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GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program Awards $200,000 for Music Research and Sound Preservation

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

"This year marks the 36th year that the GRAMMY Museum and Recording Academy® have partnered to provide much deserved funding for music research and preservation projects across the United States and Canada.

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  • "This year marks the 36th year that the GRAMMY Museum and Recording Academy® have partnered to provide much deserved funding for music research and preservation projects across the United States and Canada.
  • During that time, we have awarded more than $8.3 million to 479 grantees," said Michael Sticka, President/CEO of the GRAMMY Museum.
  • "It is our vision to lead in creating a world in which shared love of music sparks curiosity, creativity, and community.
  • Generously funded by the Recording Academy, the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program provides funding annually to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the recorded sound heritage of the Americas for future generations, in addition to research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition.

Alto Saxophonist-Composer Bobby Zankel Shines a Brilliant Light on American, Philadelphia History with "A Change of Destiny," Due September 22 from Mahakala Records

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Friday, July 28, 2023

RICHMOND, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Philadelphia alto saxophonist and composer Bobby Zankel explores a darker side of his longtime city's history with "A Change of Destiny," set for a September 22 release on Mahakala Records. The album is a distillation of music that Zankel wrote for a dance piece, "The Spirits Break to Freedom," in the 2010s, and was recorded with Zankel's Wonderful Sound 8 (a byproduct of his Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Big Band), featuring Philadelphia jazz greats drummer Pheeroan AkLaff, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd, violinist Diane Monroe, alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, bassist Lee Smith, and pianist Sumi Tonooka.

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  • RICHMOND, Calif., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Philadelphia alto saxophonist and composer Bobby Zankel explores a darker side of his longtime city's history with "A Change of Destiny," set for a September 22 release on Mahakala Records.
  • The opening track "Destiny," based on a Jymie Merritt–inspired cross rhythm, asks the question "Why have we been brought here?"
  • "Spirits Break to Freedom" is an epic journey from rainforest hocket rhythms to Afrobeat groove, 21st-century urban angularity, and freedom.
  • The saxophonist became a devoted son to his adopted city, working with several generations of the finest of Philadelphia jazz musicians.