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- ↑ "2016 Jazz Heroes". JJA Jazz Awards 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "SPECIAL AWARDS". chicagomusicawards. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ Micucci, Matt (22 May 2023). "Song of the Day: Joanie Pallatto, "You Think You Know"". Jazziz. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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