CNS Marching Band wins People’s Choice at SAMMYS [Video]
March 8, 2019 (localsyr.com)
SAMMYS Hall of Fame induction held [Video]
March 7, 2019 (localsyr.com)
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2019 SAMMYS Hall Of Fame Class And Nominees Announced, Lou Reed To Receive Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award
February 6, 2019 by Mike Kohli (nysmusic.com)
The Syracuse Area Music Awards has announced its new class of inductees for the SAMMY Hall of Fame as well as nominees among 13 categories for the 2019 SAMMY Awards.
The 2019 inductees include ’50s doo-wop band, Little Jan and the Radiants; 95X radio personality and host of the weekly radio program “Locals Only,” Scott Dixon; long-running independent acoustic duo, Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman; and highly influential drummer and music store owner, Al Falso.
The SAMMYS will also posthumously honor Syracuse University alumnus, Lou Reed with the Lifetime Achievement Award and internationally acclaimed trombonist, Melissa Gardiner as Educator of the Year.
Other honorees this year are well-known street musician, Elijah Harris, Jr., with the Founders Award and a brand new award named in honor of its inaugural recipient, Jack O Bocchino, the Jack O Bocchino Spirit of Syracuse Award.
Now in its 26th year, the Syracuse Area Music Awards seeks to honor musicians, educators, industry professionals and supporters of the Central New York Music scene. This year’s Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony will take place March 7 and 8. The Hall of Fame dinner will be held upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on Willow Street while the awards will be presented at Eastwood’s Palace Theater.
Performers at the awards ceremony include a Lou Reed tribute band that features Stuart Heinrich and Ellard “Moose” Bolles of Reed’s late ’70s-early ’80s backing band. Also performing are 2019 inductees, Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, past SAMMY recipient, R&B band Stroke, 2018 Best Jamband winner, Barroom Philosophers and Sean McLeod with 2017 Best R&B winner Alani Skye.
Read the full article at nysmusic.com.
2019 SAMMY Awards: Hall of Fame inductees, award nominees announced
February 5, 2019 by Jacob Pucci (syracuse.com)
The award nominees and Hall of Fame inductees for the 2019 Syracuse Area Music Awards were announced this morning.
The awards show, held annually since 1993, highlights the best of Central New York’s music community. The show will take place Friday, March 8 at the Palace Theatre.
The Hall of Fame inductees are Little Jan and The Radiants, a doo-wop group formed in Syracuse in 1958 notably fronted by female vocalist Jan Perolla; musician and radio host Scott “dXn” Dixon; musicians Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman, and Al Falso, a musician and music teacher who ran a music store in Cortland for decades.
The SAMMYs Hall of Fame induction dinner will be held Thursday, March 7, in the upstairs room at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
Read the full article at Syracuse.com.
Syracuse Area Music Awards 2019 Press Conference [Video]
February 5, 2019 (cnyalive.com)