Arts Syracuse Area Music Awards Photo Gallery By Michael Davis Posted on March 9, 2016 The 2016 Syracuse Area Music Awards in photos. Michael Davis photo Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Read the full story on the 2016 Sammy Awards here. Jam Factory and members of the Hoffman family. Nancy LarraIne Hoffman. Mark Hoffman and Earl V. Ford Jr. Gene McCormick and Earl V. Ford Jr. People’s Choice – Band: Horn Dogs Best Hip-Hop/Rap: Mafiosa. Joe Driscoll.Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Best Hard Rock band: After Earth. Ohne-ká and the Burning River. Ohne-ká and the Burning River. SAMMYS 2016 Ashley Cox. Scott Sterling’s fasion accessory. Liz Nowak and Dave Frisina. Nancy Larraine Hoffman and George Rossi Earl V. Ford Jr. of Jam Factory. Best Country: Lonne Park Joe Driscoll. Joe Driscoll. Best Alternative: Professional Victims (Ashley Cox) Best New Artists: The Lightkeepers Savoy Brown. Pat DeSalvo of Savoy Brown. Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown.Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown. Ohne-ká and the Burning River. Best Folk: Austin MacRae. Carolyn Kelly. Todd Fitzsimmons of the Carolyn Kelly Blues Band. Host, the irrepressible Skip Murphy. Best Americana: Early Bird Trio. Dan Elliot. Charles Cannon and the Bells of Harmony. Music Educator of the Year: Mark Copani. [fbcomments url="" width="100%" count="on"] Related Items:music, photos, sammy awards, sammys Share Tweet Share Share Email Recommended for you Over the Rainbow: 2019 Syracuse Pride Parade at the Inner Harbor (photos) Little Steven, The Soul Disciples headline 27th NYS Blues Festival Local Hop: New discs from fiddler Joe Davoli, bluesman Ron Spencer, rockers Count Blastula