The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys—are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammy Awards are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. The Grammys are considered the highest music honor, the U.S. record industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion pictures. Read more at Wikipedia
A Solitary Strategy for Taking on John Zorn
...fans by surprise. The idea of Mr. Metheny, as genial and broadly appealing a presence as jazz knows, and winner of 20 Grammy awards in 10 categories, taking on the music of Mr. Zorn—a hero to New York's avant-garde scene as composer and saxophonist, whose...













