Artistshare® Submits Five Crowdfunded Albums for Consideration in the 59th Grammy® Awards
New fan-funded recordings from ArtistShare® artists Robin Eubanks, Benjamin Koppel and Joe Lovano, The Clayton Brothers, Rale Micic and Gonzalo Grau
New York, NY, September 18, 2016 --(PR.com)-- This year, the world’s premier fan funding site, ArtistShare®, submits new fan-funded projects for consideration in the 59th Grammy® Awards. ArtistShare® has received 10 Grammy® Awards and 29 Grammy® nominations in the past decade. In 2005, ArtistShare's® first fan-funded project, Concert in the Garden by Maria Schneider, received a Grammy® for Best Large Ensemble, making it the first recording in Grammy® history to win an award without being available in traditional retail stores. Last year, the Best Large Ensemble Recording Grammy® Award went to Maria Schneider for her fan-funded recording, The Thompson Fields.
ArtistShare® provides fans with exclusive insight into each artist’s creative process through downloads, videos, and other unique experiences. Artists have invited ArtistShare® Premium Participants to special events, including concerts, recording sessions and even the Grammy® Awards ceremony. The fans are an essential part of the artist’s creative process and their success in releasing new recordings. A Grammy® award for an ArtistShare® release is not only a celebration of the artist’s achievements, but also a celebration of the fans that have become a part of the artists’ musical journey.
From its inception until now, ArtistShare® has developed over a decade of experience in crowdfunding and created deeper connections between fans and artists. This year, ArtistShare® submits the following artists to the 59th Grammy® Awards in numerous categories: Robin Eubanks and The Mass Line Big Band for More than Meets the Ear, The Clayton Brothers for Soul Brothers, Benjamin Koppel and Joe Lovano for The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter, Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, and Lage Lund for Inspired, and Gonzalo Grau for Pluralizate.
ArtistShare® has submitted the following records for consideration:
Robin Eubanks and The Mass Line Big Band – More Than Meets the Ear
Trombonist and composer, Robin Eubanks, re-imagines original compositions from his work with Dave Holland, SF Jazz Collective, and other small groups for a large ensemble, The Mass Line Big Band. The band features a massive sound from 17 horns, pushing Robin's music to new places. This fan-funded project follows his creative process as he takes on a new musical journey.
The Clayton Brothers – Soul Brothers
In the fan-funded Soul Brothers Project, The Clayton Brothers Quintet (John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Gerald Clayton and Obed Calvaire) creates music that reflects a love of jazz, an American art form, as a love for family. This new fan-funded album features fresh music that acts as a prism through which one can hear life and familial experiences. The Clayton brothers are indeed Soul Brothers.
Benjamin Koppel and Joe Lovano - The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter
The fan-funded The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter Project brought together award winning saxophonist, Benjamin Koppel, and Grammy® Award Winning saxophone legend, Joe Lovano, to perform on two Mezzo Soprano Saxophones built just for them. Recorded live during Valby Summer Jazz in 2015, the Mezzo Sax Encounter features a band of highly acclaimed musicians, including pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Johnathan Blake. This concert captured a meeting of two incredible musicians exploring a new instrument.
Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund - Inspired
Four guitarists, one inspiration - modern jazz guitar master Jim Hall. Inspired is a new fan-funded project that brought four of today’s top jazz guitarists together, creating an album of exciting duets and solo guitar music. John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund and Rale Micic - different styles, different, generations, different backgrounds, but all with one thing in common, a love and respect for modern jazz guitar.
Gonzalo Grau - Pluralizate
This fan-funded recording project features Gonzalo Grau and his group, Plural. The band is made up of musicians from across the globe including New York, Boston, Venezuela, and Spain. Gonzalo's music brings together influences from the classical, jazz, and Latin world, defining all the experiences that have inspired Gonzalo to pursue this musical journey.
More info and exclusive previews ArtistShare’s® submissions to the 59th Grammy Awards can be found here:
http://www.artistshare.com/news/?pt=4431
www.ArtistShare.com
ArtistShare® provides fans with exclusive insight into each artist’s creative process through downloads, videos, and other unique experiences. Artists have invited ArtistShare® Premium Participants to special events, including concerts, recording sessions and even the Grammy® Awards ceremony. The fans are an essential part of the artist’s creative process and their success in releasing new recordings. A Grammy® award for an ArtistShare® release is not only a celebration of the artist’s achievements, but also a celebration of the fans that have become a part of the artists’ musical journey.
From its inception until now, ArtistShare® has developed over a decade of experience in crowdfunding and created deeper connections between fans and artists. This year, ArtistShare® submits the following artists to the 59th Grammy® Awards in numerous categories: Robin Eubanks and The Mass Line Big Band for More than Meets the Ear, The Clayton Brothers for Soul Brothers, Benjamin Koppel and Joe Lovano for The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter, Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, and Lage Lund for Inspired, and Gonzalo Grau for Pluralizate.
ArtistShare® has submitted the following records for consideration:
Robin Eubanks and The Mass Line Big Band – More Than Meets the Ear
Trombonist and composer, Robin Eubanks, re-imagines original compositions from his work with Dave Holland, SF Jazz Collective, and other small groups for a large ensemble, The Mass Line Big Band. The band features a massive sound from 17 horns, pushing Robin's music to new places. This fan-funded project follows his creative process as he takes on a new musical journey.
The Clayton Brothers – Soul Brothers
In the fan-funded Soul Brothers Project, The Clayton Brothers Quintet (John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Gerald Clayton and Obed Calvaire) creates music that reflects a love of jazz, an American art form, as a love for family. This new fan-funded album features fresh music that acts as a prism through which one can hear life and familial experiences. The Clayton brothers are indeed Soul Brothers.
Benjamin Koppel and Joe Lovano - The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter
The fan-funded The Mezzo Saxophone Encounter Project brought together award winning saxophonist, Benjamin Koppel, and Grammy® Award Winning saxophone legend, Joe Lovano, to perform on two Mezzo Soprano Saxophones built just for them. Recorded live during Valby Summer Jazz in 2015, the Mezzo Sax Encounter features a band of highly acclaimed musicians, including pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Johnathan Blake. This concert captured a meeting of two incredible musicians exploring a new instrument.
Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund - Inspired
Four guitarists, one inspiration - modern jazz guitar master Jim Hall. Inspired is a new fan-funded project that brought four of today’s top jazz guitarists together, creating an album of exciting duets and solo guitar music. John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund and Rale Micic - different styles, different, generations, different backgrounds, but all with one thing in common, a love and respect for modern jazz guitar.
Gonzalo Grau - Pluralizate
This fan-funded recording project features Gonzalo Grau and his group, Plural. The band is made up of musicians from across the globe including New York, Boston, Venezuela, and Spain. Gonzalo's music brings together influences from the classical, jazz, and Latin world, defining all the experiences that have inspired Gonzalo to pursue this musical journey.
More info and exclusive previews ArtistShare’s® submissions to the 59th Grammy Awards can be found here:
http://www.artistshare.com/news/?pt=4431
www.ArtistShare.com
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