Talented
Artists Garner More Musical Nominations May
11, 2005
- Smooth
Jazz Now would like to congratulate some terrific and versatile Canadian musicians
who were nominated for the first ever Canadian
Smooth Jazz Awards and are now in line for a National Jazz Award. In the Electric
Group of the Year The Eddie Bullen Band
and the Clayton/Scott Group, who
won the Group/Duo category at the Canadian
Smooth Jazz Awards are nominees. More
Smooth
Jazz for the United Way April
3, 2005 - Smooth Jazz lovers in Toronto will be happy to hear about a great benefit
for the United Way on April 22. Molly Johnson
(accompanied by Andrew Craig), Liberty Silver,
Eddie Bullen and Joe Sealy will perform
at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts. More
Warren
Hill Wins First Smooth Jazz Award At NJA February
24, 2004 - Congratulations to Warren Hill
for winning Canada's first Smooth Jazz Award. The Canadian saxophonist who now
lives in Colorado picked up the honor for Smooth Jazz artist of the year beating
out Eddie Bullen, Brian
Hughes, Demo Cates and Nura.
Appropriately the award was sponsored by Canada's first Smooth Jazz radio station
The Wave in Hamilton. Smooth Jazz Now's
own Liz Rivard attended the ceremony at Winter Garden
Theatre in Toronto. "It's a thrill, its great honor to be in such good company,"
says Hill who dedicated the award to his parents who were in the audience. A former
physics major in high school, Hill says he's glad his mother and father supported
his music, I suppose it would have been nice to say if id stuck with physics.
I would have been one of the designers on the Canada space arm but I'm sure that
wouldn't have happened," said Hill laughing. "My parents are very proud"
when we were kids and were trying to figure out what to do lots of parents say
don't be a musician but they were very supportive and I dedicate the award to
them." Cool FM's Ross Porter picked
up the Jazz broadcaster of the year award. The big winner of the night was Rob
McConnell winning Trombonist, Arranger and Big Band awards. Vocalist Molly
Johnson from the Narada Jazz label won two trophies for Composer and Musician
of the Year. Other Smooth Jazz acts included Denzal
Sinclaire whose self titled album picked up Album of the year and Diana
Krall was the winner of the International musician of the year even though
she is a Canadian artist.
The
Winner: Jazz Broadcaster of the Year - Ross Porter Jazz
Festival of the Year - festival du Montreal Jazz Journalist of the Year -
Geoff Chapman Jazz Producer of the Year - Bill King Drummer of the Year
- Terry Clarke Bassist of the Year - Dave Young Guitarist of the Year
- Jake Langley Keyboardist of the Year - David Restivo Trombonist of the
Year - Rob McConnell Trumpeter of the Year - Kevin Turcotte Saxophonist
of the Year - Mike Murley Clarinetist of the Year - Phil Nimmons
Violinist
of the Year - Hugh Marsh Instrumentalist of the Year - Don Thompson Vocalist
of the Year - Heather Bambrick Arranger of the Year - Rob McConnell Composer
of the Year - Molly Johnson Big Band of the Year - Rob McConnell Tentet
Acoustic Group of the Year - Kollage Electric Group of the Year - Metalwood
Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year - Warren Hill
Label of the Year - Justin Time Album of the Year - Denzal
Sinclaire 'Denzal Sinclaire' International Musician of the Year - Diana
Krall Musician of the Year - Molly
Johnson
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May
11, 2005
- Smooth
Jazz Now would like to congratulate some terrific and versatile Canadian musicians
who were nominated for the first ever 
April
3, 2005 - Smooth Jazz lovers in Toronto will be happy to hear about a great benefit
for the United Way on April 22. 
February
24, 2004 - Congratulations to 
