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Aretha Franklin, Kris Bowers, Bobby Avey Honored by Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
As the Thelonious Monk Institute staged its 25th Anniversary International Jazz Piano Competition and All-Star Gala Concert, one thing became brilliantly clear: Jazz music is thriving in virtuosic hands. BMI composer-pianist Kris Bowers was named the first-place winner of the Jazz Piano Competition. Held Sunday, September 11 and Monday, September 12 in Washington, D.C., the contest drew 12 semifinalists from around the world, who…
From News, posted 9.13.11
Recording Academy Honors Bruce Lundvall
Legendary music industry executive Bruce Lundvall was honored at a reception hosted by the New York chapter of the Recording Academy on June 20 at the Jazz Standard in New York City. Lundvall was hailed as someone who “in his long career . . . rose above label, above genre” and whose “perspective rose even beyond national borders and culture,” by BMI Vice President…
From News, posted 6.23.11
Lady Antebellum Soars at 2011 Grammy Awards
Lady Antebellum will bring a host of Grammy gold home to Nashville: With five wins, the crossover trio led the BMI charge at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, held last night in Los Angeles. Lady A's "Need You Now," co-written by members and BMI songwriters Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, earned Record and Song of the Year, as well as Best…
From News, posted 2.14.11
BMI Congratulates Our Members on More Than 375 Grammy Nominations!
Read BMI’s 2011 Grammy nominees news story from Decmeber 2, 2010. Name, Number of Nominations Eminem, 10 Lady Gaga, 6 John Legend, 5 Rihanna, 5 The Roots, 5 B.o.B, 4 Drake (socan), 4 Cee Lo Green,…
From News, posted 2.08.11
Eminem, Lady Gaga & Lady Antebellum Lead List of 2011 BMI Grammy Nominees
Eminem, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum lead BMI’s triumphant surge in the 2011 Grammy nominations, announced last night in Los Angeles. With 10 nominations, Eminem proves yet again that popularity and critical acclaim are best enjoyed hand in hand. His Recovery will vie for Album of the Year, while "Love the Way You Lie,” recorded and co-written by Eminem and his…
From News, posted 12.02.10
Patrick Williams, Back with a Big Band
As a boy growing up in the early 1940s, Patrick Williams would drift to sleep listening to lullabies of a bolder sort: the high-kicking jazz orchestra recordings of bandleaders like Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Jimmie Lunceford. “My parents would leave me in the crib with these big band records playing,” Williams says. “My mother will tell anybody who’s within earshot, ‘We never had to get a…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.24.10
With ‘Hands All Over,’ Maroon 5 Hits Stride
No matter how prepared a band might feel, commercial success, when it comes, can be an unsettling event. Fortunately for Maroon 5, when their 2002 album Songs About Jane went multi-platinum, the group was on firm footing. “I think we handled it well,” says Adam Levine, frontman for the L.A.-based quintet. “It took us a long time to get there, so when success came,…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.20.10
Tim McGraw’s ‘Southern Voice’
When Tim McGraw first arrived in Nashville 20 years ago, he was just one more gung-ho foot soldier in the city’s perpetually teeming ranks of country music aspirants, battling it out on nightclub stages and facing tremendous odds against ever making any headway. Yet within several years, the Louisiana-born singer-guitarist had established himself as Nashville royalty. Despite his mind-bendingly successful track record, with sales topping 40 million…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.21.09
Joe Johnson Wins 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composer’s Competition
Bassist Joe Johnson was honored as the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composer’s Competition grand prize winner on Sunday, October 11 during the 22nd annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition and all-star Gala Concert at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C. The Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Gala Concert attracted a jaw-dropping collection of Blue Note Records recording artists, past and present,…
From News, posted 10.12.09
Herbie Hancock to Take Over as LA Philharmonic Creative Chair
Grammy award-winning BMI composer Herbie Hancock will assume the role of Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra creative chair next year. The jazz giant intends to pursue a strategy of cultural and musical “cross-pollination,” integrating visual art including dance and media such as computer graphics and film clips, along with miscellaneous music genres including jazz, into performances. Hancock’s duties will include the hiring and mentorship of new musicians, as well as programming…
From News, posted 8.07.09
Recent Herbie Hancock events
| Oct 26 2008 | Thelonious Monk Institute’s Annual Gala: Los Angeles |
| Oct 28 2007 | Thelonious Monk Institute’s Annual Gala: Los Angeles |
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