Fernando González is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.
GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Lila Downs is on quite a roll.On Aug. 12 the Mexican-American folk singer/songwriter will release Raíz (Root), an ambitious collaborative project with Latin GRAMMY-nominated Argentine folk/pop singer Soledad and Latin GRAMMY-winning Spanish flamenco singer Niña Pastori. On the eve of the U.S. release, Downs will offer a taste of Raíz, singing a few songs from…
(To commemorate the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame's 40th Anniversary in 2013, GRAMMY.com has launched GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations. The ongoing series will feature conversations with various individuals who will identify GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that have influenced them and helped shape their careers.) In his 2013 autobiography, Learning To Listen: The Jazz Journey Of Gary Burton, seven-time GRAMMY-winning vibraphonist and…
In his newly published autobiography, Learning To Listen: The Jazz Journey Of Gary Burton, the seven-time GRAMMY-winning vibraphonist, bandleader and educator not only examines his remarkable career, but also tells the touching story of a child who felt "somehow different from the other boys" but grew up living as a straight man before coming to terms with his sexuality and…
Editor’s note, Jan. 25, 2010: In mid-December, GRAMMY.com ran this feature on musicologist Alan Lomax’s sojourn to Haiti in the 1930s. His recording of Haiti’s culture and the recent release of that material may now prove more important than ever given the destruction caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake. On Jan. 22, many notable music, film and television stars teamed…
Not many artists or groups would dare releasing, on the same day, a four-disc retrospective box set and a new live album featuring both new music and inspired collaborations. But that's exactly what the Preservation Hall Jazz Band are doing with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Collection and St. Peter & 57th St. on Sept. 25. Then again,…
