Jazz Music Awards

12/28/2022

Take look at our beautiful program booklet from the first Jazz Music Awards show that took place on 10/22/22🥰 https://jazzmusicawards.com/award-program/

12/20/2022

Congratulations to our Best New Artist Award winner Samara Joy for all her success this season. Here's a perfect song for this time of year, "Warm in December" performed on the The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Watch Samara Joy perform “Sweet Pumpkin” live for the Kelly Clarkson Show. Listen/purchase the new album ‘Linger Awhile’: https://samarajoy.lnk.to/LingerAw...

12/13/2022

Although he was called a founding father of smooth jazz, Grover Washington, Jr. defied category - except master musician ❤️
Grover Washington, Jr.
Dec 12, 1943 - Dec 17, 1999

12/11/2022

"When a man's faith is never tried, I don't think he'll ever learn anything. You have to have trial and tribulation, or what are you going to learn?" McCoy Tyner

McCoy was an inspired musician who devoted his life to his art, his family, and his spirituality. McCoy Tyner’s music and legacy will continue to inspire fans and future talent for generations to come.

At our inaugural Jazz Music Awards, we honored and celebrated McCoy, honoring him with our "Jazz Legend" Award and a rousing musical tribute with Kenny Garrett, Orrin Evans and Terri Lyne Carrington.
Pictured below is Terri Lyne and McCoy's son, Deen Tyner.

12/10/2022

Looking forward to the The Kennedy Center Honors, with the 2022 lifetime artistic achievements going to George Clooney; Amy Grant; Gladys Knight; Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2. The program which airs on Sunday on CBS, includes performances from Dianne Reeves in honor of George Clooney, who directed and starred in "Good Night and Good Luck" and hand picked Dianne to sing live in the film. We are especially thrilled to see Ms. Reeves again, after her amazing performance at the Jazz Music Awards. She'll be joined by this year's 3x Grammy nominee John Beasley, as well as Atlanta based drummer extraordinaire Terreon Gully.

11/16/2022

Congratulations to all the nominees including Lifetime Achievement honoree, Wayne Shorter, who received double nominations alongside Leo Genovese for Best Improvised Jazz Solo for "Endangered Species" and Best Jazz Instrumental Album for 'Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival.' Jazz Music Awards Musical Director Terri Lyne Carrington also receives double nominations both in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category; for her work on 'Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival' and for her own 'New Standards Vol. 1'

Jazz Music Awards Jazz Innovator honoree Ambrose Akinmusire received a nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo for "Rounds (Live)" from Terri Lyne's 'New Standards Vol. 1.' The Baylor Project who performed at our show, and were Jazz Music Awards nominees, earned a nod for Best Jazz Vocal Album for 'The Evening: Live At APPARATUS.' Marcus Baylor has also been nominated for Best Improvised Jazz Solo for "Call Of The Drum." Newcomer, Samara Joy who won Best New Artist from the Jazz Music Awards, has also been nominated for a Recording Academy / GRAMMYs for Best Jazz Vocal Album for "Linger Awhile' as well as Best New Artist (in any category). 🥰

11/08/2022

Join us in wishing our founder and Executive Producer of the , , a very happy and blessed birthday 🎈🎉🎂💓

Wendy is also the GM of Jazz 91.9 WCLK, Atlanta's Jazz Station

10/31/2022

"Stay Ready, so you don't have to Get Ready! Growing up, my big brother Ralph Peterson Jr. must have said this to me a thousand times, and in return, I shared it as my modus operandi while teaching. "It's a tie! The winners for Best Mainstream Album are Kenny Garrett and Orrin Evans." No matter how much I stayed ready, I was nowhere near ready for that announcement! I sat there in shock for a few seconds, and then it hit, "I have to say something on the mic!!!" That should be easy for the son of two performing artists, a bandleader, and an avid poster of several videos on social media speaking his mind.
The moment hit, and all I could think about was a conversation from two days earlier that no one in the audience had heard. Oddly enough, the corny joke went over well (kind of), and I got it together to thank my family. There were so many others to thank, and I've repeatedly punished myself for the last week for not thanking them. After watching my acceptance "paragraph," I realized thanking my wife and sons was all that needed to be said. My family is what motivates me, repairs me, inspires me, and relaxes me. Without them, there is no music! Thank You, and all the people who put in the hard work to produce the inaugural Jazz Music Awards, Terri Lyne Carrington, for continually inviting me to participate in outstanding life-changing events, and Kenny Garrett for his graciousness and leadership. If you're reading this, I invite you to raise your hands high in the sky and join me in celebrating. We are all , and I appreciate you listening, producing, recording, presenting, performing, purchasing, collecting, and most importantly, teaching the beauty of MUSIC!" Orrin Evans

w/ Kenny Garrett