I have some great news to share with those that don't also follow me on HalieLoren.com, Facebook, and Twitter (and if you don't, why not? ;)):
"They Oughta Write a Song" WON the award for Best Vocal Jazz Album at the 2009 Just Plain Folks Awards! It is an incredible honor to have been included in the top 10 album nominees in the first place, amid so much amazing talent from around the world. To actually win the category was unbelievable!
The awards were held at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN on August 29. There were hundreds of performers present, and approximately thirty bands/performers played on stage during the awards event between category announcements. I was lucky to be one of the nominees who was invited to perform at the JPF Showcase event held at BB King's Blues Club the previous night (Aug. 28), which was an incredibly diverse group of talent as well.
Live at BB King's Blues Club, JPF Showcase (photo by Adrian James)
The awards were held at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN on August 29. There were hundreds of performers present, and approximately thirty bands/performers played on stage during the awards event between category announcements. I was lucky to be one of the nominees who was invited to perform at the JPF Showcase event held at BB King's Blues Club the previous night (Aug. 28), which was an incredibly diverse group of talent as well.
Live at BB King's Blues Club, JPF Showcase (photo by Adrian James)
I owe much gratitude and credit to the fantastic musicians that played on the album and helped to make it into an award-winning project: Matt Treder, Mark Schneider, Brian West, and Tim McLaughlin. Special thanks to Matt, who did a great job creating some stellar musical arrangements! So many thanks are also owed to all of the JPF members who voted, all of the Just Plain Folks volunteers and staffand to Brian Austin Whitney, the founderof JPF and organizer of the entire awards process.
Receiving the "Best Vocal Jazz Album" award onstage with Brian Austin Whitney (photo by Adrian James)
Congratulations to the other nominees and winners at this year's awards! There is truly an incredible wealth of talent contained in the list of nominees and winners, and I encourage people to check out the other albums, songs, and artists that are named on these lists, which you can find at www.justplainfolks.org. Listed below are the top 4 albums in the Vocal Jazz Album Category (click on the artist names to visit their websites): Receiving the "Best Vocal Jazz Album" award onstage with Brian Austin Whitney (photo by Adrian James)
Halie Loren (1st Place, "They Oughta Write a Song")
Aga Zaryan (2nd Place, "Picking Up the Pieces")
Justin Thompson (3rd Place, "Brand New Same Old Obsessions")
Sashird Lao (4th Place, "Watsdis")
My award and I--still glowing :)
Finale song of the evening, with all of the (still present) nominees and winners joining in onstange
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