The 24th Annual Tejano Music Awards.

Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) founders and organizers of the Tejano Music Awards, announced changes for the upcoming XXIV annual Awards show and schedule of events. The ever elegant Awards show which recognizes and honors Tejano music artists and musicians for their achievements over the past year, has been changed to Thursday, March 11, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas, and will be held at Graham Central Station. Graham Central Station has served as the premiere venue for many top Tejano performances. Previous plans called for the show to be held on Saturday, March 13, 2004 at the SBC Freeman Coliseum

“Moving the date and venue for the show allows TTMA to continue to strengthen our financial resources and still produce the Tejano Music Awards which is still the only forum by which Tejano music artists and industry officials are truly recognized.” stated Robert Arellano, TTMA Board President. “Graham Central Station is a large enough and beautiful facility that will allow us to still produce an elegant Awards show and host the thousands of local and out of state Tejano music fans that come from all over the United States, year after year to support our artists and the show. Tejano Music continues to be a Texas tradition and this year’s show will carry the momentum as we afterwards begin to immediately plan our 25th Silver Anniversary Awards Show for 2005!” Added Arellano.

Along with the Gran Baile that will be part of the event, plans were unveiled for a special Tejano music tribute that will honor past and present Hispanics in the military. “Hispanic men and women for decades have defended and continue to defend our country and the freedoms we enjoy.” commented Frank Salazar, TTMA Vice President. “The Tejano musical tribute that we’ve planned is our way of saying that we recognize and appreciate all that they’ve sacrificed for us.”

The 2004 Tejano Music Awards show is expected to draw and sell out to over 3,000 fans of Tejano music. The awards show and Gran Baile will include performances by numerous headliners such as Tejano music legends and Grammy Award winners and nominees, Jay Perez, Jimmy Gonzalez, Ram Herrera, Bob Gallarza, Chente Barrera, Michael Salgado, Gary Hobbs, La Sombra, Jaime y Los Chamacos and others.

A “Kick Off and Nominees” event is also slated for February 26th at Graham Central Station. The event will lead up to the exciting awards show weekend that will also include the highly attended three day Tejano Music Awards Fan Fare held Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14 at Market Square, San Antonio. Fan Fare is a free, family outdoor event with over 100 Tejano bands performing throughout the entire weekend and includes special Tejano Artists Autograph Booths on Friday, March 12 only.

For more information at http://www.tejanomusicawards.com