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| Hot House Magazine and Jazzmobile Present the 6th New York City Readers Jazz Awards Hot House Magazine and Jazzmobile Present the 6th New York City Readers Jazz Awards at Birdland Jazz Club on November 24th, 2019 at 4PM Celebrating 55 Years of Jazzmobile, 37 Years of Hot House Mark Ruffin, Host of Real Jazz on Sirius XM will be honored and Cobi Narita will receive Lifetime Achievement Award Hot House Magazine, in partnership with Jazzmobile is excited to announce the 6th New York City Readers Jazz Awards on Sunday, November 24th at New York City's famed Birdland Jazz Club, located at 315 West 44th Street. This greatly anticipated event will celebrate the vitality of the jazz art form by allowing fans to vote for their favorite jazz artists in New York City! Voting is open through October. This exciting period culminates on November 24th, where the winners of each category will be officially announced. Attendees will get the chance to witness rare musical collaborations between award winners and presentations from some of the most important names in the industry. Tickets for the event will begin at $55, and a portion of the net proceeds will be donated to Jazzmobile to support its mission to present high quality education and performance programs – an endeavor that also provides employment opportunities for our musicians and vocalists. Originally founded as the Annual Fans Decision Jazz Awards, this star-studded ceremony has become a staple event on the New York City Jazz circuit and consistently sells out. At the previous ceremony, held at The Triad Theater, audiences were treated to performances by winning performers such as Dan Levinson, Bria Skonberg, Rufus Reid, Dave Stryker, Stefon Harris, the late Harold Mabern and Roy Haynes. The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra was named the top group, and the Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein was the Honoree of the Year. The list of winners also included Veronica Swift, rising star-female; Solomon Hicks, rising star-male; Alexis Morrast, up-and-coming young artist; Champian Fulton, female vocalist. Broadcast icon Mark Ruffin, Program Director of Real Jazz on SiriusXM, will be this year's Honoree. Mark Ruffin is a two-time Emmy-winning broadcaster who has been at the helm of SiriusXM's Real Jazz since 2007. Previously, Ruffin played jazz on the Chicago airwaves for over 25 years. He has authored over 600 articles on jazz. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Nobuko "Cobi" Narita. Narita is a producer, director and philanthropist whose tireless devotion to the jazz community has spanned over four decades. Among her many achievements, she produced the The New York Women's Jazz Festival and created the Jazz Center of New York (a performance space for jazz concerts, workshops and jam sessions), and Cobi's Place, which is a gathering place for jazz tap dancers. Presenters include Amy Niles, Executive Director of WBGO; Jim Eigo, President of Jazz Promo Services; Will Friedwald, revered jazz critic and journalist for the Wall Street Journal; Tracy Hyter-Suffern, Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Joseph Petrucelli, Executive Director of Jazz Foundation of America. Jazz fans from all over the world may vote for their favorite musician in a variety of categories. The categories include the best player of alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, bass, clarinet, trumpet, drums/percussion, guitar, trombone, piano, vibraphone and rare instrument. Other categories include female and male rising star, female and male vocalist, best group, and Jazz Artist of the Year. The full list of nominees can be found below. The New York City Readers Jazz Awards enters a new era this year with a new name and a new partner. For the first time, Hot House Magazine is teaming up with Jazzmobile to honor the best and brightest the city has to offer at world-class venue, Birdland. "I have known Robin Bell-Stevens [Director of Jazzmobile] since I bought Hot House in 2002, and besides having respect for her professionalism, her dedication to jazz and the way she runs one of the most important jazz organizations in New York, I have always felt a deeper connection with her, " said Hot House publisher Gwen Kelley. Kelley went on to say that when founding partner Metropolitan Room closed last year and put the award ceremony at risk, Robin and Jazzmobile stepped