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What Would You Call It?

February 15, 2011

Bizarre. That's the only word that seems to fit this year's primetime Sunday night glitz that was the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. If you saw it, you know what I mean. If you missed it, you didn't miss much, trust me. Sure, there were scattered poignant moments—beginning with the opening tribute to the ailing Aretha Franklin. ...

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Berklee's Esperanza Spalding Wins Grammy Award for Best New Artist

February 15, 2011

Jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding won the Best New Artist of the Year award at this year's 53rd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Spalding is an inventive composer and performer whose latest recording, Chamber Music Society, is influenced by classical, jazz, folk and world music. The ...

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The "Indies" Didn't Just Win the Grammys. and Neither Did the Majors...

February 15, 2011

t's 2011. Can we please move past this artificial, cooked-up “indie v. major" divide? On Monday, we received an email from A2IM declaring that “indies" had “reigned" at the Grammys, while citing Arcade Fire's Album of the Year award. And within the first two paragraphs, past victors like Taylor Swift,Robert Plant, and Alison Kraus were cited. ...

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Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Scores Grammy Win

February 15, 2011

MINGUS BIG BAND LIVE AT JAZZ STANDARD Acclaimed Album Wins 2011 Grammy® Award Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Seth Abramson/Courtesy of MSN.com NEW YORK—On Sunday, February 13, 2011, the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards honored Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard as the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album." This marks the club's ...

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53rd Jazz Grammy Winners Announced

February 14, 2011

= winner 4. Best New Artist Esperanza Spalding Justin Bieber Drake Florence & The Machine Mumford & Sons 44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks. The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band ...

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Esperanza Spalding Smashes Grammy Precedent

February 14, 2011

The young bassist, composer and vocalist Esperanza Spalding last night shattered decades of pop and rock dominance of the Grammys to become the first jazz musician ever to be named best new artist. She edged out the teen idol Justin Bieber and three other pop performers. Spalding's Chamber Music Society CD broke through several categories in ...

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Jazz Grammy Nominees (2011) for 53rd Annual Grammy Awards

February 14, 2011

Its here...Jazz nominees list for The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011) on JAZZzology! Well...its the eve of February 13, 2011 and its time once again for the Grammy Awards. Most of the hype goes to the rock scene contenders but at least they still give awards to what they call at The Grammys, the “Jazz Field." ...

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Bringing Jazz Back to the Mainstream: And the Grammy Goes To....

February 14, 2011

...Esperanza Spalding. Given the remarkable rise of this amazing bassist/vocalist/composer, her nomination and even her winning of a Grammy should not seem all that surprising.... Except for one thing. Spalding won the award last night for Best New Artist. Not “Best New Jazz Artist." Spalding won the award over more obvious stars like Justin Bieber. No ...

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Grammy Winner Stanley Clarke Reflects On His Win And Two Nominations

February 14, 2011

Jazz bass legend Stanley Clarke is thrilled to win 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album with his most recent CD, The Stanley Clarke Band, on the Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, and the Roxboro Entertainment Group label. He was also nominated in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Performance, “No ...

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2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

February 11, 2011

New York, February 11, 2011: ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 9 to 29, and are selected ...