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Composer and bandleader Maria Schneider accepts a Grammy Award in Los Angeles in 2014. On Sunday she won two more, for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
The Grammy Premiere Ceremony the pre-telecast ritual where most of the Grammy Awards are actually announced took place virtually this year, like so many other recent events of its kind.
Despite those restrictions, there was room for a performance by
Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science, whose
Waiting Game was up for Best Instrumental Jazz Album. Social Science didn t end up winning, but their version of Trapped in the American Dream, with Kassa Overall and Debo Ray on vocals, delivered a jolt of conscience.
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Monday, February 1
Night Train marks International Day of Black Women in the Arts with a special show devoted to women in jazz. We’ll hear selections from harpists Alice Coltrane, Brandee Younger and Dorothy Ashby, singer and pianist Shirley Horn, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, pianist Mary Lou Williams, singer Ernestine Anderson, and singer, animator and 2020 ‘Genius Grant’ recipient Cecile McLorin Salvant in hour one, and a special featuring Nina Simone in hour two of the show.
Tuesday, February 2
Night Train marks birthdays of saxophonists Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt, highlights music from Dr. Michael White for the February Crescent City feature, and showcases live sets from singers Somi and Ella Fitzgerald. In hour two it’s a special focusing on artists who kept the bebop flame alive in the ‘60s, including birthday artist Sonny Stitt.
Jae Sinnett’s Top Jazz Picks 2020
Details Published: 15 December 2020
WHRV Host Jae Sinnett knows jazz. As a performer, composer and music educator himself, he knows what makes jazz work and what makes it exceptional. What are the best jazz albums of this year? Check out his top picks.
10. Gregory Porter – All Rise – Blue Note – Gregory Porter is a master storyteller but more, he has a beautiful and unique way in how he merges the instrumentation with his words, tone and pacing. Pianist Chip Crawford continues to provide superb harmonic and melodic accompaniment. I love Porter’s pacing and how the band listens. Everyone takes their time and the music breathes…giving the soaring melodies a chance to live large.