Minnesota native Maria Schneider ties Prince and Dylan with 7 Grammys
March 14, 2021 — 7:24pm
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With two more Grammys Sunday bringing her career total to seven, jazz superstar Maria Schneider has tied Bob Dylan and Prince for most trophies won by a musician born in Minnesota.
"Oh geez, I better just stop because I'd never want to surpass them," she giggled as she spoke by phone.
The Windom-reared University of Minnesota graduate picked up trophies remotely Sunday for best instrumental composition ("Sputnik") and best large jazz ensemble album for an ambitious double-album completed during the pandemic, "Data Lords."
Schneider had been working in her yard outside New York City, but changed from overalls into a turtleneck, jeans and slippers so she could jump on a Zoom-like platform to receive her awards in the pre-telecast segment.