Oasis Awards Handed Out |
| Apr 18 2011 |
At this weekend's Seabreeze Jazz Festival in Panama City, FL, the long-awaited Oasis Jazz Award winners were finally announced. The awards, drawn from voting among over 10,000 fans, had been scheduled to be handed out last month in San Diego, but some last-minute snafus prevented the ceremony. Brian Culbertson was the big winner among the 19 categories, taking home (among others) Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist, Keyboardist and CD of the Year (for XII). His song with Earl Klugh, "That's Life," also nabbed Collaboration of the Year. Mindi Abair was named Female Artist of the Year, while Dave Koz took the prize for Saxophonist. Jonathan Butler was honored as Vocalist of the Year and Fourplay took Best Group. Peter White was named Guitarist of the Year, while Boney James was named Artist of the Decade and also got CD of the Decade for his album, Shine.
Culbertson, White and James were playing the festival and received their awards in person -- along with a standing ovation from the crowd of over 7500.
Last changed: Apr 18 2011 at 7:30 AM
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