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Stanley Clarke Band nominated For 2 GRAMMY® AWARDS

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:05:27 +0000

Stanley Clarke Band nominated For 2 GRAMMY® AWARDS

For Immediate Release
Henry Eshelman; heshelman@platformgrp.com

STANLEY CLARKE BAND NOMINATED FOR TWO GRAMMY® AWARDS
Clarke Gets Nods for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Contemporary Jazz Album for The Stanley Clarke Band

Hollywood, CA, December 2, 2010—Jazz bass legend Stanley Clarke has earned two Grammy® Nominations last evening in a nomination concert held in Los Angeles. Clarke received nominations in two categories: The first came in Category 9, Best Pop Instrumental Performance for solo, duo, group or collaborative performances without vocals for the song No Mystery, a track from The Stanley Clarke Band album. The second was in Category 44, Best Contemporary Jazz Album (for albums containing predominately instrumental tracks) was the full-length The Stanley Clarke Band on the Heads Up International label. For a complete list of nominations visit: www.grammy.com/files/53rdpresslist113010.pdf. CBS will broadcast the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards from Los Angeles February 13, 2011.

“Thank you thank you thank you. It really IS an honor just to be nominated,” Clarke said while on tour in Japan. “It’s the Stanley Clarke Band, that was nominated though; not only Stanley Clarke,” “I may have been the band leader, but I share this nomination in gratitude with keyboardist Ruslan Sirota, drummer Ronald Bruner, Jr., featured pianist Hiromi Uehara and the rest of the players on this album. We’re pleased in both categories to be in the company of such a diverse range of talent as our fellow nominees.” Other players on the nominated album include vocalist Cheryl Bentyne; guitarists Charles Altura, Rob Bacon and Armand Sabal-Lecco; saxophonist Bob Sheppard; bass synthesizer Lorenzo “Larry” Dunn; keyboardist Felton Pilate; horn players Andrew Lippman and John Paperbook; and drum programmers Chris Clarke and Jon Hakakian.

Clarke, whose prodigious talent, 40 albums and 60 film scores have made him one of the most recognized and respected names in the annals of contemporary music, recently formed a music label, Roxboro Entertainment Group, named for his Philadelphia high school. The first two artists on the label—guitarist Lloyd Gregory and multi-instrumentalist Kennard Ramsey—have just released albums; the next two albums will come from keyboardist Sunnie Paxson and Ruslan Sirota, pianist, arranger and keyboardist on The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke is about to release a music video of I Wanna Play for You Too from the Stanley Clarke Band album, the second directed by Frank Aleph Agrama.
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Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) To Make 5 City U.S. Tour March 18-26, 2010

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:34:59 +0000

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) To Make 5 City U.S. Tour March 18-26, 2010

February 2, 2010 MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, WINNERS OF THREE GRAMMYS AT 52ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, TO MAKE FIVE-CITY U.S. TOUR MARCH 18-26

Tour Includes Two Carnegie Hall Concerts, Which Mark Orchestra’s 25th Visit to the Hall

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) will make a five-city U.S. tour from March 18 to 26 with performances in Champaign-Urbana, IL (March 18); Ann Arbor, MI (March 19 and 20); Philadelphia (March 23); Washington, D.C. (March 24); and in New York at Carnegie Hall (March 25 and 26). The March 25 and 26 concerts mark the Orchestra’s 25th engagement at Carnegie Hall since its first appearance there in 1947.

The tour repertoire features violinist Christian Tetzlaff performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and soprano Laura Claycomb and mezzo-soprano Katarina Karnéus in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. Symphony No. 2 has been recorded by the San Francisco Symphony as part of its Mahler Project, which to date has won seven Grammy Awards, including three Grammys for Mahler Symphony No. 8 and the Adagio from Symphony No. 10 at the most recent Grammy Awards on January 31. The tour also includes a new work commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony, Post-scriptum by Russian composer Victor Kissine, which is dedicated to MTT and the SFS, as well as Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and Liszt’s Tasso: Lament and Triumph. The Symphony will perform the world premiere of Victor Kissine’s Post-scriptum March 4 in San Francisco, which is dedicated to MTT and the SFS.

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony open their 2010 U.S. tour at the Krannert Center on the campus of the University of Illinois on Tuesday, March 18 followed by a two-day visit to the University of Michigan, with performances at Hill Auditorium on March 19 and 20. In Ann Arbor, MTT and musicians of the Orchestra will hold master classes with University students and host a series of educational events including a teacher workshop, symposium, and a screening of its Keeping Score PBS series for students. At the March 20 concert, MTT and the SFS will receive the University Music Society’s Distinguished Artist Award, in recognition of the SFS’ long standing relationship with the University of Michigan’s music school. It is the first time in the history of the award that it is being presented to an orchestra. At the March 18 Champaign-Urbana concert, the Orchestra performs Victor Kissine’s Post-scriptum, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff, Liszt‘s Tasso: Lament and Triumph and Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales. The Orchestra will repeat this program at Hill Auditorium on March 19, and on March 20 they will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with Laura Claycomb, Katarina Karnéus, and the University Musical Society Choral Union.

