Shore Fire Clients Earn 13 GRAMMY Nominations in 9 Fields
Four for Smithsonian Folkways; two for jazz prodigy Joey Alexander and Comedy Dynamics; Cécile McLorin Salvant, Brandi Carlile, Jon Cleary and Fairfield Four also receive nods.
Shore Fire Media would like to congratulate the clients we represented in the past year who collectively earned 13 GRAMMY nominations this morning. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings earned 4 nominations, and Comedy Dynamics received 2 of the five nods for Best Comedy Album. Twelve-year-old jazz pianist Joey Alexander also had a pair of nominations, one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and another for Improvised Jazz Solo, while Cécile McLorin Salvant, Brandi Carlile, Jon Cleary, the Fairfield Four and Third Man Records / Revenant Records' The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928 – 32) collection each earned nominations.
The nominations represented a wide range of musical fields, including American Roots, Jazz, Latin, Childrens, Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music and Comedy, showcasing the diversity and versatility of the Shore Fire roster.
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held February 15 at LA's Staples Center and will be broadcast live on CBS.
Shore Fire Media congratulates the clients and projects were represented during the GRAMMY year on the following nominations.
Americana Album:
The Firewatcher’s Daughter
Brandi Carlile
Label: ATO Records
Children’s Album:
¡Come Bien! Eat Right!
José-Luis Orozco
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)
Comedy Album:
Back to the Drawing Board
Lisa Lampanelli
Label: Comedy Dynamics
(Shore Fire represents Comedy Dynamics)
Comedy Album:
Live at Madison Square Garden
Louis C.K.
Label: Comedy Dynamics
(Shore Fire represents Comedy Dynamics)
Improvised Jazz Solo:
“Giant Steps”
Joey Alexander
Track From: My Favorite Things
Label: Motema Music
Jazz Instrumental Album:
My Favorite Things
Joey Alexander
Label: Motema Music
Jazz Vocal Album:
For One to Love
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Regional Mexican Music Album:
Tradición, Arte Y Pasión
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)
Regional Roots Music Album:
GoGo Juice
Jon Cleary
Label: FHQ Records / Thirty Tigers
Roots Gospel Album:
Still Rockin’ My Soul
The Fairfield Four
Label: Fairfield Four Records / Thirty Tigers
Album Notes:
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Jeff Place, album notes writer
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)
Historical Album:
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Fannie Lou Hamer
Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
(Shore Fire represents Smithsonian Folkways)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928 – 32)
Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood and Jack White, art directors
Label: Third Man Records / Revenant Records
Listen to a sampling of the nominees on the following Spotify playlist: Shore Fire 2016 Grammy Nominations.