July 18th, 2010
Hugely talented pianist Gerald Clayton and sensational singer Roberta Gambarini have both received a 1st place in their respective categories - Clayton winning 'Rising Star Pianist' and Gambarini 'Rising Star Vocalist' – at this year's 58th Downbeat Critics Poll.
July 13th, 2010
The winners for this year’s Jazz Journalists Association awards have been announced and include several Emarcy artists who won in the top categories.
These included acclaimed female singer Roberta Gambarini, world renowned male jazz singer Kurt Elling (Concord Records) and the foremost jazz bassist in the world today, Dave Holland.
May 18th, 2010
The eldest of the legendary Jones brothers (his siblings are drummer Elvin and trumpeter/composer Thad) and the first of the major Detroit jazz pianists to emerge after World War II (Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, and Sir Roland Hanna followed), was a pianist's pianist - a towering beacon of swing, style, touch and taste.
May 18th, 2010
Richard Bona is the 7th recipient of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award, created for the Festival’s 25th anniversary to honour artists distinguished in the field of world music whose influence on the evolution of jazz and cultural crossover is widely recognized.
April 25th, 2010
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins is one of 229 leaders in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, business, and public affairs who have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
March 16th, 2010
For the first time the German Music Academy (Deutsche Phono-Akademie) will present the prestigious ECHO JAZZ Awards at the beginning of May 2010 in Bochum.