Posts Tagged ‘Kirk Whalum’
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
The nominees for the 47th NAACP Image Awards were announced yesterday. The Awards celebrate achievements of people of color in television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who use the arts to promote social justice. (more…)
Tags: Kim Burrell, Kirk Franklin, Kirk Whalum, marvin sa, NAACP Image Awards, Tina Campbell
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
This was the week for the return of HELP, Erica Campbell’s deluxe edition of her solo disc captured the top spot on the Billboard Top Gospel 
Albums chart (likely aided by her Stellar Award wins). Kirk Whalum’s Gospel According to Jazz series also continues to hold a spot in the top ten and Trent Von Lee makes its debut at number 12. The top Gospel CDs are listed below:
- Erica Campbell Help 2.0
- Various Artists WOW Gospel 2015
- Charles Jenkins/Fellowship Chicago Any Given Sunday
- 21:03 Outsiders
- Tasha Cobbs Grace
- Kirk Whalum Gospel According To Jazz
- Fred Hammond I Will Trust
- Various Artists WOW Gospel 2014
- Jason Nelson Jesus Revealed
- Various Artists Billboard #1 Gospel Hits
- Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Pray
- Trent Von Lee I am a Praiser
- The Walls Group Fast Forward
- Dorinda Clark Cole Living It
- Tasha Page Lockhart Here Right Now
- 3 Winans Brothers Foreign Land
- Stellar Awards 30 Stellar Awards 30
- VaShawn Mitchell Unstoppable
- J Moss Grown Folk Gospel
- Brian Courtney Wilson Worth Fighting For
- Michelle Williams Journey To Freedom
- Smokie Norful Forever Yours
- Icon Gospel Icon Gospel
- Kevin Levar Destiny
- Deitrick Haddon Best of Deitrick Haddon
Tags: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Erica Campbell help 2.0, Kirk Whalum, Tasha Cobbs, Trent Von Lee
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Thursday, January 29th, 2015
Ben Tankard, widely regarded as the “Godfather of Gospel Jazz” offers up a new installment of musical melodies in Full Tank 2.0, the follow up disc to his 2012 Grammy and Stellar nominated Full Tan
k project. The CD is filled with noteworthy music including the lead single, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) featuring Kirk Whalum and a cover of the Staple Singers’ classic, I’ll Take You There featuring Shirley Murdock.
Full Tank 2.0 hits stores and digital outlets on February 10th. Be sure to catch the second season of the Tankard Family Reality Show Thicker Than Water on the Bravo Channel.
Tags: Ben Tankard, Full Tank 2.0, Kirk Whalum, Reach Out and Touch, Shirley Murdock, Thicker Than Water
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Thursday, October 24th, 2013
Grammy winning
instrumentalist Kirk Whalum will record his fourth installment of the ever popular Gospel According to Jazz series on November 15th at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. Joining Kirk for this session are Norman Brown, Rick Braun and Kevin Whalum.
Kirk won a Grammy for Its What I Do featuring Lalah Hathaway from the Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 CD.
Read our review of the CD here and catch our 2002 interview with Kirk here
Tags: Brooklyn, Christian Cultural Center, Gospel According To Jazz, Its What I Do, Kevin Whalum, Kirk Whalum, New York, Norman Brown, Rick Braun
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center. Yolanda Adams represented the entire Gospel Community as being the only Gospel performer during the live show, in tribute to the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin. Bebe and Cece Winans proved to be the big winners in the Gospel category as they took home both awards they were nominated for.
The Following Gospel Awards were given out during the Grammy Pre-Show streamed exclusively on the web:
- Best Gospel Performance- “Grace”- BeBe and CeCe Winans
- Best Gospel Song- “It’s What I Do”- Jerry Peters and Kirk Whalum
- Best Pop/ Contemporary Gospel Album- “Love God, Love People”- Israel Houghton
- Best Traditional Gospel Album- “Downtown Church”- Patti Griffin
- Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album- “Still”- Bebe and CeCe Winans
Tags: Aretha Franklin, Bebe and Cece Winans, Grammy's, Israel Houghton, Jerry Peters, Kirk Whalum, Patti Griffin, Yolanda Adams
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Thursday, January 20th, 2011
The 2011 NAACP Image Awards were announced, congratulations to the following Gospel artist nominated in the Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) :
- Gospel According To Jazz Chapter 3- Kirk Whalum
- Here I Am- Marvin Sapp
- Just Love Deluxe- Brian Courtney Wilson
- Master Plan- Tamela Mann
- You Are Not Alone- Mavis Staples
Congratulations to Kirk Franklin for his book “The Blueprint: A Plan For Living Above Life’s Storm” being nominated for Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional.
The NAACP Image Awards airs March 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. on FOX!
Tags: Brian Courtney Wilson, Kirk Franklin, Kirk Whalum, Marvin Sapp, Mavis Staples, Tamela Mann
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
The 2010 Grammy Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 for the following categories: (more…)
Tags: Aaron Sledge, Bebe Winans, Cece Winans, EMI Gospel, Forever Jones, Fred Hammond, Grammy's, Israel Houghton, Kirk Whalum, Lalah Hathaway, Lecrae, Shirley Caeser, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, VaShawn Mitchell, Verity Records
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k project. The CD is filled with noteworthy music including the lead single, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand) featuring Kirk Whalum and a cover of the Staple Singers’ classic, I’ll Take You There featuring Shirley Murdock.
instrumentalist Kirk Whalum will record his fourth installment of the ever popular Gospel According to Jazz series on November 15th at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. Joining Kirk for this session are Norman Brown, Rick Braun and Kevin Whalum.