[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Journalists announce awards

[Norman Vickers]

To:  DJML & Musicians and Jazzfans lists and a couple of dear harpist
friends

From: Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola

 

 

http://www.jjajazzawards.org/

 

Jazz Journalists association announce awards for the year.    Click on the
link below.  Then click 2015 JJA Jazz Award Winners top right when it opens.

 

Interesting winners, some predictable, some less so.  See the full list.
But here's a teaser - some awards

 

Best Trio or Duo-Kenny Barron & Dave Holland

Lifetime Achievement  Randy Weston

Musician of the year  Jason Moran 

 

Jazz Blog  Marc Myers   JazzWax

 

Award for Player of Rare Instruments in Jazz went to Latin harpist  Edmar
Castaneda.  ( I'm behind the times, because I'd never heard of him.  If
you're like me, I suggest that you look at a couple of YouTube videos-jazz
harp like I've never seen or heard before.  He's 37 and son of a harpist.
Unbelievable to me!  For the computer-less-sophisticated - just search
YouTube-Edmar Castenada and it'll come up)

 

As I said, go to the JJA link, above, and see the entire list.  Thanks.

 

 
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