Esperanza Spalding nominated for Best New Artist
By Lee Mergner
The nominations for the Grammy awards were announced last night and among the jazz artists with multiple nominees were Billy Childs, Herbie Hancock, Clayton Brothers, Vince Mendoza and Bobby McFerrin (although his were in classical categories). There are five nominations for category and there are 109 categories. The awards in the jazz category are given out (along with many other categories) during a ceremony held earlier in the day, before the televised broadcast. This year’s Grammy Awards show will air live from Los Angeles on CBS on February 13, 2011 at 8 pm EST.
Bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding was nominated for Best Artist of the Year, along with Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & the Machine, and Mumford and Sons. Safe to say that Ms. Spalding will be very much the wild card in this category, but as they always say, it’s an honor to be nominated. Indeed, her inclusion in this mainstream category signifies her considerable appeal to a broad audience. No small accomplishment for a jazz bassist, who about six years ago was attending Berkleee College of Music.
Congratulations are also in order to longtime JT contributor Ashley Kahn who was nominated for his liner notes to the John Coltrane Sidestep album on Concord.
Here then are the nominations in jazz categories, as well as some other categories which included jazz artists. For a complete list of nominations, you can go the Grammy website.
44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
The Stanley Clarke Band
The Stanley Clarke Band
[Heads Up International]
Never Can Say Goodbye
Joey DeFrancesco
[HighNote Records]
Now Is The Time
Jeff Lorber Fusion
[Heads Up International]
To The One
John McLaughlin
[Abstract Logix]
Backatown
Trombone Shorty
[Verve Forecast]
45. Best Jazz Vocal Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee
Dee Dee Bridgewater
[Emarcy]
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]
When Lights Are Low
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
Ages
Lorraine Feather
[Jazzed Media]
Water
Gregory Porter
[Motéma Music]
46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
Solar
Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
[Chilly Bin Records]
A Change Is Gonna Come
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]
Body And Soul
Keith Jarrett, soloist
Track from: Jasmine
[ECM]
Lonely Woman
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Pleased To Meet You
[Justin Time Records]
Van Gogh
Wynton Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]
47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupFor albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
Positootly!
John Beasley
[Resonance Records]
The New Song And Dance
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
Historicity
Vijay Iyer Trio
[ACT Music + Vision]
Moody 4B
James Moody
[IPO Recordings]
Providencia
Danilo Perez
[Mack Avenue Records]
Complete on http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/26889-jazz-among-the-announced-grammy-nominations
Bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding was nominated for Best Artist of the Year, along with Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & the Machine, and Mumford and Sons. Safe to say that Ms. Spalding will be very much the wild card in this category, but as they always say, it’s an honor to be nominated. Indeed, her inclusion in this mainstream category signifies her considerable appeal to a broad audience. No small accomplishment for a jazz bassist, who about six years ago was attending Berkleee College of Music.
Congratulations are also in order to longtime JT contributor Ashley Kahn who was nominated for his liner notes to the John Coltrane Sidestep album on Concord.
Here then are the nominations in jazz categories, as well as some other categories which included jazz artists. For a complete list of nominations, you can go the Grammy website.
44. Best Contemporary Jazz Album
For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
The Stanley Clarke Band
The Stanley Clarke Band
[Heads Up International]
Never Can Say Goodbye
Joey DeFrancesco
[HighNote Records]
Now Is The Time
Jeff Lorber Fusion
[Heads Up International]
To The One
John McLaughlin
[Abstract Logix]
Backatown
Trombone Shorty
[Verve Forecast]
45. Best Jazz Vocal Album For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee
Dee Dee Bridgewater
[Emarcy]
Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B
Freddy Cole
[HighNote Records]
When Lights Are Low
Denise Donatelli
[Savant Records]
Ages
Lorraine Feather
[Jazzed Media]
Water
Gregory Porter
[Motéma Music]
46. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
Solar
Alan Broadbent, soloist
Track from: Live At Giannelli Square: Volume 1
[Chilly Bin Records]
A Change Is Gonna Come
Herbie Hancock, soloist
Track from: The Imagine Project
[Hancock Records]
Body And Soul
Keith Jarrett, soloist
Track from: Jasmine
[ECM]
Lonely Woman
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Pleased To Meet You
[Justin Time Records]
Van Gogh
Wynton Marsalis, soloist
Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra)
[Jazz At Lincoln Center]
47. Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or GroupFor albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.
Positootly!
John Beasley
[Resonance Records]
The New Song And Dance
Clayton Brothers
[ArtistShare]
Historicity
Vijay Iyer Trio
[ACT Music + Vision]
Moody 4B
James Moody
[IPO Recordings]
Providencia
Danilo Perez
[Mack Avenue Records]
Complete on http://jazztimes.com/sections/news/articles/26889-jazz-among-the-announced-grammy-nominations
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