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Der in Denver/CO lebende Pianist/Arrangeur/Komponist „Andy Nevala“ wurde bereits mit etlichen Preisen ausgezeichnet. So wurde er z.B. vom „Downbeat Magazine“ sogar mehrfach nominiert. Dabei wurden ihm vom „Downbeat Magazine“ die Awards für composition (2002), arranging (2003), und performing/directing (2000, 2000, 2002) verliehen, um nur einige zu nennen. Nach seinem Studium an der Boise States University, zog er 1997 nach Colorado, um sein Musikstudium zu beenden. Er machte seinen „Master of Music“ in Theorie und Komposition an der University of Northern Colorado im Jahr 2000 und schreibt, neben seinen zahlreichen Auftrittsverpflichtungen, an seiner Doktorarbeit in der Jazzklavier- Performance an der Universität von Colorado, in Boulder,CO. Beim Calgary C-Jazz-Festival (2007), dem Jazzfestival von Gene Harris (2003, 2008), und dem Kinser Jazzfestival (2007) war und ist er einer der Hauptacts, und Andy war Teilnehmer beim JVC-Jazzfestival in NYC (Birdland), Ottawa Blues Festival, Berliner Blues Festival, dem Aspen Jazzfestival, dem Telluride Jazzfestival, und dem Vienna Blues Spring (Österreich), um nur einige zu nennen. Andy arrangierte für das Glenn Miller Orchester, mit dem er 2 Touren absolvierte, die Denver Brass, seine eigenen Gruppen, und Conjunto Colores aus Denver/CO. Außerdem spielte er auf mehr als 20 CD mit, die in den Vereinigten Staaten, Japan, und Südamerika veröffentlicht wurden. Im Oktober 2007 wird Dr. Jazz „Andy Nevala“ mit Steve Lippia auf Tour gehen. Andy begleitet zurzeit den Ausnahme Gitarristen Eddie „Devilboy“ Turner, 2006 nominiert für den Blues Music Award als "Best New Artist" bei seinen Touren in Europa und den USA. Und spielte mit Eddie’s Band in Wien/A, Berlin/D, im BB King on 52. St. in NY/USA, dem Ottawa Blues Festival, für den WDR in Bonn/D, (Aufzeichnung für den Rockpalast), und dem Blues Festival von Columbia. Seine neueste CD, "Alone Together", ist am 18. September 2007 auf dem Capri-Label erschienen. Die CD ist bei HMV in Kanada und Japan, CD Universe, Artist Direct, Emusic, Itunes, und Capri Records, verfügbar. Er hat Kanada, Europa, Japan, Südamerika bereist, und hat in jedem Staat in den Vereinigten Staaten, außer in Alaska und auf den Hawaiianischen Inseln, bereits gespielt. Letzte Meldung „Alone Together“ wurde bereits für den diesjährigen Grammy nominiert in der Kategorie - Latin Jazz und Jazz Combos -
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From the CU Office of the Chancellor:
State of the Campus Address September 25, 2002
Students
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well among our students as well. Led by an energetic team of tri-executives, UCSU manages a budget of $27 million, running such cost centers as Wardenburg, UMC, Rec Center, Cultural Events Board, and several others. Many of our students have won prestigious national honors, such as the Marshall Scholarship, Fulbright Scholarship, and Goldwater Scholarship. Here are just some examples of recent student accomplishments:
CU-Boulder student musicians, Peter Sommer and Andy Nevala, along with assistant professor Chip Stephens, won awards in three categories of Down Beat magazine’s annual competition honoring great students and jazz programs around the country. Last year, a Student Honor Code was instituted on campus, a move made possible through the leadership and hard work of such students as Christian Gardner-Wood and Eric Lentell. A team of aerospace engineering sciences students has been selected as one of six finalists in NASA’s MarsPort Engineering Design Student Competition to design a deployable greenhouse that could help support astronauts on a long-term mission to Mars. This month, World Trade Center redevelopment proposals by 10 of our architectural students were unveiled and discussed on campus. Some of their ideas may find their way into proposals for redeveloping the World Trade Center site. In 2001, CU-Boulder’s student-athletes enjoyed a memorable year. The men’s cross country team won its first national championship, matching the women who won their first championship in the previous year. The football team brought home the Big XII championship; and the women’s basketball team sustained its run as an NCAA power. The ski team finished second in the nation
CU-Boulder Jazz Musicians Win Three Down Beat Magazine Awards
From CU College of Music
Down Beat Magazine has released its June issue honoring great students and jazz programs around the country, and the University of Colorado at Boulder jazz studies department is front and center.CU-Boulder student musicians won prestigious national recognition in three categories of Down Beat's annual competition: outstanding group performance in the instrumental jazz category, outstanding individual performance by a jazz instrumentalist and outstanding individual performance of an original composition. Assistant Professor Chip Stephens' jazz combo, "Chip's Buffaloes," took home the group performance award. "We have so many young and talented jazz musicians in our program, and it's nice to see them get recognized for their abilities and talents," Stephens said.
