CSJA 2010 Nominees for 2009 Year

Check out the list "by Artist"

Living Arts Centre, Mississauga  
Friday April 23   8pm

1. International Instrumentalist of the Year

                                   
                       Rick Braun                     
George Benson
Euge Groove
Jessy J
Boney James
Peter White

2. International Vocalist of the Year

                       
George Benson
Spencer Day
Will Downing
Melody Gardot
Norah Jones
Vanessa Williams

3.  International Group/Duo of the Year

Marc Antoine/Paul Brown

East Bay Soul
Greg Adams, Michael Paulo, Johnnie Bamont, Brian Allen, Evan Stone, Johnny Sandoval, James Wirrick, Lee Thornburg, Joey Navarro, Tom Bowes, Sean Holt, Darryl Walker   

Pieces of a Dream
James Lloyd,  Curtis Harmon, David Dyson, Rohn Lawrence, Eddie Baccus, Jr

Rippingtons
Jeff Kashiwa, Russ Freeman, Dave Karasony, Bill Heller, Rico Belled

Sax Pack: Steve Cole Kim Waters, Jeff Kashiwa
           

4.  Female Vocalist of the Year

   Irene Marc
Ali Matthews
Sophie Milman
Johanna Sillanpaa
Carol Welsman

5.  Male Vocalist of the Year

Michael Buble
Matt Dusk
Rik Emmett 
Haydain Neale  (Jacksoul)
Michael Kaeshammer
Chris Smith

6.  Guitarist/Bass Guitarist of the Yr 

Rich Brown
Jesse Cook
Johannes Linstead
Robert Michaels
Robert Tardik

7.  Wind Instrumentalist of the Yr

Demo Cates
Carson Freeman
Darren Rahn
Jon Stewart
Alexander Zonjic

8.  Keyboardist/Pianist of the Year

Don Breithaupt 
Eddie Bullen 
Rob DeBoer
Stan Fomin   
Michael Kaeshammer

                       

9.  Album of the Year

Jesse Cook - Rumba Foundation - EMI Music Canada
Four80East - Roll On - Native Language
Groove Kings - Blood Red - Independent
Darren Rahn - Talk of the Town - Nugroove Records
Alexander Zonjic - Doin the D - Heads Up International

10.  Drummer/Percussionist of the year

Dave Campion
Davide Direnzo 
Steve Heathcote
Tony Grace
Mark McLean 

                                                             
11.  Best Original Composition
 
Blood Red - Howard Forman
Wouldn’t Change a Thing - James Bryan McCollum & Matthew Marston
Isabelle - Michael Kaeshammer, Ron Lopata, Andrea Kaziol  Joel Parisien
Roll On - Tony Grace and Rob DeBoer
Talk of the Town - Darren Rahn
     

12.  Group/Duo of the Year

Four80East
Cates-Fomin Project
Groove Kings
Sillan & Young
Strung Out Troubadours

13.  BMO Broadcaster of the Year

Ted Hasiuk
Cameron Smith
Alexander Zonjic