Awards will be presented in more than 40 categories of excellence in jazz performance and documentation; professional JJA members are now voting to choose the winners from among nominees named last month. New “A Team" members-- “advocates, activists, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz"-- will also be introduced at the ceremonies to be hosted by Terrance McKnight of New York City's WQXR-FM.
At this year's gala --in contrast to previous years-- all awards will be announced and presented before the start of the reception and musical performances in honor of the award winners. Two types of tickets --one for admission to the awards presentation and the reception, the other for admission to the reception only are on sale at Acteva.com's secure site.
Doors open for the awards presentation at 3:30 pm
Reception at 5:00 pm
The reception will feature performances by:
- Tia Fuller Quartet (Mack Avenue Records)
- pianist Ayako Shirasaki (Jan Matthies Music Management)
- Bobby Sanabria's Big Band
- other artists to be announced
Brother Thelonious Belgian Ale/ wine from City Winery's own reserve/ waters and sodas and light refreshments will be served at the reception.
All ticket sales support the Jazz Journalists Association and its activities aimed educating jazz journalists, raising the level of jazz criticism and increasing the audience for, and understanding of, jazz as an important form of artistic and cultural expression. The JJA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, ticket purchases and other donations are tax deductible in whole or part.
JJA JAZZ AWARDS GALA June 14, 2010* CITY WINERY * NYC
