Dave Koz, Peter White Among Award Winners |
| Nov 01 2010 |
Congratulations to Dave Koz, who took the Entertainer of the Year prize at the first annual American Smooth Jazz Awards on Friday [Oct. 29.] The event, which took place in Chicago, also named Koz “Broadcaster of the Year.”
Album Of the Year went to Peter White for Good Day, and his hit single, “Bright,” took Song of the Year. White also took home the Guitarist of the Year award. In the Brass/Woodwind slot, Boney James and Richard Elliot were tied [hmmmm….how they gonna split that?]. Brian Culbertson was named Keyboardist of the Year, with Fourplay taking Group of the Year prize. George Benson and Norah Jones were each named in the Vocalist categories; Nick Colionne was awarded the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award, while David Benoit was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The complete list of winners is below:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR / DAVE KOZ
ALBUM / GOOD DAY-PETER WHITE
SONG / BRIGHT-PETER WHITE
BRASS / WOODWIND / (TIE) BONEY JAMES / RICHARD ELLIOT
GUITARIST / PETER WHITE
PERCUSSIONIST / HARVEY MASON
KEYBOARDIST / BRIAN CULBERTSON
GROUP / FOURPLAY
GOSPEL JAZZ / KIRK WHALUM
FEMALE VOCALIST / NORAH JONES
MALE VOCALIST / GEORGE BENSON
NEW ARTIST / CINDY BRADLEY
BROADCASTER TERRESTRIAL / DAVE KOZ
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST / MARC ANTOINE
INTERNATIONAL GROUP / INCOGNITO
INTERNATIONAL MALE VOCALIST / MICHAEL BUBLE
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST / DIANA KRALL
WAYMAN TISDALE HUMANITARIAN AWARD / NICK COLIONNE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD / DAVID BENOIT
Last changed: Nov 01 2010 at 6:03 AM
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