The New School News

November 30, 2021

2022 Grammy Nominations Include The New School’s College of Performing Arts’ Acclaimed Faculty and Alumni

Once again, the Grammy ceremony will be held during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, but for the 2022 Awards show, things will certainly look more normal than they did earlier this year thanks to a variety of vaccines and loosening of restrictions. The Grammys have also nominated more musicians and artists than ever thanks to the expansion of certain categories, and new eligibility requirements for select awards.

For alumni and faculty of The New School, this was another banner year, as a number of celebrated musicians and artists earned nominations in a variety of categories. The awards show will be presented on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Robert Glasper, BFA Jazz ‘01, was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance for Leon Bridge’s Born Again, which he was featured on. Glasper was also nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album, Dinner Party: Dessert.

David T. Little, Chair of the Mannes Composition Department, served as the composer for Little: Soldier Songs, which earned a nomination for Best Opera Recording.

Jazzmeia Horn, Jazz ‘14 and a School of Jazz faculty member, was nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Dear Love by Jazzmeia Horn and Noble Force.

Arturo O’Farrill, faculty member at School of Jazz, was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album for Virtual Birdland and Best Instrumental Composition for “Dreaming in Lions.”

Burt Bacharach, a Mannes alum, was nominated for Best Musical Theater Album for Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers.

Brandee Younger, a CoPA faculty member, was nominated for Best Instrumental Composition for “Beautiful is Black.”

The JACK Quartet, Mannes’ String Quartet in Residence, was nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by Walking.

Ian Rosenbaum, a Mannes faculty member, was also nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for Akiho: Seven Pillars by his group Sandbox Percussion. Rosenbaum earned another nomination for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for the same album.

Jennifer Koh, a Mannes faculty member, was nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for Alone Together.

Simone Dinnerstein, also a Mannes faculty member, was nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for An American Mosaic.

Mannes faculty member Matt Haimovitz was nominated for Best Classical Vocal Album for Unexpected Shadows.

Mannes faculty members Timo Andres and Ian Rosenbaum, were nominated for Best Classical Compendium for Mannes faculty member Christopher Cerrone’s The Arching Path.

Amy Andersson, a Mannes alum, was also nominated for Best Classical Compendium for Women Warriors – The Voices of Change.

Marcus Baylor, BFA Jazz ‘99, was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal album for The Baylor Project’s album Generations.