Awards & Spotlights

President Obama Nominates National Council on the Arts' Kang for...

from dc.broadwayworld.com President Obama Nominates National Council on the Arts’ De Leon & Kang for Key Administration Posts Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Maria Lopez De Leon, member, National...

Posted May 9th, 2012 in Awards

Don Was Rekindles Blue Note

From The New York Times Exuberance Is Just One of His Skills By: Nate Chinen Don Was, the Grammy Award-winning producer, has a clear recollection of his first encounter with Blue Note Records. He was a teenager, listening to the...

Posted May 7th, 2012 in Awards

Greg Scholl Named JALC Executive Director

From The NY Times Jazz at Lincoln Center Names a New Executive Director By: James C. McKinley Jr. The trustees of Jazz at Lincoln Center have reached into the ranks of business leaders in the digital media sector for a...

Posted Apr 26th, 2012 in Awards

Why Tax Day Is Even Worse For Musicians

From A Blog Supreme/NPR Jazz Why Tax Day Is Even Worse For Musicians By: Patrick Jarenwattananon Tomorrow is the income tax filing deadline in the U.S., and jazz musicians in particular know it. The overwhelming majority of jazz musicians are...

Posted Apr 16th, 2012 in Awards

IMN Artist's Nominated for JJA Awards

From jjajazzawards.org IMN congratulates all our artists who were nominated for Jazz Journalist Association Awards this year! The 2012 JJA Award nominees include: Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Wayne Shorter Musician of the Year Vijay Iyer Joe Lovano Record of the...

Posted Apr 13th, 2012 in Awards

How Jazz Secretly Invaded Pop Music

How Jazz Secretly Invaded Pop Music By: Nick Hasted When Radiohead recruited drummer Clive Deamer to their live line-up last year, he found himself being grilled by Rolling Stone about Britain’s most innovative band, and had to swiftly put his...

Posted Apr 11th, 2012 in Awards

IMN Artists at the Ottawa Jazz Festival

From The Ottawa Citizen 2012 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival lineup revealed By: Peter Hum The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival’s crossover strategy will continue this summer, with mainstage shows by bluesmen Robert Cray and John Mayall, bluegrass banjoist (and...

Posted Apr 11th, 2012 in Awards

DC's Howard Theatre Reopens Today

From NPR In D.C., A Bastion Of Black Entertainment Returns By NPR Staff It was 1910. Howard Taft was president, the Boy Scouts of America came into being and in Washington, D.C., the Howard Theatre opened its doors, ushering in...

Posted Apr 10th, 2012 in Awards

How Baseball Gave Us ‘Jazz’

from bostonglobe.com How baseball gave us ‘jazz’ The surprising origins of a 100-year-old word By: Ben Zimmer One hundred years ago, a hard-throwing but erratic minor league pitcher named Ben Henderson was getting ready for his opening day start for...

Posted Apr 2nd, 2012 in Awards

What the Jazz Greats Knew About Creativity

from ideas.time.com What the Jazz Greats Knew About Creativity By: Annie Murphy Paul The improvisational flights of jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane are so transporting that they can seem almost otherworldly — especially when the listener is...

