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BMI Composers Make Up Majority of DownBeat Critics Poll Winners
BMI’s family of jazz songwriters and composers garnered the majority of 59th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll nods, revealed in the magazine’s August issue. The honorees underscore the muscle of BMI’s jazz repertoire, which is the home of the genre’s legends and contemporary torchbearers. Critics opted to induct BMI songwriters Abbey Lincoln and Paul Chambers into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. Lincoln, who died almost one year…
From News, posted 7.14.11
Sundance Institute Selects Six Fellows for 2010 Film Composers Lab
Composers Tyler Bates, George S. Clinton, Randy Edelman, Blake Neely and Aaron Zigman Among Advisors Six composers have been selected as Fellows to the Sundance Institute Film Composers Lab taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from August 11-26, 2010. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows are Sherri Chung,
From News, posted 8.10.10
Nelo
February 2008. That’s the target release date for the full-length debut album by the Austin, Texas-based sextet nelo. Doubtless, for the growing legion of restless fans who have been clamoring for a CD on an almost daily basis on the band’s MySpace page, the wait’s going to feel like an eternity. But considering the fact that the completion of the as yet untitled record represents nothing less…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.13.08
‘Songwriters Snowball’ Storms Sundance Film Fest
BMI will host its fifth annual "Songwriters Snowball" showcase during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival being held Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah. The Snowball will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 6-9 p.m., featuring performances by Grammy-winning composer/jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Grammy-winning blues artist Keb' Mo', and singer/songwriters Michael Penn and Viktor Krauss. The showcase will be held at the Sundance House…
From News, posted 12.08.06
BMI Jazz Greats Sweep ‘Downbeat’ Critics Poll
Once again, BMI members swept the jazz world's annual "best of" list presented by Downbeat magazine, the voice of jazz since 1934. BMI's dedication to the advancement of original forms of American music exists as a cornerstone of the organization's very conception, and remains a priority today. …
From News, posted 7.17.06
Ray Charles and ‘Company’ Top List of BMI Grammy Winners
Legendary soul singer Ray Charles, whose posthumously-released album of duets Genius Loves Company earned him five trophies at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, leads the list of BMI winners, announced last night (2/13) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Charles' Album of the Year win marked the first time the top album prize has gone to a deceased artist since John Lennon received…
From News, posted 2.13.05
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