miércoles, 27 de abril de 2011

The Jazz Journalists Association - 2010


La Jazz Journalists Association esta formada por un grupo intenacional de escritores, editores, fotografos, directores de cine, educadores, etc, quienes realizan programas educativos para la apreciacion, la documentacion y la promulgacion del JAZZ. Esta formada por mas de 450 miembros, la mayoria de USA y CANADA, pero también hay en Australia, Europa, Japón, Sudafrica y Sudamérica.
Los objetivos de la JJA son el promover el respeto por nuestro trabajo, desarrollar una red profesional y aumentar el interes general por el JAZZ.

Journalists Association Jazz Awards 2010:

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz
James Moody



Musician of the Year
Vijay Iyer



Composer of the Year
Maria Schneider



Up & Coming Artist of the Year
Darcy James Argue

Events Producer of the Year
George Wein

Record of the Year
Folk Art, Joe Lovano, Blue Note Records



Historical Recording, Boxed Set, or Single CD Reissue of the Year
Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Ella Fitzgerald, Verve Music Group



DVD of the Year
Anita O' Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer, AOD Productions/Elan Entertainment



Record Label of the Year
Pi Recordings

Female Singer of the Year
Roberta Gambarini

Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling

Player of Instruments Rare in Jazz
Edmar Castaneda, harp

Large Ensemble of the Year
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

Arranger of the Year
Maria Schneider

Small Ensemble Group of the Year
Joe Lovano Us Five

Trumpeter of the Year
Terence Blanchard

Trombonist of the Year
Roswell Rudd

Tenor Saxophonist of the Year
Joe Lovano

Alto Saxophonist of the Year
Rudresh Mahanthappa

Flutist of the Year
Nicole Mitchell

Baritone Saxophonist of the Year
Gary Smulyan

Soprano Saxophonist of the Year
Evan Parker

Clarinetist of the Year
Anat Cohen

Guitarist of the Year
Jim Hall

Pianist of the Year
Kenny Barron

Organist of the Year
Dr. Lonnie Smith

Violinist of the Year
Regina Carter

Bassist of the Year
Dave Holland

Mallet Instrumentalist of the Year
Stefon Harris

Percussionist of the Year
Cyro Baptista

Drummer of the Year
Paul Motian

Periodical of the year
JazzTimes

Website of the Year
AllAboutJazz.com

Blog of the Year
Rifftides, Doug Ramsey

Best Book about Jazz
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Robin D.G. Kelley, Free Press

Best Liner Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946), by Dan Morgenstern

The Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Review and Feature Writing
Nate Chinen: The New York Times; JazzTimes

The Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting
Josh Jackson, Host of “The Checkout," “Live at the Village Vanguard," WBGO.org, Newark

The Lona Foote-Bob Parent Award for Photography
Mitchell Seidel

Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Journalism
Don Heckman

jueves, 21 de abril de 2011

Final Copa del Rey 2011 - 20/04/2011

Real Madrid 1 - FC Barcelona 0
Nos Levantaremos y volveremos a dar mucha guerra.







lunes, 18 de abril de 2011

Valvula - Pechina (Almeria) - 15/04/2011

Ganadores del 8th Concurso de maquetas Belladurmiente.
Valvula son: Damián Luque (voz), Juan Moreno (guitarra), Javier Alias (bajo) y César Alfonso (batería).




jueves, 14 de abril de 2011

31th Annual Blues Music Awards 2010



The Blues Foundation, con sede en Memphis, celebró la 31th Annual Blues Music Awards el 06 de mayo 2010 en el Centro de convenciones Cook de Memphis.

Los ganadores son:

Acoustic Album of the Year
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red - You Got to Move (VizzTone Records)



Acoustic Artist of the Year
Louisiana Red




Blues Album of the Year
Joe Louis Walker - Between a Rock and the Blues (Stony Plain Records)



B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Tommy Castro



Blues Band of the Year
Tommy Castro Band

Best New Artist Debut
Monkey Junk - Tiger in Your Tank (Beefy)



Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Tommy Castro - Hard Believer (Alligator Records)



Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Ruthie Foster



Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Tommy Castro

DVD of the Year
Various Artists - It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues (Delmark Records)

Historical Album of the Year
Muddy Waters - Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium (Geffen Records)

Best Instrumentalist - Bass
Bob Stroger

Best Instrumentalist - Drums
Cedric Burnside

Best Instrumentalist - Guitar
Derek Trucks

Best Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Jason Ricci

Best Instrumentalist - Horn
Deanna Bogart

Best Instrumentalist - Other
Buckwheat Zydeco (accordion)

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year
Eden Brent

Rock Blues Album of the Year
Derek Trucks Band - Already Free (Sony Music)



Song of the Year
Cyril Neville & Mike Zito - "Pearl River" (Mike Zito - Pearl River)



Soul Blues Album of the Year
Johnny Rawls - Ace of Spades (Catfood Records)

Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Curtis Salgado

Traditional Blues Album of the Year
Super Chikan - Chikadelic (Blues Town Records)

Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Debbie Davies

Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
Duke Robillard

viernes, 8 de abril de 2011

Premios ESPACIO DE LO POSIBLE 2010


Tras diversas deliberaciones en el Alabama Country Rock Bar de Almeria hemos concluido con el siguiente Top Ten de la Country Music del año 2010:



1. Jamey Johnson - Good Times Ain't What They Used To Be



2. Randy Houser - Out Here in the Country



3. Blake Shelton - All About Tonight



4. Dunville - Rollin



5. Bo Phillips Band - What Do They Know



6. Turnpike Troubadours - Down on Washington



7. Willie Stradlin - Southern Tune



8. Justin Townes Earle - I ain't waitin'



9. Zack Jones - Home to You