Presentation Edisons Jazz and World
Monday 26 October 2009
The winners of the Edisons Jazz and World have been announced. On 18 November they will accept their awards in seven categories. Next to these Dianne Reeves will be presented with the Jazz Lifetime Achievement Edison 2009. The singer from Detroit is being honoured for making albums with a surprising sound for over 30 years. Dianne Reeves already owns four Grammies.
Prize winners
Together with the Metropole Orchestra conducted by Vince Mendoza this top vocalist will give a concert of one hour after the interval.
Other prize winners are Bennink, Borstlap en Glerum (Jazz National), Randy Brecker (Jazz International) and Ilja Reijngoud Quartet, featuring Fay Claassen (Jazz Vocal). Izaline Calister wins in the World Music category,and, posthumously Charles Mingus for Epitaph in the DVD Jazz/World category.
Performances
The album Kind of Blue, 50th Anniversary Edition yields the late Miles Davis († 1991) an Edison in the ‘Special issue jazz’ category. This is a reissue of Davis’ first group session in 1958. Some of these winners will also perform on the night of the presentation with the Metropole in Music Centre Frits Philips in Eindhoven. An evening not to be missed by lovers of jazz and world music.
Onder de groene linde
Ate Doornbosch, finally, will be awarded for Onder de Groene Linde. This ‘special issue World’ consists of nine CDs with traditional folk music from the Netherlands. This music originates from the archives of the radio program of the same name. In its judgement the jury also included the beautifully executed book which accompanies these field recordings.
www.edisonaward.nl/Jazz
www.muziekcentrum.nl
