Update ☛ Press Conference Scheduled Monday to Protest Elimination of 31 GRAMMY Categories
May 6, 2011 at 3:30 AM On Monday, 9th May 2011, Yoshi’s world famous jazz club in Oakland, California, will host a press conference held by artists, presenters and media to voice opposition to the recent announcement by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) to eliminate Latin Jazz and many other styles of music from GRAMMY consideration.
If you're not aware of what NARAS did last month to 28% of the GRAMMY categories, please read my original blog post.
One of my main go-to sources for all things Latin Jazz is bassist and educator Chip Boaz's blog The Latin Jazz Corner. I read Chip's blog years before I even thought about starting my own site. He is a wealth of information and is generous with his knowledge. The following is an excerpt from Chip's website:
