LLP Celebrates Two 2023 JUNO Nominations for The Ostara Project and Luis Deniz The new, all-female Canadian supergroup The Ostara Project and JUNO Award-winning alto saxophonist Luis Deniz are celebrating nominations in the Vocal Jazz Album and Jazz Album: Solo categories. On January 31, The JUNO Awards announced its official 2023 list of nominees. The … Read More
Photo of Somi by Tatenda Chidora Virtuosic Polymath Somi Kakoma Wins Prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award After a landmark year of creative output and performances, including her Carnegie Hall debut, album release, and off-Broadway production at the New York Theatre Workshop, Somi Kakoma has received a $550,000 prize from the Doris Duke Foundation to support … Read More
Pianist Geoffrey Keezer Celebrates First-Time GRAMMY® Win For Best Instrumental Composition, “Refuge” at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards The dynamic composition off Keezer’s latest album, Playdate, took home the Best Instrumental Composition GRAMMY® at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards on Sunday, February 5 in Los Angeles. This marks Keezer’s fourth career nomination and first win. “On all … Read More
Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra Celebrates GRAMMY® Win for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards, Marking A Historic First-Time Win for Feifke, Youngest Ever Winner of the Large Ensemble Category in Recording Academy History The eponymous debut album co-led by Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson brought home the Best Large Ensemble Jazz … Read More
Powerhouse Jazz Artist Manager Karen Kennedy Elected President of NAPAMA New York, New York — Karen Kennedy, Founding President of 24/Seven Artist Development, has been elected as President of North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA). Kennedy’s appointment follows the leadership of former NAPAMA president Gail Boyd, who was the first African American woman … Read More
The Baylor Project’s The Evening: Live at APPARATUS is Nominated for Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal at the 54th NAACP Image Awards On Thursday, January 12, it was announced that the exceptional vocal-drumming duo The Baylor Project received an NAACP Image Awards nomination for The Evening: Live at APPARATUS in the Outstanding Jazz Album – … Read More
Pianist Geoffrey Keezer Earns Fourth Career GRAMMY® Nomination For “Refuge” in Best Instrumental Composition Category “Refuge” from Keezer’s latest album Playdate, is nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards Stream “Refuge” on Spotify “On all six pieces, Keezer enfolds himself into the ensemble, then bursts out with the characteristically creative, … Read More
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Earns Sixth GRAMMY® Nomination for Imágenes Latinas Imágenes Latinas is nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards Stream Imágenes Latinas on Spotify “..SHO gloriously succeeds in a Latin groove guaranteed to get feet tapping and bodies moving with delight.” – Marilyn Lester, New York City Jazz Record “Oscar … Read More
Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson Earn GRAMMY® Nomination for Eponymous Debut Record Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (Cellar Music Group) Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra is nominated for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards “”Feifke’s colorful orchestration reveals a studious respect for traditional big band writing while generating a myriad of twists and … Read More
The Baylor Project Earns Fifth and Sixth GRAMMY® Nominations with The Evening : Live at APPARATUS The Evening : Live at APPARATUS has received two category nominations at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards, including Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo for Marcus Baylor’s performance on track “Call Of The Drum”. Stream The Evening: Live … Read More
