Hello folks!....I've been nominated in the "International Vocalist of the Year" category for the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards...This is a wonderful and humbling honor to say the least!
Anyone anywhere with an email address is eligible to vote once between Jan. 12 and Sunday February 22nd.....I've included a link directly to the online voting center!...Thank You so much to all of my friends on myspace for supporting me and these songs through the years...I appreciate it beyond infinity...Peace and Many, Many Blessings......
2009 Nominations are in Warren Hill and Thirsty Howell Lead Nominations for the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards 
Dec. 4, 2008 - Nominations for the 5th Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards were released today.
Warren Hill and
Thirsty Howellled nominations with three each. Toronto-born Hill received nods for
'Wind Instrumentalist,' 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Original
Composition' for "La Dolce Vita." Howell's nominations include 'Male
Vocalist,'
'Album of the Year' for
Music from a Warm Place and 'Best Original
Composition' for "Lorelei."
Five artists received 2 nominations:
Gabriel Hasselbach, Phil Poppa, Darren Rahn, Nathan East and
Robin Thicke.
Both Hasselbach and Poppa were named in the Wind Instrumentalist and Album of the Year categories.
Darren
Rahn received 2 nominations, one for 'Wind Instrumentalist' and one for
‘International Group of the Year’ as a member of DeNate with Deborah
Connors and Nate Harasim. Group of the Year is a newly created
International category that includes the nominees, Fourplay, Sax Pack,
LA Chillharmonic and The Terry Disley Experience. Fourplay member
Nathan East was also nominated as a co-writer with Warren Hill in the
Best Original Composition category.
Renowned
vocalist, Robin Thicke, was named in the categories of 'Male Vocalist
of the Year' and "Album of the Year" for his new album,
Something Else.
Earl Klugh will be the next recipient of the George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob James, Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour and George Benson were previous winners.
Both
Canadian and International artists who have contributed to the success
of the Smooth Jazz format in Canada are recognized each year.
International
nominees include Tim Bowman, Nick Colionne, Brian Culbertson Kenny G,
Michael Lington and Jeff Lorber in Instrumentalist of the Year category
and Mick Hucknall, Kenny Lattimore, John Legend, Maysa, Seal and
Victoria White in Vocalist of the Year category.
The CSJA was started by co-chairs,
Mary Kirk of Wave 94.7FM Hamilton/Toronto, Ont. and
John Beaudin, owner of Smooth Jazz Now.com.
On-line
voting begins January 12, 2009. Anyone anywhere with an email address
is eligible to vote once between Jan. 12 and Sunday February
22nd. Winners will be determined primarily by the results of the
voting with some industry input.
The ceremony will take place at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Friday April 24th at 8pm.
Warren
Hill, Earl Klugh, Nick Colionne, Brian Culbertson, Phil Poppa, Julie
Crochetiere, Chris Smith, Kellylee Evans, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach,
DeNate and host Alexander Zonjic are all set to perform.