Monday, April 25, 2011
The 2011 Big Easy Music Awards: the winners
Posted by Kevin Allman on Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 6:45 PM
The 2011 Big Easy Music Awards ceremony was held tonight at Harrah's New Orleans, with performances by many of the nominated artists. The event was sponsored by Gambit, WWOZ-FM, Abita Brewing Co., Harrah's New Orleans and Coleman E. Adler and Sons. The honorees were:
Entertainer of the Year: John Boutte
Honorary Music Awards Chairperson: Kermit Ruffins
Lifetime Achievement Award: The Radiators
Music Heritage Award: Joseph "Smokey" Johnson
Business Recognition Award: Chip Forstall
Ambassadors of New Orleans Music Award: David Simon and Eric Overmyer, "Treme Season 1, Music from the HBO Series"
Under the jump: the other nominees and winners in each musical category (winners marked with an asterisk):
BEST MALE PERFORMER
Glen David Andrews
John Boutte
Kermit Ruffins
* Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
BEST FEMALE PERFORMER
Helen Gillet
* Meschiya Lake
Sasha Masakowski
Theresa Andersson
BEST ALBUM OF 2010
Anders Osborne, American Patchwork
Dr. John and the Lower 911, Tribal
* Galactic, Ya-Ka-May
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Backatown
BEST TRADITIONAL JAZZ
* Kermit Ruffins
Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
Donald Harrison
Sasha Masakowski
* Terence Blanchard
BEST TRADITIONAL BRASS BAND
Pinstripe Brass Band
Storyville Stompers
* Treme Brass Band
BEST CONTEMPORARY BRASS BAND
Hot 8 Brass Band
Soul Rebels
* Stooges Brass Band
BEST GOSPEL CHOIR
* First Emanuel Baptist Church
Shades of Praise
Tyrone Foster and the Arc Singers
BEST GOSPEL GROUP/INDIVIDUAL
* Aaron Neville
Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds
Minister Jai Reed
BEST FUNK BAND
Big Sam's Funky Nation
* Galactic
Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk
BEST R&B
* Dr. John
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
BEST RAP/HIP HOP
Big Freedia
* Curren$y
Dee-1
BEST BLUES
Guitar Lightnin' Lee
* Little Freddie King
Tab Benoit
BEST HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL
Arson Anthem
* Goatwhore
Haarp
BEST ROCK
Anders Osborne
* The Radiators
Rotary Downs
BEST ROOTS ROCK
* Honey Island Swamp Band
Lil' Band O' Gold
Paul Sanchez
BEST COUNTRY/FOLK
* Hurray for the Riff Raff
J. the Savage
Spencer Bohren
BEST ZYDECO
Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole
* Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Lil' Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers
BEST CAJUN
* Feufollet
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Pine Leaf Boys
BEST LATIN
* Los Po-Boy-Citos
Otra
Vivaz
BEST WORLD/REGGAE
Casa Samba
Ensemble Fatien
* Panorama Jazz Band
BEST MIXED BAG
* Matt Perrine and Sunflower City
The New Orleans Bingo! Show
Tin Men
BEST EMERGING BAND
3 Pc. Spicy
Brian Coogan Band
* Revivalists
BEST DJ/ELECTRONICA
* Gypsyphonic Disko
DJ Soul Sister
DJ T-Roy
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I'd like to see some of the local players that really go the xtra mile and keep Boubon Street Poppin weekly. That seems to be the center of our Tourism, so let's not leave those guy's out! Soulman, B.Street Benny and Jason Neville...I go and see these guy's weekly and they are some of New Orleans Best kept secrets...They deseve some props, not many bands can do what they do for 7hrs a day on stage 4 nights a week, weekly! Those bad boy's and gal's keep the clubs packed! Nonstop traffic! That's some real dedicated musicians with a large fan base! I'm one of the hundreds of loyal fans!!!
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