Peter Sommer and Andy Nevala, graduate students and members of Stephens' winning band, each received individual awards, as well. Sommer won for his tenor saxophone solo on the Pat Martino standard "Three Bass Hit," and pianist Nevala won for his own composition, "Nocturne."
"It's a great honor to be recognized by Down Beat, both as a member of the combo and as a soloist," said Sommer, a master's candidate. "I think these awards reflect not only on the hard work of the students, but also on the level of education being provided by the jazz faculty here at the university."
Down Beat's recognition was a welcome surprise to Nevala, who is pursuing a doctorate in jazz piano performance. "Winning three Down Beat awards in one year says a lot about the direction of the CU jazz studies program," he said. "It's a great time to be a musician at CU. The school has a great faculty - not only are they great teachers, but great people as well."
Nevala's winning song is available for download at artists.mp3s.com/artists/254/andy_nevala.html. "I tried to write something that didn't sound like just a bunch of notes," he said. "To me, music communicates through a person's heart and emotions, and I feebly attempt to channel that energy in composing and performing." His debut CD, "Waiting in the Alley," can be heard on Denver's 89.3 FM KUVO, and can be purchased at mp3.com or at several Colorado music shops.
In addition to his studies with Stephens and Professor Robert Spillman at CU-Boulder, Nevala is busy performing around the Denver metro area with a number of groups. The Andy Nevala Quartet will perform at the Boulder Theater on May 18 and play a series of dates at the Sambuca Jazz Cafe in Denver on May 9, May 23 and June 13. Nevala also is the pianist for the renowned Denver-based salsa band Conjunto Colores, and he makes frequent appearances with the Descarga group at Boulder's Trilogy Lounge.
Stephens and Sommer perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at Denver's historic El Chapultepec jazz club. The award-winning CU-Boulder jazz studies program, led by director John Davis, features top-notch instructors including Stephens, bassist Paul Erhard, saxophonist Tom Myer, pianist and arranger Michael Pagan, trumpeter Terry Sawchuk and drummer-vibraphonist Douglas Walter. For more information about the CU-Boulder Jazz Studies department, go to the Web site at www.colorado.edu/music/AreasOfStudy/jazz.html.
Down Beat magazine has chronicled the history of jazz and blues music since 1934. Each year it accepts taped submissions from scholastic and collegiate musicians for consideration in the student awards competition. The awards are widely considered to be the most prestigious national recognition for jazz students, and a number of winners have gone on to become stars of the international jazz community. For more information on Down Beat Magazine, visit www.downbeat.com.
