Added Note: The grammy’s were slated for Jan 31st but I was just advised that they have been put back to March 14 due to an added spike in COVID cases in Los Angeles.

I’ve never been much for award shows—and rarely watch them. I probably won’t watch the Grammy’s either. But I did look at some of the great jazz artists and recordings that have been nominated, and played a few selections. Some of the ones that ‘stood out’ for me I’m playing on this podcast.

You’ll hear Christian Scott A Tunde Adjuah, Gerald Clayton, Kenny Washington, Somi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chick Corea w. Christian McBride and Brian Blade, and Arturo O’Farill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra.

So this is, in actuality, Part 4 of The Best of 2020.

Since there are no Canadian nominees (at least that I’m aware of), I thought I’d end the podcast with a Canadian violinist. From Toronto, its Drew Jurecka, who engineered, mixed, and played all the stringed instruments for a ‘Record of the Year’ nominee.

And next week I’ll go 100% Canadian, with Part 5 of The Best of 2020.