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LOS ANGELES– Jazz Improv magazine has just come out with its January 2009 issue, and it features Fil-Am jazz artist Charmaine Clamor on its cover, plus a full write-up.
After kudos for her her performances at the 4th Filipino- American Jazz Festival in Los Angeles and at other events, Charmaine returns to Manhattan, at the famous Iridium Jazz Club on Broadway and 51st St., on Sunday, January 11, 7pm (doors open at 6pm).
Charmaine continues to garner keen interest as she defines the Jazzipino style, a fusion of jazz and traditional Philippine musical idioms: "one of the original new jazz singers of the decade," "a shining new star on the jazz horizon."
Ms. Clamor is scheduled to perform at the 2009 Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival at Rockwell Center. Cover charge is $25, with a minimum menu order of $10. For inquiries or group sales, call 201-434-1964 or philsourcing@gmail.com. APAP badge holders admitted free.
Her new CD, My Harana: A Filipino Serenade, a follow up to her prior CD's Searching for the Soul and Flippin' Out, features songs in different Philippine languages & dialects, along with instruments such as the bandurria, kutiyapi and kulintang, with guitar, bass and percussion.
To hear her range of musical selections, go to www.charmaineclamor.com, from 'My Funny Brown Pinay' to 'Hindi Kita Malimot' & 'Sa Ugoy ng Duyan' and 'With or WIthout You' of U2.
Ms. Clamor will be performing in New York City on Sunday, January 11 at the Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway @ 51st St., NYC, 212-582-2121. Show begins at 6 PM
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LOS ANGELES – On the very same day Manny Pacquiao defeated Oscar De La Hoya and made history, another Filipino also made history as Gabe Pagtama was honored for his continued successes within the new digital media age as he received the Golden Halo Award from the Southern California Motion Picture Council at the Hollywood landmark Sportsman Lodge on December 6, 2008.
With the very prestigious award, Pagtama became one of the youngest persons and first Filipino American to be honored with Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones (from the hit television show The Partridge Family ) and Academy Award winning actress Margaret O'Brien ("That's Entertainment").
Gabe Pagtama was given "this same award as the legendary actor John Wayne had received from the council when Mr. Wayne had starred in numerous movie classics during his lifetime,” says Vice President of Entertainment Larry Covin.
Gabe has written, produced, directed, and edited numerous digital projects. He is the son of actor/producer/real estate agent Abe Pagtama and brother of Karen Pagtama, an associate producer of Bravo Channel's Emmy Nominated shows "Top Chef," "Project Runway," and "Top Design."
"I am so thankful and grateful for everyone who has helped in my collaborations, teachings, and guidance in furthering my talents and I hope to keep entertaining the world through our stories and our industry" he says.
The Southern California Motion Picture Council, a nonprofit organization founded in 1936 to help promote the best in motion pictures, encourages production of family oriented films and television programs. It promotes civic-minded, educational and cultural programs of exceptional merit and presents awards for the best in movies, television, stage plays and the performing arts.
Only the "Best of the Best" in movies, television, and stars whose performance deserve special recognition for outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry, are selected.
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