ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – P. Mauriat is proud to announce that 10 of its artists were awarded in Downbeat Magazine’s 64th Annual Critics Poll. Downbeat Magazine is one of the leading Jazz publications in the United States and holds both a critics and readers poll each year to determine excellence in Jazz performance and composition.
“ It’s an honor to work with such great and deserving artists,” says Adam MacBlane, Communications Director – Band & Orchestra at St. Louis Music. “Downbeat is a fantastic magazine with a legacy of excellent coverage in the jazz world. I know it means a lot to each artist to be picked in the critics poll.”
Winners of both the Downbeat critics poll and its annual readers poll have the chance to be entered into the Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame. P. Mauriat artists awarded included Hamiet Bluiett, Marcus Strickland, Ben Williams, Greg Osby, Braxton Cook, Christian Scott aTunde, Dudley Owens, Jason Marshall, John Wojciechowski, Terell Stafford, Geof Bradfield, and James Carter.
Keep up with P. Mauriat artists by following P. Mauriat on social media: www.facebook.com/pmauriatnamerica, Instagram @pmauriatnamerica, or P. Mauriat North America YouTube channel.
To learn more or to become a P. Mauriat dealer please contact [email protected] or call 800-727-4512.
[Pictured: Downbeat Critic’s Poll Award Flyer]
St. Louis Music/U.S. Band & Orchestra is one of the largest general distributors of musical instruments and accessories in North America. SLM is the owner of Austin Guitars, Knilling String Instruments,E.K. Blessing, ZondaBrasswinds and Reeds & Sigma Guitars. The company is also the exclusive global manager and licensee of Alvarez & Alvarez-Yairi and the exclusive USA distributor of Dixon Drums and Hardware, Sabian Cymbals, P. Mauriat Brass and Woodwinds and Suzuki Violins. SLM also distributes over 150 brands of accessories to music stores across the USA.
