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| JazzPolice.com Nominated for the 2006 Minnesota Music Award  JazzPolice.com has been nominated for Minnesota Online Music Media of the Year for the 2006 Minnesota Music Awards. This is the first time a Jazz focused website has been nominated for Online Music Media of the Year, and we are very grateful for the recognition. JazzPolice.com is an online Jazz and travel information website in its' 3rd year of operation. JazzPolice.com has a mission of promoting the best of live jazz in local communities nationwide, particularly for travelers. This service is a benefit to traveling jazz fans who are looking to enjoy great live jazz when on the road. It also helps local jazz clubs and restaurants by sending more out-of-town dollars to their businesses. By helping people find live music they hope to help increase demand for live jazz so, as the late Dewey Redman once said, "musicians can keep appearing and stop disappearing".26th Annual Minnesota Music Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Mary Lucia and Brian Oake on Sunday, October 1st at the fabled First Avenue Club in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Music Academy was established in 1985 to promote the accomplishments of the Minnesota music community and to provide recognition for those Minnesota musicians who made exceptional contributions to the vitality of Minnesota music. Since its creation, the MMA has produced musical showcases, music-related educational forums and has produced the Minnesota Music Awards. The success of the MMA is evident by its loyal membership which consists of musicians, audio-technicians, producers, engineers, agents, club managers and owners, music-related artists, music-related businesses and appreciators of Minnesota music. Members of theMinnesota Music Academydetermine the winners for each category. Membership is open to the Minnesota public. The independent accounting firm of Eide Bailly LLP is responsible for the tabulation of the winners and all ballot remain confidential. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |