ArtistShare and the 53rd Grammy Awards

As the season for Grammy Nominations starts, ArtistShare is pleased to announce it's 10 exciting new recordings eligible for nominations in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Having recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of it's first fan-funded project, ArtistShare recordings have received 4 Grammy wins and 14 nominations since 2005. If you would like to vote at the Grammys and are not currently registered as a voting member, simply to register for free.

ArtistShare 2011 Grammy Nomination Contenders:
Barbara Feldon—Living Alone and Loving it
Category: Best Spoken Word Album
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Billy Childs Autumn: In Moving Pictures:
Category: Album Of The Year
Category: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Category: Best Instrumental Composition—The Path Among The Trees
Category: Best Instrumental Arrangement—Waltz For Debby
Category: Best Improvised Solo—Billy Childs on A Man Chasing The Horizon
Category: Best Improvised Solo—Larry Koonse on The Red Wheelbarrow
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Cheryl Bentyne—The Gershwin Songbook:
Category: Best Jazz Vocal Album
Category: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)—Summertime—Corey Allen
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—Fascinating Rhythm—Ken Peplowski
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Dollison and Marsh: Vertical Voices
Category: Best Jazz Vocal Album
Category: Best Instrumental Arrangement—Sky Blue
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Jim Hall/Joey Baron—Conversations
Category: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
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Jon Gordon—Evolution:
Category: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—Evolution, Jon Gordon
Category: Best Instrumental Composition—Individuation
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Patrick Williams—Aurora
Category: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Category: Best Instrumental Composition—Aurora
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The Clayton Brothers—New Song and Dance
Category: Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Category: Best Instrumental Composition -BATTLE CIRCLE Gerald Clayton, composer
Category: Best Instrumental Arrangement—THEY WON'T GO WHEN I GO John Clayton, arranger
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—CHICAGO BOP STEPPIN' John Clayton, soloist
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—CHA CHA CHARLESTON Gerald Clayton, soloist
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—THE NEW SONG AND DANCE Jeff Clayton, soloist
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—SMARTY PANTS DANTS Terell Stafford, soloist
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Torben Waldorff—American Rock Beauty:
Category: Best Jazz Instrumental recording
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo- Donny McCaslin—Late
Category: Best Instrumental Composition—Shark
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Yeahwon Shin—Yeahwon
Category: Best Contemporary World Music Album
Category: Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for AQUARELA DO BRASIL and Travessia
Category: Best New Artist
Category: Best Improvised Jazz Solo—Mark Turner—Sae Ya Sae Ya
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