At the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 23, the Orchestra will be joined by the Westminster Symphonic Choir in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, and on March 24 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., MTT and the Orchestra will perform the program of works by Kissine, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, and Ravel.

MTT and the San Francisco Symphony return to New York’s Carnegie Hall on Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26, with concerts of both tour programs. The Westminster Symphonic Choir will again join the Orchestra on March 26 in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.

This season Michael Tilson Thomas celebrates his 15th season as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. In 1996, MTT led the orchestra on the first of their 22 national and international tours together to Europe, Asia and throughout the United States, with annual performances at Carnegie Hall. Last season they opened Carnegie Hall’s 2008-09 season with a gala tribute to Leonard Bernstein, which was filmed and broadcast nationally on Thirteen/WNET New York’s Great Performances on PBS. Other tour highlights have included their third West Coast tour with MTT in January 2009, including their first concerts in Seattle since 1981; their first appearances in mainland China as part of their 2006 Asia tour; a three-week 2007 European tour that featured two televised appearances at the BBC Proms in London and concerts in such European music capitals as Dublin, Vienna, Paris, and Belgium; and at several major European festivals, including Lucerne.

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony maintain a leading presence among American orchestras through over 230 concerts at home and abroad, an active touring program, award-winning recordings, and innovative broadcast and education projects. Their commitment to music education has resulted in the groundbreaking television, radio and multimedia project Keeping Score; a nationally syndicated radio series on avant-garde American composers, American Mavericks; an award-winning children’s website, www.sfskids.com; and Adventures in Music, a nationally acclaimed in-school music education program in San Francisco schools. The Keeping Score series has been viewed by over six million Americans since its first broadcast in September 2006 and acclaimed for making classical music accessible to a wider, more diverse audience. This year, Tilson Thomas and the SFS conclude an ambitious self-produced Mahler recording project, launched in 2001. To date, the Orchestra’s Mahler cycle on SFS Media has been recognized with seven Grammy Awards, winning three 2009 Grammy Awards on for its recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 and the Adagio from Symphony No. .10..

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY 2010 NATIONAL TOUR
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
University Musical Society Choral Union
Westminster Choir

Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.              Krannert Center / Champaign-Urbana, IL
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor                 Kissine / Post-scriptum
Christian Tetzlaff, violin                                 Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
San Francisco Symphony                               Ravel / Valses nobles et sentimentales
Liszt / Tasso: Lament and Triumph
Friday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m.                   Hill Auditorium / Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor                 Kissine / Post-scriptum
Christian Tetzlaff, violin                                 Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
San Francisco Symphony                               Ravel / Valses nobles et sentimentales
Liszt / Tasso: Lament and Triumph
Saturday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m.                Hill Auditorium / Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor                 Mahler / Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony
University Musical Society Choral Union

Tuesday, March 23 at 8:00 p.m. The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Mahler / Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection

Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony
Westminster Symphonic Choir

Wednesday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m.           The Kennedy Center / Washington D.C.
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor                 Kissine / Post-scriptum
Christian Tetzlaff, violin                                 Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
San Francisco Symphony                               Ravel / Valses nobles et sentimentales
Liszt / Tasso: Lament and Triumph

Thursday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m.              Carnegie Hall / New York, NY
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor                 Kissine / Post-scriptum
Christian Tetzlaff, violin                                 Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35
San Francisco Symphony                               Ravel / Valses nobles et sentimentales

Liszt / Tasso: Lament and Triumph
Friday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m. Carnegie Hall / New York, NY
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Mahler / Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Symphony
Westminster Symphonic Choir

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The Recording Academy®’s Official Grammy® Awards Styling Suit January 27 – 30, 2010

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:33:50 +0000

The Recording Academy®’s Official Grammy® Awards Styling Suit January 27 – 30, 2010

GRAMMY STYLE STUDIO® 2010 TO BE HELD AT SMASHBOX STUDIOS, WEST HOLLYWOOD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE RECORDING ACADEMY®’S OFFICIAL GRAMMY® AWARDS STYLING SUITE JANUARY 27 – 30, 2010

SANTA MONICA, Calif. The seventh annual GRAMMY Style Studio® is The Recording Academy®’s official styling suite where nominees, performers, and presenters are invited to select one-of-a-kind pieces from leading international red carpet and lifestyle brands to wear to the 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards — airing live on CBS Television Network from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Held at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood from Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 – Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, private styling appointments for talent will be held between 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily. A media preview and artist interviews will be on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, with additional appointments scheduled throughout the week.

Confirmed designers include: Halston, Theia, Moods of Norway, Toni Maticevski, AILA, Marlies Dekkers, Samantha Wills, Nemer Saade, Grammy Label™, Melissa’s Shoes, Jil Sander Eyewear, Pennyroyal Silver, K-Swiss, MEK Denim and Melamed with more designers to be announced shortly.

