"Outstanding Jazz Album" Nomination for Guitarist Stanley Jordan - 2012 NAACP Image Awards

Stanley Jordan [photo credit: Keith major]

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. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts. Members of the NAACP vote on the awards and the process is similar to that of the GRAMMY® Awards and Oscars.

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Announcement: Composer/Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and Vocalist Anthony Hamilton to Perform at GRAMMY In The Schools Live!

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Members of the GRAMMY Camp^®— Jazz Session, along with student alumni from GRAMMY Camp and GRAMMY^® Signature Schools, with special guest performances by current GRAMMY nominee Terri Lyne Carrington and GRAMMY-winning artist Anthony Hamilton.

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Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 23 January 2012 [JazzWeek]

Charlie Haden & Hank Jones - Come SundayHi! This is the 23 January 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com.

Want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information.

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Pianist Monty Alexander Celebrates 50 Years in Music With Star-Studded Two Week Engagement at Blue Note, Feb 20 - Mar 4!

PRESS RELEASE

"Monty Alexander's blend of jazz and reggae made for an outrageously good time... When Mr. Alexander-the Jamaican-born pianist with a cheerful, chatty style-surrounded himself with a Caribbean quartet to the right and a jazz trio to the left, the result was fresh, lilting interpretations of Bob Marley's greatest hits, as well as Mr. Alexander's original compositions..."   - Pia Catton, Wall Street Journal

Monty Alexander [photo credit: Alan Nahigian]

In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz, popular song, and the music of his native Jamaica. With over 70 albums to his name, Alexander celebrates his 50th year in music with an ambitious, two-week engagement at New York's Blue Note, beginning on Monday, February 20 through Sunday, March 4. Alexander will present the engagement in two parts: 

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Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 16 January 2012 [JazzWeek]

Jimmy Owens - The Monk ProjectHi! This is the 16 January 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com. [FYI - There wasn't a list for the first two weeks of January 2012; the folks at JazzWeek must have been on vacation on something...;-)]

Want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information.

The cover artwork for 2012 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens' The Monk Project (pictured to the left) looks interesting; I hope that the music is just as compelling.

I hope that you enjoy looking through the first official list of 2012. Enjoy! 

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