is a heritage I’m proud of carrying on. I learned singing in English from listening to jazz albums and performing at jazz clubs when I was a teenager.
I guess my voice is soft and I like to have a lot of space in the arrangements. Whatever genre I’m playing that’s one of the most important ingredients in my music.
H: You were active for many years, and yet this is your first live album. Was there a reason that you didn’t release a live album before? How did you make a decision to release a live album now?
E: The Olympia show was the final night of the extensive tour we did around the release of my last studio album “Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile.” When the idea came up to record and film the Olympia show it immediately felt right to record and film that particular show. During the process of making the film it developed from being “only” a concert DVD to a music documentary containing other aspects of the musical process. Now felt like a natural time to celebrate and share this.
Continued at: The Hankyoreh
Lisa Ekdahl: When I write music in Swedish, I work within the Swedish music tradition, which is a heritage I’m proud of carrying on. I learned singing in English from listening to jazz albums and performing at jazz clubs when I was a teenager.
I guess my voice is soft and I like to have a lot of space in the arrangements. Whatever genre I’m playing that’s one of the most important ingredients in my music.
H: You were active for many years, and yet this is your first live album. Was there a reason that you didn’t release a live album before? How did you make a decision to release a live album now?
E: The Olympia show was the final night of the extensive tour we did around the release of my last studio album “Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile.” When the idea came up to record and film the Olympia show it immediately felt right to record and film that particular show. During the process of making the film it developed from being “only” a concert DVD to a music documentary containing other aspects of the musical process. Now felt like a natural time to celebrate and share this.
Continued at: The Hankyoreh
Friends Hornsby and Fleck provide great collaboration
With a double-bill like this one, better grab your tickets fast. To have either Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers or Bela Fleck & the Flecktones would bea nice evening of music, but both acts will be appearing at the Ntelos Wireless Pavilion (formally the Charlottesville Pavilion) on Aug. 7.
Concert-goers will havea full evening of adventurous music, and it's a good bet that Hornsby and Fleck will play together at some point.
Source: newsleader.com
Concert-goers will havea full evening of adventurous music, and it's a good bet that Hornsby and Fleck will play together at some point.
Source: newsleader.com
EVEN 3: “Below Sea Level” ( DYM 001)
Musicians: Aki Spadaro (piano), Gabrio Bevilacqua (contrabbasso), Emanuele Primavera (batteria)
An accomplished and thoughtful sound, a triangular space that takes its form from the dynamic communion of intentions, where the contributions of the single players blend themselves with a predilection for a balanced and composite comprehensive view: this is Even 3, unified piano trio that present their debut record, “Below Sea Level”.
Playing together for five years, group in the final at renowned “Chicco Bettinardi” Competition in 2010, Even 3 consists of Aki Spadaro on piano, Gabrio Bevilacqua on double bass and Emanuele Primavera on drums. Revealing the rich background everyone of the players has gained, the tunes range from the surprising and evocative Beach Boys’ Don’t Talk, to the elegant rendition of maestro Morricone’s Nuovo Cinema Paradiso theme, up to song from Sicilian musical tradition, such as E vui durmiti ancora, also including contemporary jazz authors, such as Ralph Towner’s Tramonto , which made them get the high ranks at Piacenza competition. Among the original compositions, two by Spadaro and two by Bevilacqua (included the headtrack), there’s a strong inclination towards the themes, the lyrical Below Sea Level and New Waves, the lazier Domenica Mattina, and the syncopated walking of Cortile della Cera; but each one features a writing that has been conceived just for the elements of this trio. And on all the tracks, pianist Spadaro’s creative musicality is steady talking with bass player Bevilacqua ‘s bright counterpoint and drummer Primavera’s pushing in rhythm.
Distributed through the innovatory digital channel Delivery Your Music, this recording constitutes a good presentation of a group that has already its own defined identity.
Source: musiceyes.com
An accomplished and thoughtful sound, a triangular space that takes its form from the dynamic communion of intentions, where the contributions of the single players blend themselves with a predilection for a balanced and composite comprehensive view: this is Even 3, unified piano trio that present their debut record, “Below Sea Level”.
Playing together for five years, group in the final at renowned “Chicco Bettinardi” Competition in 2010, Even 3 consists of Aki Spadaro on piano, Gabrio Bevilacqua on double bass and Emanuele Primavera on drums. Revealing the rich background everyone of the players has gained, the tunes range from the surprising and evocative Beach Boys’ Don’t Talk, to the elegant rendition of maestro Morricone’s Nuovo Cinema Paradiso theme, up to song from Sicilian musical tradition, such as E vui durmiti ancora, also including contemporary jazz authors, such as Ralph Towner’s Tramonto , which made them get the high ranks at Piacenza competition. Among the original compositions, two by Spadaro and two by Bevilacqua (included the headtrack), there’s a strong inclination towards the themes, the lyrical Below Sea Level and New Waves, the lazier Domenica Mattina, and the syncopated walking of Cortile della Cera; but each one features a writing that has been conceived just for the elements of this trio. And on all the tracks, pianist Spadaro’s creative musicality is steady talking with bass player Bevilacqua ‘s bright counterpoint and drummer Primavera’s pushing in rhythm.
Distributed through the innovatory digital channel Delivery Your Music, this recording constitutes a good presentation of a group that has already its own defined identity.
Source: musiceyes.com
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