Latin jazz great Hilario Duran, bassist Jodi Proznick win big at jazz awards
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 | 11:16 PM ET
CBC News
Latin jazz musician Hilario Duran and bassist Jodi Proznick were the big winners as veteran jazz stars and up-and-coming youngsters shared the spotlight at the 2008 National Jazz Awards gala in Toronto Tuesday night.
Duran and bassist Proznick — who is considered among the top young jazz musicians in the country — each picked up a trio of trophies.
The Jodi Proznick Quartet scored the record of the year honour for its album Foundations and was named acoustic band of the year, while the B.C. musician took home the bassist of the year title.
The Cuban-born Duran, one of Canada's biggest jazz names, was named SOCAN composer of the year and Latin jazz artist of the year. His group, Hilario Duran's Latin Jazz Big Band, was named big band of the year.
Phil Dwyer was also a multiple award-winner Tuesday night, named both saxophonist and arranger of the year, as was music journalist Geoff Chapman.
Chapman, now retired from the Toronto Star, had previously been announced as the recipient of a lifetime achievement honour for his many years as a supporter of and music critic for the Toronto jazz scene.
On Tuesday night, he also added yet another National Jazz Awards journalist of the year trophy to his haul: Chapman has won the category for the past five years.
CBC Radio's Katie Malloch was named best broadcaster.
The evening's celebrations also included tributes to three prominent jazz artists who died recently.
Iconic pianist Oscar Peterson was honoured as musician of the year, multi-instrumentalist Jeff Healey was named an artist of distinction and Doug (Dr. Music) Riley was named a jazz pioneer.
Other winners include:
- Instrumentalist of the Year: Don Thompson
- International Musician: Wynton Marsalis
- Drummer: Terry Clarke
- Guitarist: Reg Schwager
- Trumpeter: Brad Turner
- Trombonist: Hugh Fraser
- Clarinetist: Phil Nimmons
- Violinist: Jesse Zubot
- Keyboardist: Nancy Walker
- Electric Band: Barry Romberg Random Access
- Female Vocalist: Emilie-Claire Barlow
- Male Vocalist: Joe Coughlin
- CBC Galaxie Rising Star: Chris Andrew
- Label: Cellar Live
- Producer: Brad Turner
- Festival: Vancouver Jazz Festival
- Jazz Photographer: Don Vickery
Though the night's award-winners were most often established names from the Canadian jazz world, younger acts dominated the evening's performances. Among them were the gala's hosts, singer Kellylee Evans and pianist Michael Kaeshammer, multiple-winner Proznick and her pianist husband Tilden Webb, bassist Brandi Disterheft, teen singer Nikki Yanofsky and saxophonist Mike Ruby.
Share Tools
FILM REVIEW: Men in Black 3 by Eli Glasner May. 25, 2012 11:40 AM Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back in the action sequel Men in Black 3, a third instalment of a series now 15 years old. Though new addition Josh Brolin manages some amazing mimicry as a younger version of Jones, the story doesn't measure up to the weird and wonderful charms of the original, says film reviewer Eli Glasner.
Top News Headlines
- Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped
- The federal government is scrapping two review boards used by people appealing decisions made about their employment insurance. more »
- Teens share bullying tales in confession booth
- Raw stories about bullying emerged when a video booth was set up inside a Quebec high school. more »
- Double-lung recipient dances on Ellen show
- Organ donation advocate Hèlène Campbell of Ottawa made her second appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, but her first since undergoing a double-lung transplant. more »
- Canada ending 'Buffalo shuffle' for visas, closing consulate
- The federal government is shutting down the Canadian consulate in Buffalo and dropping a requirement for foreign workers and students to renew their visas outside the country, CBC News has learned. more »
Latest Arts & Entertainment News Headlines
- Keira Knightley engaged to rocker James Righton
- Keira Knightley, the British actress who starred in A Dangerous Method and the Pirates of the Caribbean series, is engaged to boyfriend James Righton, keyboard player for the Klaxons. more »
- Engelbert Humperdinck in the mix for Eurovision Song Contest
- 76-year-old Engelbert Humperdinck will compete in the finale of the Eurovision Song Contest against with acts such as Norwegian fiddlers and a Finnish metal band. more »
- Sotheby's Canadian art auction sets records
- Sotheby's auction of Canadian art produced a sale total of $3.55 million Thursday night in Toronto, with record prices for several Canadian artists, including Paul-Émile Borduas, whose Froissement Multicolore sold for $663,750. more »
- Shakespeare's Winter's Tale gets African reboot
- A Nigerian theatre company is performing an African reboot of The Winter's Tale, one of the lesser known tragicomedies written by the Bard, in London as part of the London Cultural Olympiad. more »
Q Blog
Toni Morrison on her two selves May. 25, 2012 12:44 PM Jian speaks with the celebrated African American author and academic about her two conflicting selves, and her new novel, Home.
CBC Books
Talking about war May. 25, 2012 12:09 PM The public conversation around war has always been complex and thorny. How does Canada's military approach differ from that of other countries? Are we a society of peacekeepers or warriors? These are some of the questions that Noah Richler explores in his new book What We Talk About When We Talk About War.
- Reclaiming the dead on Mt. Everest
- Victim's boyfriend held in Aylmer triple stabbing
- Employment Insurance review boards to be scrapped
- Teens share bullying tales in confession booth
- Workers' EI history to affect claim under new rules
- Conservatives move again to have robocalls suits tossed
- SpaceX capsule captured by Canadarm2
- Coffee prices get jolt in jittery economy
- Gatineau police to question man in multiple homicides
