Oct 7th
JOE LOVANO
NAGOYA, JAPAN
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Oct 7th
BAD PLUS, THE
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
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Oct 7th
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
CHAMPAIGN, IL
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Oct 7th
CHRISTIAN SCOTT
BERN, SWITZERLAND
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Oct 7th
KATHY MATTEA
DECATUR, GA
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50th Annual Grammy Nominees Announced

December 6th --

Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy at which seven IMN Artists were nominated. International Music Network would like to congratulate all of our artists that were nominated.

Here is a list of the IMN nominees and the respective categories in which they were nominated:

Category 47
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo

Anagram
Michael Brecker, soloist
Track from: Pilgrimage
[Heads Up International]

Lullaby
Hank Jones, soloist
Track from: Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (Joe Lovano and Hank Jones)
[Blue Note]

Category 48
Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Pilgrimage
Michael Brecker
[Heads Up International]

Kids: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Joe Lovano And Hank Jones
[Blue Note]

Category 61
Best Tropical Latin Album

United We Swing
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
[Six Degrees]

Category 75
Best Contemporary World Music Album

Céu
Céu
[Six Degrees Records/Urban Jungle Records/Starbucks Entertainment]

Gil Luminoso
Gilberto Gil
[DRG Brazil]

Djin Djin
Angelique Kidjo
[Razor & Tie Direct/Starbucks Entertainment]

Category 86
Best Instrumental Arrangement

“In a Silent Way” (track from Brown Street)
Arranger: Vince Mendoza
Artist: Joe Zawinul
[Heads Up International]

For a full list of 50th GRAMMY Awards nominees, please click here. For more information on the official 50th GRAMMY Awards please click here. Winners will be announced at the 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards Ceremony, to be held on “GRAMMY® Sunday,” February 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and once again will be broadcast live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).