in to save the event. Both prominent cultural institutions, Hot House Jazz Magazine and Jazzmobile are two of the longest running jazz-minded organizations in New York City. Founded in 1964 by NEA Jazz Master Dr. Billy Taylor and philanthropist and arts administrator, Ms. Daphne Anstein, with NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, Jazzmobile is the first U.S. not-for-profit arts and cultural organization created just for Jazz. Since its inception, the organization has been bringing high quality Jazz performances and education programs to over 4, 000, 000 people living or visiting New York City and audiences across the country and around the world. Jazzmobile's many workshops, masterclasses, lecture demonstrations and arts enrichment programs train the next generation of Jazz vocalists and musicians; while also exposing youth to this vibrant art form. Teaming up with Hot House Magazine to recognize and honor those that keep this artform vibrant and potent is a natural next step for the 55-year-old jazz bastion. "Partnering with Hot House Magazine is truly a thrill for Jazzmobile as we continue to grow our fan base and find new ways to carry forth our mission to present preserve promote and propagate Americas classical music, Jazz. This is especially true during our 55th Anniversary year! Thanks to Gwen Kelley, the NYC Readers Jazz Award program is becoming an important Jazz tradition, and we are honored to have been asked to join her, " said Bell-Stevens. Hot House Magazine has had its finger on the pulse of jazz since 1982. It is the oldest jazz magazine in New York City and the only regular publication dedicated to previewing upcoming jazz performances and events. Hot House is more than just a guide book; it is a monthly must-read and could even be considered New York's jazz bible. The publication features a dynamic range of jazz artists in the tri-state area from and up and coming performers to Grammy-winners and jazz legends. Hot House Jazz Magazine is free of charge and available throughout the New York metro area, thus keeping with it mission of making jazz accessible and available to all. The two organizations see their seminal partnership in presenting the 6th NYC Readers Jazz Awards. This event aligns with the mission of both organizations, allying with the talented men and women who work tirelessly to share their passion with audiences, ensuring a vibrant future for this art form. Full list of nominations include: ALTO SAXOPHONE Pureum Jin T.K. Blue Steve Coleman Nick Hempton Brent Birckhead Lakecia Benjamin BARITONE SAXOPHONE Brian Landrus Jason Marshall Gary Smulyan Lauren Sevian Claire Daly Frank Basile CLARINET Anat Cohen Ken Peplowski Oran Etkin Paquito d'Rivera Adrian Cunningham Victor Goines FEMALE RISING STAR Pureum Jin Joie Bianco Lauren Lee Roxy Coss Michelle Lordi FEMALE VOCALIST Lynette Washington Champian Fulton Lauren Lee Charenée Wade Michelle Lordi VIBES Joel Ross Joe Locke Steve Nelson Stefon Harris Jay Hoggard GUITAR Peter Bernstein Charlie Apicella "King" Solomon Hicks Charlie Sigler Flavio Silva Mark Whitfield Paul Bollenback PIANO Champian Fulton Amina Figarova Lauren Lee Fred Hersch Danny Mixon RARE INSTRUMENTS T.K. Blue (Kalimba) Akua Dixon (Cello) Bart Platteau (Flutes) Brandee Younger (Harp) Hendrik Meurkens (Harmonica) Regina Carter (Violin) Sara Caswell (Violin) Zach Brock (Violin) ORGAN Akiko Tsuruga Mike LeDonne Radam Schwartz Pat Bianchi Brian Charette Kyle Koehler TENOR SAXOPHONE Jerry Weldon Roxy Coss Bill Saxton Gene Ghee Houston Person T.K. Blue TROMBONE Steve Davis Corey Wallace Ryan Keberle Wycliffe Gordon John Fedchock TRUMPET Joe Magnarelli Giveton Gelin Benny Benack III Freddie Hendrix Jon Erik Kellso Tom Harrell GROUP Sounds of A&R Iron City New York Voices The Motherland Connection Michelle Lordi Quartet The Diva Jazz Orchestra BASS Michael Feinberg Alex Blake Drew Gress Linda May Han Oh Matthew Parrish DRUMS/PERCUSSION Billy Hart Winard Harper Alan Korzin Antonio Sanchez Fukushi Tainaka Joe Farnsworth Rudy Royston Victor Jones JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR Pureum Jin Lynette Washington Champian Fulton Charlie Apicella T.K. Blue MALE RISING STAR Michael Feinberg Benny Benack III Brent Birckhead Sullivan Fortner Brian Landrus Giveton Gelin Joel Ross Randall Haywood Vuyo Sotashe MALE VOCALIST Johnny O'Neal John Minnock Gregory Porter Vuyo Sotashe Giacomo Gates write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |