First International Jazz Awards Re-Scheduled For July 27, 2008

BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Top40 Charts/ By Allie Lee/ Chasen & Company) - The first annual International Jazz Awards, a global television special, celebrating over 100 years of jazz music, originally scheduled for Sunday, June 29th, has been re-scheduled to a new date, Sunday, July 27th.

The event will take place in Beverly Hills, California at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Tamar Scarlet Entertainment, in association with Tall Pony Productions, Inc., presents the International Jazz Awards, which is scheduled to be an annual event.
Tamar's Kitty Sears is creator and executive producer and Tall Pony's Tony Eaton (3 time Grammy winner, Tim McGraw, Reflected; Usher - The Truth Tour) is co-executive producer.

Louis Horvitz (Academy Awards, Country Music Awards, etc.) will be the director. Igo Kantor will be the producer and Annice Parker will be co-producer.

Actor, comedian and writer D.L. Hughley will host the show.
The nominees were based on top jazz sellers, and will honor jazz in 24 categories which include Contemporary/Smooth, Traditional, Swing, Latin, Brazilian /Afro-Cuban, Fusion and Dixieland.
For ticket information, call (310) 201-9111 or click on: www.internationaljazzawards.com/jazz/