GRAMMY® voting season has begun and we are Philly proud! 

Congratulations to the Philadelphia music makers (and Jazz Philadelphia allies) who are nominated for the 2022 GRAMMY® awards. At Jazz Philadelphia, we lift up the accomplishments of Philly-born or Philly-based artists throughout the year in our Whole Notes blog, Hometown Heroes features, and Jazz History Timeline.

Please join us in celebrating these outstanding GRAMMY® nominees:

Philadelphia Artists

The Baylor Project – Best Jazz Vocal Album – Generations

Christian McBride – Best Large Jazz Ensemble album – For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver

Randy Brecker (in collaboration with Eric Marienthal) – Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – Double Dealin’

Sun Ra Arkestra – Best Large Jazz Ensemble album – Arkestra – Swirling

Kenny Barron – Best Jazz Improvised Jazz Solo – Kick Those Feet

Jazz Philadelphia Summit Alumni

Nnenna Freelon – Best Jazz Vocal Album – Time Traveler (Gerald Veasley performs on this album)

Brandee Younger – Best Instrumental Composition – Beautiful Is Black

Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force – Best Large Jazz Ensemble album – Dear Love

Philadelphians from Other Genres

Jazmine Sullivan – Best R&B Song, Best R&B Performance – Pick Up Your Feelings; Best R&B Album – Heaux Tales

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) – Best Orchestral Performance – Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3

Questlove, film director – Best Music Film – Summer of Soul

The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra – Best Opera Recording -(Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers)