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| Berklee Professor and Alumni Win Nine Grammy Awards Berklee alumni and faculty were honored with nine Grammy Awards for their contributions to some of last year's top releases. The winners were recognized for their work in varied categories and fields, including rap, songwriting, jazz, and blues. With Sunday's wins, Berklee alumni have won 214 Grammy Awards. Terri Lyne Carrington '83 won the Best Vocal Jazz Album award for The Mosaic Project. Carrington's album features a "who's who" of female jazz artists, including Esperanza Spalding '05, who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. In addition to performing and recording, Carrington is a percussion professor at Berklee. Songwriter Jeff Bhasker '99 won the Best Rap Song award for "All of the Lights" by Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, and Fergie. Alumnus Trey Parker '88, best known for his work on Comedy Central's South Park, took home the award for Best Musical Theater Album. Parker produced, composed, and wrote the lyrics for the musical The Book of Mormon, of which alumnus Stephen Oremus '92 was also a producer. Susan Tedeschi '91 and Mark Rivers '89, members of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, were awarded Best Blues Album for their album, Revelator. Engineer Byeong-Joon Hwang '99 and mastering engineer Jesse Lewis '93 took the gramophone for Best Engineered Album, Classical for their behind-the-scenes work on Robert Aldridge's Elmer Gantry. Also in engineering, alumnus Benny Faccone '78 was awarded for his work on Maná's album Drama y Luz, which was deemed Best Latin Pop, Rock, or Urban Album. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Jazz News :: home page |