Hopewell Valley Arts Council Hosts Inaugural Event featuring Pulitzer and JAM Award Honorees

A quick note. There are events all over our Garden State. You can’t be everywhere. We know that. I do like to share special events, poignant times and varied venues with the NJ Discover readers. This Thursday at the Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington New Jersey is one of those special times. I love ambiance. and wine. and Pulitzer prize poets and JAM award winning singers. Therefore you’ve got it all and quite an interesting evening. Even the weather is looking good.       Calvin Schwartz    June 10, 2013

The 4th Annual Jersey Acoustic Music Awards (JAM Awards) were held on Sunday, April 07, 2013 at the historic Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, NJ. The awards ceremony included performances by 50 original acts from all corners of the state while awards were presented in 32 categories.

JAM Award Honorees:

TOP MALE PERFORMER: James Dalton
TOP MALE VOCALIST: Zak Smith
TOP MALE LISTENING ROOM ACT: Arlan Feiles
TOP MALE SONGWRITER: Joe Cerisano
TOP NEW MALE ACT: Paul Lombardo
TOP FEMALE PERFORMER: Jerzy Jung
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST: Lo Kloza
TOP FEMALE LISTENING ROOM ACT: Samantha Aurelio
TOP FEMALE SONGWRITER: Loretta Hagen
TOP NEW FEMALE ACT: Chelsea Carlson
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Full Fathom 5 by Tony Tedesco and Full Fathom 5
SONG OF THE YEAR: Power and Virtue by Frank Lombardi
TOP INDIE ACT: Michaela McClain
TOP INDIE BAND: The Porchistas
TOP INDIE ALBUM: Fossil of Girl by Sarah Donner
TOP INDIE EP/SINGLE: Ready for Takeoff EP by Lauren Marsh
TOP NASHVILLE/MODERN COUNTRY ACT: Corey Wagar
TOP FOLK/AMERICANA ACT: Peter Myers
TOP UNDER 21 BAND/DUO: The New Royalty
TOP UNDER 21 ALBUM/EP: Garden of Music by Zuketunes
TOP 18&UNDER SONG: My Sweet Anonymous by Justin and Alina
TOP 18&UNDER MALE ACT: Matt Roy
TOP 18&UNDER FEMALE ACT: Rachel Miller
TOP 18&UNDER VOCALIST: Sofia Nicole
TOP 18&UNDER SONGWRITER: Victoria Quartararo
TOP 18&UNDER INSTRUMENTALIST: Michael Arrom
TOP BAND: Thomas Wesley Stern
TOP NEW BAND: Bog Iron Bloom
MUSICIANS ON A MISSION AWARD: Outpost in the Burbs
TOP BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY ACT: (2) Cindy Giejda; Kevin John Allen
TOP INSTRUMENTALIST: (5) Brian Mowery; Bob Grado; David Cohen; Michael Ghegan; Mike Klemash
JAM APPRECIATION AWARD: (4) Café Improv Princeton; The Folk Project; Music At The Mission; The Living Room at The Record Collector