Video Q&A with Bec Laughton
May 11, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Since her IMA nom, Bec has been nominated for 4 of Australia’s MusicOz Awards (Ceremony on Tuesday in Sydney) and recorded a new EP to be released in September.
Q&A with Ellis Marsalis
April 30, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Ellis Marsalis to perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day concert held at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New Orleans’ Congo Square. Stream the concert live tonight at 7:30pm EDT via http://jazzday.com/
Q&A with Annie Minogue Band
April 27, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Merchandising is a great way to bring in extra income. And touring of course.
Video Q&A with David Vaughn Merlin
April 24, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Since earning his New Age nomination, Merlin has landed a national distribution deal and a placement in a commercial! In addition he’s booked shows at art galleries, special events and seen an increase in CD sales.
Video Q&A with Herrick
April 16, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Nothing goes as planned. We had this album done three times and threw the whole thing away and started from scratch again. Our songs just kept getting better and we knew our productions could be better for the fans. We wanted this album to be more of what we are live.
Video Q&A With Jim Heineman’s Dream Band
April 10, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
“When I first started I only encountered women in Jazz as vocalists. Then I got a chance to play with Mary Lou Williams and I started seeing that women had a certain voice that’s not represented well in Jazz.”
Video Q&A With Not A Planet
March 26, 2012 by IMA Lee
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Success is a term that changes as you grow. We have things to achieve now, and things to achieve later.
Q&A With Alexandre Désilets
March 26, 2012 by IMA Robert
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Describe your nominated work. La garde, released in 2010, is my second album (after Escalader l’ivresse, 2008).
Q&A With Tim and Myles
July 7, 2011 by IMA Robert
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
Describe your nominated work: “Gypsy Samba” is a Latin piece I (Tim) wrote. The form is simple: an “A” section and a “B” section, both with distinct melodies played in unison on guitar and violin. Then we each take a couple solos, play the head again, and we’re out.
Q&A With The Woodlands
July 7, 2011 by IMA Robert
Filed under IMA Nominee Spotlight
What’s the meaning of your band name? We had been talking and deliberating about band names for a long time. We mentioned a lot of names that we liked for the most part, but that just seemed to be missing something. We wanted a name that represented beauty, mystery, wonder, the shifting between dark and [...]
