Congratulations to our JUNO nominees!

The 2010 JUNO Awards nominations were announced recently and we're pleased to see a number of names familiar to the local jazz scene on the list! Toronto Downtown Jazz offers congratulations to all of the nominees and especially the Toronto-based jazz musicians:

Emilie-Claire Barlow (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year)

Michael Kaeshammer (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year)

Hilario Duran (Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year)

Kirk MacDonald Quartet (Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year)

Al Henderson Septet (Traditional Jazz Album of the Year)

Darren Sigesmund (Traditional Jazz Album of the Year)

Terry Clarke (Traditional Jazz Album of the Year)

Carlos del Junco (Blues Album of the Year)

Treasa Levasseur (Blues Album of the Year)

Domenic Mancuso (World Music Album of the Year)

Jaffa Road (World Music Album of the Year)

We'll be watching with anticipation on April 18th for the results...and you should be watching out for a number of these musicians at the upcoming TD Toronto Jazz Festival! We're gearing up for an April 13th lineup announcement, and there's lots of great music coming your way...

Stay tuned!

Josh