Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
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CHUCK NILES JAZZ MUSIC AWARD COMPETITION - click here to enter

Photo Courtesy of www.chuckniles.com

2008 Chuck Niles Be-Bop Award and The Chuck Niles Jazz Singer competition Winners are:

pianist George Kahn of Culver City, and Cynthia Jones of Los Angeles.

Finalists: Saxophonist Paul White from Austin Texas, finalists, and Pamela Hart of Austin Texas.

George Kahn - Pamela Hart - Paul White Quintet - Cynthia Jones

Chuck Niles -- the voice of Jazz in Los Angeles passed away at the age of 76. He spent over 50 years on-air and was beloved by all, earning him countless affectionate nicknames-- Bob Florence called him "Bebop Charlie"; the Latin Jazz world knew him as "Carlitos Neelace"; and Horace Silver dubbed him the "Hippest Cat in Hollywood."

The Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award, is an open competition, presented by the Chuck Niles family.

2008 Winner - James Torme'

2007 Winner:

Tracy & Niles Niles present Tigran Hamasyan with the 2006 Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award

As well as being presented the annual Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award, by Nancy, and Tracy Niles,

the winner will also receive "A DAY" of recording time at

Finalists will compete on the Main Street Art Faire Stage during the Festival.

Judges will be looking for "Chuck Niles" genre of music: Big Band, Swing, Be-Bop, Latin, and vocalists.

Finalists will be selected to perform at this years Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival -
Tracy Niles, and Nancy Niles will be present to judge the finalists and select and present the winner.

2007 Finalists

Hip Pocket

George Kahn

James Torme

Due to overwhelming response in 2008 we will offer both the Chuck Niles Be-Bop Award and the Chuck Niles Jazz Singer Award.

All the entries this year were incredible musicians and Nancy Niles & Tracy Niles had both a hard time choosing and a wonderful listening.

The finalists will perform Sat. July 12 between 3:30pm - 7pm with 30 min sets. on the Chuck Niles Stage located on the corner of Front St. and Main St. in Old Town Temecula.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (951) 678-2517 or email: email@jonlaskin.com

The Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award Competition is brought to you by The Chuck Niles Family & DownBeat, All About Jazz, KSDS, 88.3

Chuck Niles Name, Voice, picture and likeness used with permission by the Chuck Niles family

2006 CHUCK NILES JAZZ AWARD WINNER

Tigran Hamasyan Trio

2006 FINALISTS

Michael Thomas Quintet

Steve Hall Quintet

Matt Finley

Charley Harrison

Stephanie Jordan

2005 CHUCK NILES JAZZ AWARD WINNER

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