Posted Mar 26th, 2012 in Awards

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ODJus Fitxadu	3:25	Idan Raichel
Adios Felicidad	3:16	Omara Portuondo
Move On Up feat. John Legend	3:46	Angélique Kidjo
I Like It That Way	3:10	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Silencio	4:11	Ojos De Brujo
Playing with Pink Noise	3:02	Kaki King
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (live)	7:32	Dave Douglas
Jabula	5:08	Vusi Mahlasela
Din Don Dan LIVE	1:14	Still Black, Still Proud
Vijay Iyer Trio - Historicity	7:50	Vijay Iyer
Don't Take It That Way	3:12	Raul Midón
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Irish Homecoming
St. James Infirmary (Clarinetwork)	10:16	Anat Cohen
Black Gold	5:17	Esperanza Spalding
Sweet Thames Flow Softly	5:21	Cherish The Ladies
The Wheel	7:01	Chris Potter
1981 (James Farm)	8:52	Joshua Redman
Nakamokhura	4:07	Vusi Mahlasela
Ingots	3:53	Kaki King
Chalomot Shel Acherim	3:40	Idan Raichel
Coal Tattoo	3:18	Kathy Mattea
Super America	2:27	The Bad Plus
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	5:22	Becca Stevens
Chilla que Tiemble		Depedro
Higher Ground	4:46	Playing For Change
Barbados	6:20	Joe Lovano
Siboney (Notes From The Village)	8:22	Anat Cohen
Step To It	19:52	Overtone Quartet
Batoumambe	4:13	Habib Koite
Todo Tiende	4:26	Ojos De Brujo
One Man's Idea		Avishai Cohen
Song For Mia	4:53	Lizz Wright
Sport	3:02	Altan
Anna Eco (Crossing the Field)	4:01	Jenny Scheinman
African Cowboy	5:07	Richard Bona
You Are	7:10	The Bad Plus
Náo Me Diga Adeus (All One)	2:47	Oscar Castro-Neves
Before the Snow	4:17	Tineke Postma
The Razor's Edge	6:18	Dave Holland
Redemption Song	4:10	Playing For Change
Leave Me A Place Underground	5:32	Tineke Postma
Television	7:07	Baaba Maal
Revolt (Big Noise)	3:53	Street Drum Corps
Trio Blues	4:16	John Scofield
Remember Fela	4:24	Gangbé Brass Band
Jho Avido	3:58	Dobet Gnahoré
Cucurrucu Paloma	4:01	Caetano Veloso
Victory! (Big Noise)	3:33	Street Drum Corps
Fire Waltz	4:36	Jason Moran
Mr. PC ft. John Scofield (Guitars)	6:23	McCoy Tyner
Ixegezi	2:12	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Red Winged Black Bird	2:56	Kathy Mattea
RFK in the Land of Apartheid	4:10	Jason Moran
I'll Notice (Live)	6:03	Becca Stevens
Crazy Stuff	5:01	Tineke Postma
Sagal Ko	3:35	Youssou N'Dour
Morning Bell	5:42	Chris Potter
When I Fall	3:55	Lizz Wright
My Heart	4:00	Lizz Wright
The Mooch	7:16	3 Cohens
Zulu Laduma	3:02	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Vijay Iyer, Solo - Patterns	8:31	Vijay Iyer
Regalo De Dios	5:29	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Funky Good Time LIVE	0:50	Still Black, Still Proud
Knives Out	8:29	Brad Mehldau
Jump Up	5:48	Jason Moran
I-10 (James Farm)	4:32	Joshua Redman
Tiger Rag	4:07	3 Cohens
Passport	5:27	Joe Lovano
The Jolly Seven-Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Cherish The Ladies
Just My Imagination	4:53	Dianne Reeves
Como El Viento	4:00	Depedro
Fats (live)	3:36	Dave Douglas
Stepping Out	4:48	Kurt Elling
Peace on Earth	5:05	Saxophone Summit
Ca Jé	3:49	Caetano Veloso
"The Littlest Prisoner" w/Bruce Cockburn	4:09	Jenny Scheinman
Baby, I Love You feat. Dianne Reeves	3:10	Angélique Kidjo
Allure & Destruct (Big Noise)	4:04	Street Drum Corps
She'eriot Shel Ha'Chaim	3:06	Idan Raichel
Noubioto	3:43	Gangbé Brass Band
Joy Ryder	11:20	Wayne Shorter
Cacadores de Emocoes		Terri Lyne Carrington
Touba - Daru Salaam	5:49	Youssou N'Dour
Woza	4:24	Vusi Mahlasela
Solipsist	2:31	Kaki King
Ae Ae	3:31	Angélique Kidjo
Mood Indigo		Avishai Cohen
Wari	4:16	Habib Koite
The Jolly Seven / Rascal on the Haystack	3:52	Irish Homecoming
Things Behind the Sun	4:37	Brad Mehldau
Mosaic Triad		Terri Lyne Carrington
Say It Loud LIVE	1:02	Still Black, Still Proud
Alexander the Great	6:52	Saxophone Summit
Newspaper Angels	3:16	Jenny Scheinman
After You've Gone (Clarinetwork)	8:17	Anat Cohen
Veil of Tears	14:24	Overtone Quartet
Tounka (Tchamantche)	3:09	Rokia Traoré
Refavela	5:56	Gilberto Gil
The Man I Love (Tchamantche)	4:44	Rokia Traoré
I'm a Soldier	1:33	John Scofield
Dakar Moon	3:15	Baaba Maal
Thalaza	4:00	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Are We A Nation	3:58	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Greensleeves ft. Derek Trucks (Guitars)	6:14	McCoy Tyner
Bonnie's Song	3:15	Raul Midón
You Make Me (Live)	5:15	Becca Stevens
Amame Como Soy	3:26	Omara Portuondo
The Women Gather	2:31	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Footprints	7:55	Wayne Shorter
Polliwog (James Farm)	8:22	Joshua Redman
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore	4:13	Kathy Mattea
J Blues (Notes From The Village)	7:08	Anat Cohen
Next Generation	4:03	Raul Midón
Today Will Be A Good Day	5:09	Dianne Reeves
MSMW - Little Walter Rides Again	3:55	John Scofield
Birdyard	1:48	Joe Lovano
Stand By Me	6:04	Playing For Change
Manalyuca	6:30	McCoy Tyner
Old Brooklyn (Crossing the Field)	3:42	Jenny Scheinman
Thula Mama	3:42	Vusi Mahlasela
Prime Directive	7:46	Dave Holland
Como Baila Mi Mulata	5:42	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Zen Remix	3:34	Rokia Traoré
Good Times	4:34	Richard Bona
Zelie	2:04	Angélique Kidjo
I Was Young When I Left Home	5:31	Jenny Scheinman
Dala	3:51	Dobet Gnahoré
Radio Song (clip)	1:01	Esperanza Spalding

