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Complete List of 17 Latin Jazz Grammy Winners (1995 - 2011)
In 1995, the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences fixed a tragic error by establishing a Grammy Award that recognized the work of Latin Jazz artists. After spending 36 years ignoring the impressive artistic output of musicians that blended the improvisatory leanings of jazz with Caribbean and South American culture, NARAS created an award that ...
Letters to Naras: The Jazz Education Network Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
New York Press Conference on Elimination of Latin Jazz Grammy - May 22, 2011
May 22nd PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROTEST OF GRAMMY TRAVESTY NARAS ELIMINATES 31 CATEGORIES FROM THE GRAMMY AWARDS OUTRAGED MUSIC COMMUNITY RESPONDS On Sunday, May 22nd at 1 pm, world-renowned artists, celebrities, writers, activists and members of the media will gather at the world-famous Nuyorican Poets' Café, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to voice their ...
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Some individuals offer more to the world than a simple series of performances; instead, they spend their lives overflowing with music. These people dive into music at a young age, often moving between instruments and taking any available performance opportunity. As they learn more about music, they don't just move forward, they surge ahead in leaps ...
Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Candido Camero, and Ray Barretto
Percussion sits at the heart and soul of Latin Jazz, providing the music's cultural lifeline and rhythmic vitality. The use of percussion certainly sets Latin Jazz apart from straight ahead jazz, but it is so much more than a simple novelty. Embedded in each hit of the drum is a cultural legacy, associated with centuries of ...
Spotlight: Sounds of Brasil, Ark Ovrutski Quintet
The Spotlight Series highlights upcoming Latin Jazz musicians that have yet to reach national recognition. Many of these musicians thrive in local scenes and some tour in support of releases. All these musicians contribute greatly to the overall Latin Jazz scene, and they deserve our “spotlighted" attention. Sounds of Brasil Ark Ovrutski Quintet The ...
Letters to NARAS: Jochem Becker Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
Letters to NARAS: Eddie Palmieri Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
Letters to NARAS: Sandy Cressman Writes About the Latin Jazz Grammy
On Wednesday April 6th, The National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced a “restructuring" of The Grammy Awards, a move that included the elimination of the Latin Jazz Grammy. This unfortunate decision undermines the integrity of Latin Jazz and disregards its importance as a major piece of the cultural landscape in the United States. I ...
Bobby Sanabria on the 4/11/11 New York Naras Meeting and the Latin Jazz Grammy
Drummer and bandleader Bobby Sanabria attended the New York NARAS meeting this past Monday night April 11, 2011. He was not alone—a huge number of New York based Latin Jazz musicians attended the meeting, hoping to make a serious statement about the loss of the Latin Jazz award. Despite a number of intelligent and emotional pleas, ...
