Thursday, May 5, 2011

DownBeat Magazine, May, 2011


HEADLINES

Musicians Protest Latin Jazz
Grammy Elimination

When President/CEO of The Recording Academy Neil Portnow announced a broad reorganization of the Grammy Awards in early April, musicians immediately started lamenting the loss of categories that were erased from the slate.

Aaron Diehl Wins Cole Porter Fellowship
Pianist Aaron Diehl won the American Pianists Association’s (APA) 2011 Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz Competition on April 16 at the Athenaeum Theatre in Indianapolis.

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Vermont’s longstanding Burlington Discover Jazz Festival has announced its lineup and has made tickets available. The event runs June 3—12

Hiromi Praises Homeland In Open Letter
In an open letter to the jazz community, Japanese pianist Hiromi has reaffirmed her faith in her homeland a few weeks after that country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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