NATE CHINEN Iolani Class of 1994, received the Helen Dance-Robert Palmer Award for Excellence in Newspaper, Magazine or Online Feature or Review Writing at the 10th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Awards on June 19 in New York City.
Star Bulletin article here:
He was one of four distinguished nominees contending for the honor, which was decided by a voting body of more than 400 writers, broadcasters, photographers and other members of the jazz community.
A number of prominent musicians were present at the B.B.King Blues Club in Times Square for the event, including drumming legend Roy Haynes (recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award), composer Maria Schneider (Arranger of the Year) and pianist Andrew Hill (Composer of the Year).
Chinen writes regularly for The New York Times and for JazzTimes magazine, and appears monthly on Weekend America, a nationally syndicated public radio show.
He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (class of 1998) and Iolani School (class of 1994), and has lived in New York for the past eight years. He was born and raised in Honolulu; his parents are former entertainers Teddy and Nanci Tanaka (Chinen).
The Helen Dance-Robert Palmer AWard marks Chinen's second honor from the JJA. In 2004, he shared the award for Best Book About Jazz with legendary producer George Wein, for his autobioghraphical memoir "Myself Amoung Others: A Life in Jazz" (Da Capo), which Chinen co-wrote.
