JAZZ NEWS: Virtuosic Polymath Somi Kakoma Wins Prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award

February 14, 2023Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: Geoffrey Keezer Wins at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards for Best Instrumental Composition “Refuge”

February 8, 2023GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson Win at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards for Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

February 8, 2023GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

JAZZ NEWS: Powerhouse Jazz Artist Manager Karen Kennedy Elected President of NAPAMA

January 26, 2023Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

JAZZ NEWS: The Baylor Project’s ‘The Evening: Live at APPARATUS’ is Nominated for Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal at the 54th NAACP Image Awards

January 16, 2023Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: Pianist Geoffrey Keezer Earns Fourth Career GRAMMY® Nomination For “Refuge” in Best Instrumental Composition Category

December 7, 2022GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: Spanish Harlem Orchestra Earns Sixth GRAMMY® Nomination for Imágenes Latinas (Ovation Records)

December 6, 2022GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson Earn GRAMMY® Nomination for Eponymous Debut Record Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra (Cellar Music Group)

December 2, 2022GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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

GRAMMY NEWS: The Baylor Project Earns Fifth and Sixth GRAMMY® Nominations with The Evening : Live at APPARATUS

November 30, 2022GRAMMY Awards, Press Releases, Special Announcement

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