It's Grammy Nomination time. Up against Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Mumford and Sons for Best New Artist is Esperanza Spalding, reviewed at the London Jazz Festival by us HERE. She will be next in London at the Barbican in April 2011. (Tip of the hat to the JJA News Blog for the spot.)
Here is a link to the complete list of the jazz categories
And here's a THOROUGH DISSECTION by NPR's Blog Supreme.
Katy Perry at the 53rd Annual Grammy Award Nomination ceremony
Singer Katy Perry performs onstage at the Grammy Nominations Concert Live at the Club Nokia on November 30, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
RIP Monty Sunshine (1928-2010)
From Lance Liddle's Bebop Spoken Here blog today comes the sad news that clarinettist Monty Sunshine died yesterday at the age of 82. Here he is in 1990, conjuring up sweet tone from his Albert system instrument. A lengthy biography of this important figure from the trad scene is on Chris Barber's site.
A Swingle Christmas
Here are eight Swingle Singers with the message that it is December, and "you'd better watch out...." etc. Please do add the names someone! #morningditty is a Twitter thing for those that do. Check it out for contributions from the fine fleur of London piano talent: Mike Gorman, Tom Cawley and Liam Noble are up there, for starters.
Jennifer Lopez at the Boys & Girls Club of America Announcement
Jennifer Lopez and Denzel Washington attends the Boys And Girls Clubs of America announcement held at Nokia Theatre L.A, on November 30, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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