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| Darryl Tookes Band received 9 Grammy nominations Darryl Tookes Band received 9 Grammy nominations for their new CD, Journey to the Hieros Gamos. Along with being nominated for Album of the Year, they are also nominated for Record of the Year for Where Did I Go Wrong?; Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best R&B Song for Baby Don't Stop. Rounding out the Band Categories is DTB's Elephant in the Room – nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Individually, Darryl Tookes is nominated for Song of the Year – as the writer of Measure My Life; for which Joseph Joubert received the nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). In the Jazz Field, Band member Rolando Grooscors is nominated for Best Instrumental Solo for his guitar solo on One Summer Day. In the Production, Non-Classical category, Eric Schilling and Felipe Tichauer are nominated for Best Engineered Album. Darryl Tookes has worked with a long list of great artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Quincy Jones, Sting and Diana Ross. Tookes says, "My experiences working with so many wonderful people through the years has brought me to this place. I am deeply grateful for these many beautiful memories, all of which have been an important part of my development. Now that I have my own band, I am having the best time. I really love playing with these guys!" In the words of 14-time Grammy winner Eric Schilling when he mixed the Journey to the Hieros Gamos, "These guys are natural. They really swing!" write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |