It's Their Loss

Surely, compared to the world's problems, the elimination of the Latin-jazz category from the Grammy Prizes is no big deal. But, still to fans, especially Latinos like me, it feels like a snub. One has to remember that it took a long time to get that recognition from the recording industry in the U.S. So, just 15 years later, they decided to drop it, as part of a big cut in categories.

Had it been up to me, I would've cut a lot more garbage musical categories that pass for music these days, before touching the Latin-jazz genre. Jazz in general doesn't get the recognition that it deserves as a complex, serious and intellectually challenging musical idiom. Instead, commercial interests dictate that exaggerated attention is paid to worthless "music" enjoyed by, mostly, kids who have no cultural sophistication of any kind.

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  1. Roberto Ariel FernándezAugust 30, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    I stopped watching the Grammys show more then 10 years ago, because of the lack of quality and musical depth; and because of all the stupid categories that make sure that every idiot who sells records to kids gets an award.

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