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Derrick Gardner Receives Two Award Nominations
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Derrick Gardner Receives Two Independent Music Award Nominations
INDIANAPOLIS, December 4th, 2009 – Owl Studios is proud to announce that band leader and trumpeter Derrick Gardner has received two nominations from the Independent Music Awards. Derrick and his group The Jazz Prophets have been nominated in the Jazz Album Category for his 2009 Owl Studios release Echoes of Ethnicity. The second nomination for Owl Studios and Derrick Gardner is in the Jazz Song Category for the track 'Mercury Blvd.' Within the Jazz Categories Nominations, Derrick Gardner and The Jazz Prophets are the only group to be nominated in both the Jazz Album and Jazz Song Categories.
Derrick formed his own sextet, The Jazz Prophets, in 1991, and 18 years later it continues to be the primary vehicle of his distinctive, hard-driving music. Derrick’s latest recording by The Jazz Prophets, Echoes of Ethnicity marks his second Owl Studios label release. Like A Ride to the Other Side.., his highly regarded first recording for the Owl Studios label, Echoes of Ethnicity bubbles with the long-standing collective’s sheer love of the soulful, funky jazz sound for which Cannonball Adderley and Horace Silver built solid foundations with their 1950s and ‘60s ensembles. Only they’re taking that sound into a new and invigorating territory. The band’s three-man horn line, consisting of Derrick, tenor sax player Rob Dixon and Derrick’s brother, trombonist Vincent Gardner of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, has been together since the beginning. Echoes of Ethnicity adds alto saxophonist Brad Leali and Jason Marshall on baritone saxophone to expand the front horn line to five.
The Independent Music Awards (http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/) is a prestigious international program that awards top-ranked independent artists and albums the recognition they need to reach millions of fans worldwide. Now in its 9th year, the IMAs honor artists who broaden the definition of commercial success & represent the diversity of the global Indie scene. Independent artists from 6 continents and more than 75 countries (even Greenland!) participated in The 9th IMAs, making 2009/2010 a record year indeed. The diversity of talent is astounding and truly reflects the broad spectrum of the global independent music scene.
While we anxiously await the results from the judges of the Independent Music Awards, the voting has begun for the 'People's Choice' (IMA Vox Pop) poll. While the results of this 'People's Choice' poll will not affect the judges decision, these IMA Vox Pop Winners will benefit from special marketing support from the IMAs. The Judge-determined Independent Music Awards Winners will be announced in January; the fan-selected Vox Pop Winners will be announced in June. To vote for Derrick Gardner simply click HERE, register, go to the Jazz Album and Jazz Song categories and submit a vote for Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets! (or copy and paste this link into your browser to register and vote: http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imafinalist/Login.aspx?maincat=9&yr=2010&scat=10)
For more information on Owl Studios and Derrick Gardner please visit the Owl Studios website: www.owlstudios.com