NAACP Image Awards
Press Release: The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier event celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (motion picture, television, recording, and literature), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors. The program will be live on Fox at 8:00PM, February 12, 2009. Here are a few of the categories in recording:
Outstanding Jazz Artist
Esperanza Spalding – “Esperanza” (Heads Up International)
James Carter – “Present Tense” (Emarcy)
Natalie Cole – “Still Unforgettable” (DMI Records)
The Roy Hargrove Quintet – “Earfood” (Decca Label Group)
Sonny Rollins – “Road Shows Vol. 1″(Doxy/Emarcy)
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