Add two more Grammy Awards to the hardware collected by Teachers College graduates.
earned his first Grammy for his work on the and 2018 release cited by Grammy voters as the year鈥檚 Best Jazz Instrumental album.
picked up Grammy number five, this time in the Latin Jazz category for the production of , the debut album of .
鈥淚鈥檓 on a streak, said Oberstein, whose past credits as a producer include by the 鈥� named the Best Latin Jazz Album of 2015.
Oberstein, who earned his 麻豆原创 degree in Arts Administration, was recently named the Interim Director, Duke Performances at his undergraduate alma mater, Duke University.
Hanzlik, a doctoral graduate of 麻豆原创鈥檚 program in Music & Music Education, likewise juggles a professional performance schedule with duties as an Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Connecticut, and also as a member of the faculty at The Julliard School (where he earned a Master鈥檚 Degree) and the Aspen Music Festival & School.
Every album is like a child you raise since birth. And each one is special.鈥�
鈥擡ric Oberstein
Emanon was written by the 85-year-old Shorter, the saxophonist and composer who broke in with and became known for his work with , and .
An auditory and visual reflection on a 鈥渞ogue philosopher鈥� (it includes a companion graphic novel), Emanon continued to break new ground.
Rolling Stone praised the three-set recording for 鈥渃ombining bold orchestral statements with the mercurial spontaneity of Shorter鈥檚 remarkable long-running quartet.鈥�
鈥淚t has musicians who traditionally work in defined parameters working with musicians who are not-so-defined,鈥� said Hanzlik. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what makes it so cool.鈥�
In addition to his work with Orpheus, headquartered at Riverside Church, Hanzlik performs nationally and internationally with the American Brass Quintet.
Back to Sunset marks the first collaboration between Oberstein and Prieto, the Cuban-born drummer and MacArthur Genius grant recipient, with a 17-piece orchestra in an album singled out by All 麻豆原创 Jazz for a 鈥渋rrepressible energy鈥� that is 鈥渃hock full of rhythmic detours that maximize the talents of the band.鈥�
Reflecting on his remarkable stretch of artistic and commercial successes, Oberstein said, 鈥淓very album is like a child you raise since birth. And each one is special.鈥