By Michael Liguori
CU-Boulder Office of News Services
State of the Campus Address September 25, 2002
Students
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well among our students as well. Led by an energetic team of tri-executives, UCSU manages a budget of $27 million, running such cost centers as Wardenburg, UMC, Rec Center, Cultural Events Board, and several others. Many of our students have won prestigious national honors, such as the Marshall Scholarship, Fulbright Scholarship, and Goldwater Scholarship. Here are just some examples of recent student accomplishments:
CU-Boulder student musicians, Peter Sommer and Andy Nevala, along with assistant professor Chip Stephens, won awards in three categories of Down Beat magazine’s annual competition honoring great students and jazz programs around the country. Last year, a Student Honor Code was instituted on campus, a move made possible through the leadership and hard work of such students as Christian Gardner-Wood and Eric Lentell. A team of aerospace engineering sciences students has been selected as one of six finalists in NASA’s MarsPort Engineering Design Student Competition to design a deployable greenhouse that could help support astronauts on a long-term mission to Mars. This month, World Trade Center redevelopment proposals by 10 of our architectural students were unveiled and discussed on campus. Some of their ideas may find their way into proposals for redeveloping the World Trade Center site. In 2001, CU-Boulder’s student-athletes enjoyed a memorable year. The men’s cross country team won its first national championship, matching the women who won their first championship in the previous year. The football team brought home the Big XII championship; and the women’s basketball team sustained its run as an NCAA power. The ski team finished second in the nation
CU-Boulder Jazz Musicians Win Three Down Beat Magazine Awards
From CU College of Music
Down Beat Magazine has released its June issue honoring great students and jazz programs around the country, and the University of Colorado at Boulder jazz studies department is front and center.CU-Boulder student musicians won prestigious national recognition in three categories of Down Beat's annual competition: outstanding group performance in the instrumental jazz category, outstanding individual performance by a jazz instrumentalist and outstanding individual performance of an original composition. Assistant Professor Chip Stephens' jazz combo, "Chip's Buffaloes," took home the group performance award. "We have so many young and talented jazz musicians in our program, and it's nice to see them get recognized for their abilities and talents," Stephens said.
Peter Sommer and Andy Nevala, graduate students and members of Stephens' winning band, each received individual awards, as well. Sommer won for his tenor saxophone solo on the Pat Martino standard "Three Bass Hit," and pianist Nevala won for his own composition, "Nocturne."
"It's a great honor to be recognized by Down Beat, both as a member of the combo and as a soloist," said Sommer, a master's candidate. "I think these awards reflect not only on the hard work of the students, but also on the level of education being provided by the jazz faculty here at the university."
Down Beat's recognition was a welcome surprise to Nevala, who is pursuing a doctorate in jazz piano performance. "Winning three Down Beat awards in one year says a lot about the direction of the CU jazz studies program," he said. "It's a great time to be a musician at CU. The school has a great faculty - not only are they great teachers, but great people as well."
Nevala's winning song is available for download at artists.mp3s.com/artists/254/andy_nevala.html. "I tried to write something that didn't sound like just a bunch of notes," he said. "To me, music communicates through a person's heart and emotions, and I feebly attempt to channel that energy in composing and performing." His debut CD, "Waiting in the Alley," can be heard on Denver's 89.3 FM KUVO, and can be purchased at mp3.com or at several Colorado music shops.
In addition to his studies with Stephens and Professor Robert Spillman at CU-Boulder, Nevala is busy performing around the Denver metro area with a number of groups. The Andy Nevala Quartet will perform at the Boulder Theater on May 18 and play a series of dates at the Sambuca Jazz Cafe in Denver on May 9, May 23 and June 13. Nevala also is the pianist for the renowned Denver-based salsa band Conjunto Colores, and he makes frequent appearances with the Descarga group at Boulder's Trilogy Lounge.
Stephens and Sommer perform every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at Denver's historic El Chapultepec jazz club. The award-winning CU-Boulder jazz studies program, led by director John Davis, features top-notch instructors including Stephens, bassist Paul Erhard, saxophonist Tom Myer, pianist and arranger Michael Pagan, trumpeter Terry Sawchuk and drummer-vibraphonist Douglas Walter. For more information about the CU-Boulder Jazz Studies department, go to the Web site at www.colorado.edu/music/AreasOfStudy/jazz.html.
Down Beat magazine has chronicled the history of jazz and blues music since 1934. Each year it accepts taped submissions from scholastic and collegiate musicians for consideration in the student awards competition. The awards are widely considered to be the most prestigious national recognition for jazz students, and a number of winners have gone on to become stars of the international jazz community. For more information on Down Beat Magazine, visit www.downbeat.com.
By Michael Liguori
CU-Boulder Office of News Services
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