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BMI Jazz Composers Top ‘Downbeat’ Readers Poll
Downbeat has released its 73rd Annual Readers Poll with BMI jazz composers topping 24 of the 29 categories, accounting for 84% of the winners. These composers represent the “who’s who” of jazz performers and BMI’s dominance in the genre. Sonny Rollins top two categories, Jazz Artist and Tenor Saxophone, while the Pat Metheny Trio garnered the Jazz Group award; Pat Metheny himself nabbed the…
From News, posted 11.11.08
BMI Jazz Giants Score in Down Beat 2007 Critics Poll
BMI composers dominated the 2007 Down Beat Critics Poll, winning 69% of the awards. Celebrated bassist and bandleader Dave Holland was a multiple winner, taking home honors both for Bassist of the Year and Band of the Year for his quintet. The late pianist Andrew Hill was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame, and Miles Davis’s Legendary Prestige Sessions won…
From News, posted 7.27.07
BMI Jazz Greats Sweep ‘Downbeat’ Critics Poll
Once again, BMI members swept the jazz world's annual "best of" list presented by Downbeat magazine, the voice of jazz since 1934. BMI's dedication to the advancement of original forms of American music exists as a cornerstone of the organization's very conception, and remains a priority today.
From News, posted 7.17.06
Neptunes, Evanescence Top List of BMI Grammy Nominees
BMI songwriter/artists are once again at the top of the nominees list for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, announced December 4 at a press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Pharrell Williams of red hot production duo, The Neptunes, leads the BMI pack with six nods including three individual and three with partner Chad Hugo, who himself earned…
From News, posted 12.04.03
BMI Jazz Giants Dominate Readers Poll
BMI's top names in jazz once again dominated the year end JazzTimes Readers Poll, winning more than 70% of the categories. Topping the list was jazz bassist Dave Holland with four wins, including Best Acoustic Bass and Best Arranger, as well as Best Acoustic Group for the Dave Holland Quintet and Best Big Band for the Dave Holland Big Band. …
From News, posted 12.02.03
Bluesman B.B. King Wins Polar Prize
Legendary BMI artist B.B. King was awarded the 2004 Polar Music Prize for his significant contributions to the blues. King's total dedication to his music, a rich recording history and tireless touring lasting more than half a century have made him one of the most prominent figures in the blues. Known as the "King of the Blues," he has influenced an array…
From News, posted 10.21.03
BMI Dominates Downbeat Critics Poll
BMI congratulates our 2003 Downbeat Critics Poll winners, who won more than 85% of the awards announced recently by Downbeat magazine, the voice of jazz since 1934. BMI jazz great Wayne Shorter won an impressive six awards, including Best Jazz Artist, Best Jazz Album, Best Acoustic Group, Best Soprano Saxophone, Best Composer and the Hall of Fame award. In addition, more than 30 other BMI jazz composers…
From News, posted 6.26.03
Keith Jarrett Wins 2003 Polar Music Prize
BMI composer Keith Jarrett has been named the winner of the Polar Music Prize, The Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, for 2003. The announcement was made on January 28 at The Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, where Ake Holmquist, Chairman of the Board and Award Committee, read the Award Committee’s citation, which says, in part: “The Polar Music Prize for 2003 is being awarded…
From News, posted 1.29.03
BMI to Sponsor Jazz Appreciation Month
The recent showing of Ken Burns's Jazz series on PBS brought attention to how much public interest there is in one of America's greatest art forms. And because of this interest, the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution has initiated a program that will focus that attention on an annual basis: Jazz Apprecation Month (JAM). The event will be held every April starting in 2002. BMI,…
From News, posted 7.30.01
BMI Dominates Billboard/BET On Jazz Awards
BMI jazz artists had a huge night at the recent Billboard/BET On Jazz Awards presented during the first annual Billboard/BET On Jazz Conference in Washington, DC. Multiple winners included Kenny G, who took home six awards, and Diana Krall (SOCAN) and Keith Jarrett, who each won three awards.
From News, posted 6.12.00
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