Carlos Santana's & Cindy Blackman's Statement re: GRAMMY Category Eliminations

Carlos Santana & Cindy BlackmanThe ongoing challenge against the 31 categories eliminated from the GRAMMY Awards continues.

Have you signed the petition to protest the eliminations? If you haven't, you should go here to sign it.

This is also the best week to write to the leadership of NARAS. Why? Today (23rd May 2011) is the beginning of the week long National meeting of the NARAS Board of Trustees in Los Angeles, CA. Don't know who to write? That information is below the Santana - Blackman statement.

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Femme Fatale Friday: Drummer Cindy Blackman

❁Good morning❁ 

If people know about drummer Cindy Blackman, it is usually because she has recorded and toured with Lenny Kravitz for almost two decades starting in 1993 with "Are You Gonna Go My Way". 

I typically get a "Huh?" or a confused expression when I mention that she started out in jazz and continues to be a prolific jazz drummer. 

Lenny Kravitz's powerful percussionist has recorded several straight-ahead jazz albums under her own name, and has performed with acclaimed jazz and rock artists, including Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell and Joe Henderson! 

“Some drummers act, some react. Some keep time, others create it. Cindy Blackman is among the few who can....” says Mike Zwerin of the International Herald Tribune. 

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part III)

Good morning to everyone! I hope that you had a great weekend.

This is Part III of my contribution to the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) 2010. Today you will find introductions to artists like Charmaine Clamor, Chris Potter, Cindy Blackman, Corey Wilkes and Cuong Vu.

Enjoy~

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