Acclaimed
jazz composer/arranger, trombonist and vocalist Pete McGuinness has earned two
2015 Grammy nominations for his Summit Records CD Strength In Numbers. The
nominations are for “Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Cappella” for
“Beautiful Dreamer” and “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals” for “What Are
You Doing The Rest of Your Life.” The Grammy Awards ceremony will take place in
Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2015.
Strength
In Numbers is the second release from the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra and
the fourth as a leader for Pete. Featuring a full contingent of top tier NYC
players, the CD has earned wide critical acclaim.
Pete
McGuinness has appeared on over forty recordings, including three previous
releases as a leader: First Flight (Summit) with the Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra
which earned 4-stars in DownBeat, Voice Like a Horn (Summit) and Sliding In
(Kokopelli). He earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his arrangement of “Smile”
(which appeared on First Flight) and was the first prizewinner of the 2010
Jazzmobile Vocal Competition (judged by the late Dr. Billy Taylor and Barry
Harris). A New York resident since 1987, McGuinness studied with Bob Brookmeyer
and Manny Albam at the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop and has
performed in the big bands of such acclaimed leaders as Lionel Hampton, Jimmy
Heath (featured as a vocalist as well) and Maria Schneider, appearing on her
Grammy-winning album, Concert In the Garden. Actively involved in music
education both throughout the United States and Europe, McGuinness is currently
the Assistant Professor of Jazz Arranging at William Paterson University.
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