Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance
Awarded forQuality
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1980
Last awarded1991
Websitewww.grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance was an award given to a song or album for excellence in the jazz fusion genre, a combination of rock and jazz. It was given at the Grammy Awards, which began in 1958 under the name Gramophone Awards.

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental, the award was first presented to the jazz band

33rd Grammy Awards (1992) with the addition of the award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (currently known as Best Contemporary Jazz Album).[4]

The

1990, Terri Lyne Carrington became the first solo female artist to be nominated for the award.[6]
No female artists were nominated in 1991, the final year the award was presented, making Carrington the only female solo artist to be nominated throughout the category's lifetime.

Recipients

1980 award-winning group Weather Report
, performing in 1981
A man with his eyes closed playing a guitar
Five-time award recipient Pat Metheny performing in 2008
A man with his eyes closed, wearing a black dress shirt and playing a saxophone
Two-time award winner David Sanborn performing in 2008
1991 award recipient Quincy Jones
in 2008
Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1980
 Weather Report 8:30
[7]
1981
 The Manhattan Transfer "
Birdland
" 		[8]
1982
Grover Washington, Jr.
 		Winelight
[9]
1983
 Pat Metheny Group Offramp [10]
1984
 Pat Metheny Group Travels
[11]
[12]
[13]
1985
 Pat Metheny Group First Circle [14]
1986
 David Sanborn Straight to the Heart [15]
1987
 Bob James and David Sanborn Double Vision [16]
1988
 Pat Metheny Group Still Life (Talking) [17]
1989
 Yellowjackets Politics
[18]
1990
 Pat Metheny Group Letter from Home [6]
1991
 Quincy Jones "
Birdland
"
[5]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search".
    National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    . Retrieved March 12, 2011.     Note: User must select the "Jazz" category as the genre under the search feature.
Specific
  1. ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  2. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original
    on January 3, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  3. Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, Florida: The New York Times Company
    . Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  4. ^ Feather, Leonard (February 23, 1992). "Message to Grammy: A Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Please". Los Angeles Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "List of Grammy Award nominations". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 11, 1991. p. 19. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  6. ^ a b Stewart, Zan (February 18, 1990). "Grammy Voters Face Tough Jazz Choices". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "22nd Grammy Awards". Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominations". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon: Guard Publishing. February 21, 1981. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  9. The Afro-American
    . Baltimore, Maryland. February 13, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "Toto Dominates Annual Grammy Nominations". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina: The New York Times Company. January 14, 1983. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  11. Philadelphia Media Network
    . January 11, 1984.
  12. ^ "Spyro Gyra İstanbul'da". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Mecidiyeköy, Istanbul: Cumhuriyet Foundation. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  13. ^ Moser, John J. (January 27, 2011). "Yellowjackets". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania: Tribune Company. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  14. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Tribune Company. January 11, 1985. p. 2. Archived
    from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  15. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 10, 1986). "'We Are The World' Scores In Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  16. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs And Lows". Los Angeles Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  17. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 15, 1988). "U2, Jackson Top Grammy Nominees: Simon, Winwood Seek Reprise of '87 Wins". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  18. ^ Stewart, Zan (February 15, 1989). "Niehaus Moves From 'Bird' to 'Hot Men'; Pianist David Benoit Gets Stamp of Approval". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2011.

External links

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