Acclaimed young singing-star and C.E.O. of Torm Entertainment, James Torm has won the 2007 Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award. Torm, who is also the son of jazz legend Mel Torm, competed against two other bands in the finals of the Chuck Niles Jazz Music Competition, which was held at the Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival (California), on Saturday July 14th. The award is handed out each year to the artist who best embodies the Niles genre of music: big band, swing, be-bop, Latin and vocalists.
Chuck's wife Nancy, and daughter Tracy selected James as the winner. “This is the Chuck Niles award, so we try to keep in mind who my father would have chosen," said Tracy as she described the selection process. “He loved straight-ahead jazz as opposed to modern-fusion jazz. But really these artists are all innovative and talented."
Chuck Niles spun jazz on American radio for more than 50 years and was renowned for his mellifluous voice and vast knowledge of jazz history. He was known in the music world as the voice of jazz in Los Angeles. Niles died in 2004, at the age of 76.
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