Designers Toni Maticevski, Stefan Dahlkvist from Moods of Norway, and Samantha Wills will be in attendance.

VIP guests will also enjoy makeovers courtesy of Make Up For Ever and hairstyling by Rodney Cutler from Cutler Salon New York and Philips Norelco will be showcasing their latest hair-styling tools.

Guests will enjoy Dom Perignon Vintage 2000 and M Café will serve its contemporary macrobiotic cuisine and pastries daily. Starbucks will be serving their new instant coffee, Starbucks VIA™ Ready Brew, and specialty cocktails including the VIAtini at their coffee bar.

“Before we celebrate Music’s Biggest Night® on Sunday, Jan. 31, we build up to this crescendo by highlighting the impact music makes on our culture through our GRAMMY Week events,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “As a styling haven where top international designers and lifestyle brands showcase their expertise for achieving the most unique look at the GRAMMY Awards — one of the most daring red carpets in entertainment — GRAMMY Style Studio represents the intrinsic connection between music and fashion.”

Nominated artists invited to attend include: Adele, Beyoncé, Jack Black, Black Eyed Peas, Mary J. Blige, Bon Jovi, Michael Buble, Colbie Caillat, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Sheryl Crow, Death Cab For Cutie, Flo Rida, Jamie Foxx, The Fray, Josh Groban, Jay-z, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Ledisi, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, Madonna, Maxwell, Martina McBride, Metallica, Jason Mraz, Ne-Yo, P!nk, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Seal, Britney Spears, Sugarland, Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Kanye West, and The Zac Brown Band amongst others.

Media coverage of GRAMMY Style Studio has included: “Access Hollywood,” BBC, BET, Bravo, Channel 10, 9 and 7 Australia, CNN, “E! News,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Entertainment Tonight,” ET Canada, “Extra,” Fox 11′s “Good Day LA/Good Day Live,” FWD, Global Television Canada, KTLA, MTV, Style Network, TV Guide Channel, VH1, Blender, The Daily, InStyle, InTouch Weekly, OK Magazine, PEOPLE, US Weekly, Vanity Fair, Women’s Wear Daily, E! Online, MTV.com, People.com and VH1.com.

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Bon Jovi Performance On “THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS – Fans Invited to Select Song

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:58:57 +0000

Bon Jovi Performance On “THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS – Fans Invited to Select Song

Fans Invited To Help Select Hit Song For Bon Jovi Performance On “THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS,” JAN. 31 On The CBS Television Network

One Of The World’s Biggest Rock Bands And Current GRAMMY Nominee Bon Jovi To Make Debut Performance On The GRAMMY Awards

For the first time ever, current GRAMMY® Award nominee Bon Jovi will perform on THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, broadcasting live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 31 (8:00-11:30 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. As part of the band’s performance, fans will have an opportunity to decide which hit Bon Jovi song the band will perform by casting their vote on www.CBS.com.

Beginning today, viewers can log on to www.cbs.com/grammys and vote in two phases for one out of six of their favorite hit Bon Jovi songs:

1.            “Always”
2.            “Bed Of Roses”
3.            “Have A Nice Day”
4.            “It’s My Life”
5.            “Livin’ On A Prayer”
6.            “Wanted Dead Or Alive”

There is no registration to vote, and fans may vote as often as they wish. Additionally, a 30-second clip of each song is available for listening. The deadline to vote on the first phase is Sunday, Jan. 24 at 11:59pm ET. The second phase starts on Mon., Jan. 25 when the list will be narrowed down to the top three songs and fans may again vote at www.cbs.com/grammys for which hit song the band should perform as part of their segment. Voting will continue up until Bon Jovi’s performance on THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS on Sun., Jan. 31.

GRAMMY winner Bon Jovi is up for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for “We Weren’t Born To Follow.”

Bon Jovi joins previously announced performers and nominees Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, the Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, P!nk, Taylor Swift and the Zac Brown Band. All five Album Of The Year nominees — Beyoncé, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band and Taylor Swift — are set to perform on Music’s Biggest Night®. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced at a later date.

As previously announced on “THE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! – COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT” on Dec. 2, music fans can upload a 20-second video of themselves singing along to a portion of The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” for a chance to have their video appear as part of the Peas’ performance on Music’s Biggest Night. Videos may be uploaded to www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/upload/ through Jan. 15.

For more information on THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, please visit http://www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/.

THE 52nd ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS is produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy®. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Louis J. Horvitz is director.

About The Recording Academy Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, join the organization’s social networks as a Twitter follower at www.twitter.com/thegrammys, a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/thegrammys and a YouTube channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.

No purchase necessary. Open to legal residents of the US 18 or older at date of entry. Contest ends 1/15/10. Void where prohibited. See rules at www.cbs.com..
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