Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz
The 1st International Jazz Awards
Sunday June 29th, 2008 is the date where some of the best musicians will come together to honor legendary Jazz artists and their music. This event will take place in Beverly Hills, California at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Comedian D.L. Hughley will host.
In addition the ceremony will include musical tributes to Lena Horne, Count Basie, Clint Eastwood, George and Ira Gershwin and Antonio Carlos Jobim. The show will be taped for television broadcast in the near future.
You will not see me write too much about award shows on this blog. I like to hear the tunes and not necessarily compare or judge who’s performance is stronger or who may have sold more. I like letting the music just happen. But there comes a time when you have to give credit where it is due. And the jazz genre has been long overlooked. So any attention to these amazing legendary artists is great news… As this blog is a reflective and personal look at the blues & jazz genres, I felt it was important to make mention of this event as the artists that are being honored have greatly inspired me. I wanted to do my part to bring awareness to this most noteworthy event.
-The Blues Blogger
The nominees were selected by a committee comprised of jazz critics and writers, nightclub owners, record retailers, concert promoters, radio programmers, and radio personalities. For more information on the event you can go to their website by clicking here.
The annual ceremony will be an Academy Awards style presentation for the jazz genre. The award statuette ( “The Louie”, in honor of the 16th note turned upside down ), will be presented to the winners in the following 24 categories:
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