TOP NEW ORIGINAL BAND
SKYJUICE
TOP BLUES MALE VOCALIST
CROSSOVER BLUES BAND
ROD NICKSON
JIM WYNNE - ORIGINAL MISC.
GREGG WODJA
AL HURY -POP ROCK DRUMS
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
JEANNINE GICEWICZ - SKYJUICE
TOP BRASS PLAYER
BOB MEIER - HITMEN HORNS
Pictured with Mike Lacki (Joyryde), Al Monti (Hitmen Horns) Al Hury (Joyryde)
TOP SAX PLAYER
JACK PRYBYLSKI
ORIGINAL SOLO ACOUSTIC
KATIE MILLER
TOP ROCK GUITARIST
LESLIE ZAGOTTI
BOOGIE MONSTERS
TOP BLUES GUITARIST
JACK CIVILETTO - NY EXPRESS
TOP BLUES FEMALE VOCALIST
DIANE KALLAY
URBAN RENEWAL
TOP R&B GROUP
VAN - TAYLOR MADE JAZZ
TOP R&B BASS JENNIFER MAY
TOP SOLO ARTIST
TERRY BUCHWALD
TOP DUO/TRIO
KORKI & LORI
All Photos, with the exception of Skyjuice & Jackdaw, by LKPRO.com
BUFFALO MUSIC AWARDS
NOVEMBER 2002 T-BIRDS
Reprint - The Buffalo News – Gusto
November 15, 2002
Byline: Toni Ruberto
News Staff
TOP ORIGINAL ECLECTIC BAND JACKDAW
AWARDS NIGHT
BUFFALO MUSIC AWARDS
HONORS THE SCENE
If the Buffalo Music Awards mirror the area music scene, there’s a whole lot of talent out there. This year’s ceremony presented 70 awards Thursday evening in T-Birds in Cheektowaga, spreading the wealth among a variety of original, cover, blues and jazz acts.
Among the highlights: Bruce Wojick of hot rock act Klear was finally recognized, winning Best Original Guitarist. Veil won two awards, for Original Hard Rock/ Hardcore Band and Female Vocalist Johnnie Cambridge.
The Boogie Monsters took home three honors in the cover categories, including individual awards for guitarist Leslie Zagotti and keyboardist Rick Briggs.
Here are the winners:
ORIGINAL ROCK
Seven Day Faith
ORIGINAL HARD ROCK/ HARDCORE
Veil
ORIGINAL ECLECTIC
Jackdaw
ORIGINAL GARAGE/PUNK
Bloody Hollies
NEW ORIGINAL BAND
Skyjuice
BEST RECORDING
“Kingsize EP,” - Grand National
ORIGINAL SOLO ACOUSTIC
Katie Miller
ORIGINAL MALE VOCALIST
Ryan Doyle – More Than Me
ORIGINAL FEMALE VOCALIST
Johnnie Cambridge – Veil
ORIGINAL GUITARIST
Bruce Wojick – Klear
ORIGINAL DRUMMER
Todd Doyle – More Than Me
ORIGINAL BASSIST
Mike Morrissey – various
MISC. INSTRUMENTS
Jim Wynne
R&B GROUP
Taylor Made Jazz
R&B FEMALE VOCALIST
Sharon Bailey
R&B MALE VOCALIST
Anthony Ceaser
R&B GUITARIST
Dave Hernandez – Diamond Band
R&B KEYBOARDIST
Wade Hawkins – various
R&B BASSIST
Jennifer May – Taylor Made Jazz
R&B DRUMMER
Robert Hernandez – Diamond Band
BRASS PLAYER
Bob Meier – Hitmen Horns
JAZZ (BIG BAND)
Macy Favor Big Band
JAZZ (SMALL BAND)
Them Jazzbeards
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Why on Earth
ROCK BAND
Black Widow
HARD ROCK
Highwire
TRIBUTE BAND
Strictly Hip
CLASSIC ROCK
Wunderland
TOP 40
Universal Grille
OLDIES 50’s & 60’s
Flipside
POP / ROCK
Hit N’ Run
GROUP VOCALS
Universal Grille
WORLD BEAT
One World Tribe
SOLO
Terry Buchwald
DUO/TRIO
Korki & Lori
NEW GROUP
Cohencide
DANCE BAND
Boogie Monsters
MALE VOCALIST
Jeremy Hoyle – Strictly Hip
FEMALE VOCALIST
Jeannine Gicewicz – Skyjuice
HARD ROCK GUITARIST
Kevin Blakita – Highwire
ROCK GUITARIST
Leslie Zagotti – Boogie Monsters
ROCK KEYBOARDIST
Rick Briggs – Boogie Monsters
ROCK BASSIST
Jim Mangani – Why on Earth
DANCE BASSIST
Ric Stave – Black Stabbath
POP / ROCK DRUMMER
Al Hury – Joyryde
HARD ROCK DRUMMER
Jay “Taz” Kuzara – Fat Brat
CROSSOVER BLUES BAND
Rod Nickson Project
TRADITIONAL BLUES BAND
Mark Winsick Band
BLUES MALE VOCALIST
Rod Nickson
BLUES FEMALE VOCALIST
Diane Kallay - Urban Renewal
BLUES KEYBOARDIST
Jim Wozniak – Bittersweet Rose
BLUES GUITARIST
Jack Civiletto – New York Express
BLUES BASSIST
Tom Reinhardt – Willie & the Reinhardts
BLUES DRUMMER
Mike Phelps – various
SAXOPHONE
Jack Prybylski – New York Express/various
HARMONICA
Dean Germele
