The Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammys, announced Friday that Portland-based composer and percussionist Andy Akiho received two nominations: one for best classical instrumental solo for his piece 鈥淎kiho: Longing,鈥� and another for best classical compendium for 鈥淎kiho: BeLonging,鈥� a collaboration with Imani Winds produced by Sean Dixon and Mark Dover.
Esperanza Spalding, a bassist and singer-songwriter from Hillsboro, has been nominated for best jazz vocal album for her work with Milton Nascimento on 鈥淢ilton + esperanza.鈥�
Akiho, now a six-time Grammy nominee, earned three nominations in 2024 for best classical instrumental solo, best classical compendium and best contemporary classical composition. However, those awards respectively went to other artists.
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Last year, Spalding was nominated with Fred Hersch in two categories 鈥� best jazz performance for 鈥淏ut Not for Me鈥� and best jazz vocal album for 鈥淎live at the Village Vanguard.鈥�
The 67th Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Beyonc茅 leads the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 nods.
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