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Comanche	Depedro
Galang	Vijay Iyer
Sittin' In The Middle	Raul Midón
When You Know EPK	Dianne Reeves
*Tineke Postma Quartet	Tineke Postma
*Blackstaff Sessions	Cherish The Ladies
*"The Gate" EPK	Kurt Elling
Dakar Moon	Baaba Maal
Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)	Brad Mehldau
Move On Up	Angélique Kidjo
The First Noel	Cherish The Ladies: Celtic Christmas
Esperanza Spalding at the Nobel Prize Ceremony	Esperanza Spalding
Altan - Cití na gCumann - Gradam Ceoil	Altan
*Bird Songs EPK	Joe Lovano
Makoti	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
*Resignation	Brad Mehldau
La Memoria	Depedro
Ella's Song	Sweet Honey In The Rock
*Live at Jazz Standard	Anat Cohen
Arinanara	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
*Freedom	3 Cohens
*Street Drum Corps	Street Drum Corps
Sound Prints EPK	Joe Lovano
Fé na Festa	Gilberto Gil
Never Stop EPK	The Bad Plus
2010 Gilberto Gil interview	Gilberto Gil
Acoustic Africa Promo 2012	Acoustic Africa
*Over Shadow Hill Way	Wayne Shorter
N'teri	Habib Koite
Television	Baaba Maal
*Altan with the RTE Orchestra	Altan
Prometheus Unbound	Wayne Shorter
I'll Play The Blues For You	Jason Moran
*"Dounia" Music Video	Rokia Traoré
Vusi and Friends	Vusi Mahlasela
Mr. PC with John Scofield	McCoy Tyner
Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2010	Dobet Gnahoré
*Jump Up	Jason Moran
*Radio Music Society Trailer	Esperanza Spalding
Two Parts in One (Live w/Calexico)	Depedro
I'm In Love Again	Dianne Reeves
*Treachery	Overtone Quartet
Freedom Dance	Dianne Reeves
Live Trailer	Playing For Change
Al Jazeera Interview	Omara Portuondo
Let There Be Peace	Sweet Honey In The Rock
Depedro - CNN	Depedro
John Scofield Quartet - Steeplechase	John Scofield
Traveler's Blessing (Live)	Becca Stevens
Sound Prints EPK	Dave Douglas
Stand By Me	Playing For Change
Black Gold	Esperanza Spalding
Spark of Being EPK	Dave Douglas
Promo	Idan Raichel
*Live in Tokyo	Terri Lyne Carrington
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
*"Polliwog" Live at Jazz Standard	James Farm
Live in Montreal	Spanish Harlem Orchestra
*Cape Town Jazz Festival	Dave Holland
Cherish The Ladies & Friends with the RI Philharmo	Cherish The Ladies Symphony
The Mooch	3 Cohens
Bone Chaos at the Castle	Kaki King
Red Winged Blackbird	Kathy Mattea
Hot Brass	Richard Bona
*Corcavado	Oscar Castro-Neves
McCoy Tyner Quartet	McCoy Tyner
Live Clips 2008	Rokia Traoré
*The Wheel	Chris Potter
*Are We A Nation?	Sweet Honey In The Rock
The View from Blue Mountain	Dave Douglas
State of Mind on Late Show with David Letterman	Raul Midón
Dobet Gnahore, Idan Raichel and India.Arie - "Pale	Dobet Gnahoré
The Mosaic Project	Terri Lyne Carrington
EPK	Youssou N'Dour
Como El Viento	Depedro
Altan with the RTE Concert Orchestra	Altan Symphony
Altan on Balcony TV	Altan
Rokia Traoré Live 2009	Rokia Traoré
Live at Montreux	Sing the Truth!
Afirika (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)	Angélique Kidjo
*Live at the 2011 Montreal Jazz Festival	Sing the Truth!
*Kathy Mattea EPK 2011	Kathy Mattea
Esperanza Spalding at the Oscars	Esperanza Spalding
Fire Waltz	Jason Moran
Say Africa (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concer	Vusi Mahlasela
Dos Gardenias	Omara Portuondo
Sound Prints Short EPK	Sound Prints
Motherless Child	Sweet Honey In The Rock
The Pace Report Interview	Saxophone Summit
Malaika with Luxembourg Philhormonic Orchestra	Angelique Kidjo Symphony
Joe Master Class Video	Joe Lovano
Folk Art EPK	Joe Lovano
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem	Jenny Scheinman
*"Song for Sidiki" at the Barbican	Jenny Scheinman
The Orchard EPK	Lizz Wright
*One Love - LIVE	Playing For Change
Techari Live	Ojos De Brujo
Nature Boy	Kurt Elling Symphony
Imagine	Playing For Change
PFC Foundation	Playing For Change
*Compass EPK	Joshua Redman
JAMES FARM Live at Jazz Standard	Joshua Redman

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