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The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter Hosts Grammy Nominee Celebration

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Craig Abaya
By Walter Atkins

The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter’s GRAMMY Nominee Celebration was held Tuesday, January 20,2015 at The Lodge at the Regency Center in downtown San Francisco. The exclusive reception was well organized and attended by Bay Area artists, city officials and key Academy members including Michael Romanowski, Larry Batiste, and John Poppo, Vice Chair of The Recording Academy. Some of the local nominees were:

Ledisi, Best R&B performance, Like This.

Charlie Musselwhite, Best Blues Album, Juke Joint Chapel.

Mike Marshall and Turtle Island Quartet, Best Classical Compendium, Mike Marshall and the Turtle Island Quartet.

Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai, Best New Age Album, Ritual.

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Best Children’s Album, The Perfect Quirk.

Metallica, Best Music Film, Metallica Through The Never.

Silvia Nakkach & David Darling, Best New Age Album, In Love and Longing.

Ray Kurzweil, Technical Grammy Award presented by the Academy’s Producers & Engineering Wing Advisory Council and Trustees.

The Academy’s 2014 winners who were also honored included:

Laura Sullivan, Best New Age Album, Love’s River.

Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite, Best Blues Album, Get Up.

Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Best Tropical Latin Album, Pacific Mambo Orchestra.

All About Jazz spoke to Craig Abaya, Recording Academy voting member and respected Bay Area videographer, musician and educator.

All About Jazz: Why did you get involved with the Recording Academy's SF Chapter?

Craig Abaya: I'd been involved with the SF Chapter prior to my joining in 2005, working on various creative projects. They asked me why I never joined and I said, “That's a good question!" I had a number of friends with the organization and am an artist, myself. So I joined.

AAJ: What do you see as the current direction of the Academy?

CA: Out of all of the initiatives, two areas stand out for me. One is their artist representation and advocacy. The other is making us stronger artists by keeping us up-to-date and educated in many aspects of the industry.

AAJ: What hurdles do you see in realizing that direction?

CA: I see one of the hurdles as being artists who don't understand what the Recording Academy is. From the outside it may seem like it's run by the mainstream industry. However, it's basically a member-centric and non-profit.

AAJ: Thank you for taking time to share your views with us.

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