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Jan 31, 2010
Talk of Parties, Lady Gaga Dominates Grammy Carpet
Helping lead it there Sunday was trumpeter Irvin Mayfield Jr., who accepted the Grammy for best
large jazz ensemble album on behalf of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BIG EASY SPOTLIGHT: With a football team bound for the Super Bowl and some of its musicians taking home Grammys, the city of New Orleans and its fabled music scene is once again moving toward center stage. Helping lead it there Sunday was trumpeter Irvin Mayfield Jr., who accepted the Grammy for best large jazz ensemble album on behalf of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. ''First, I'd like to thank the city of New Orleans for being too great of a city to be drowned,'' Mayfield said during the non-televised portion of the awards show. Later, speaking to reporters, Mayfield said it is important to him that his hometown isn't forgotten. ''My father was a victim of drowning from Hurricane Katrina,'' he said. ''The question for New Orleans is making the things count so that all the victims will not have been sacrificed in vain.'' Fellow New Orleans musician Terence Blanchard, winner of the Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for the song ''Dancin' 4 Chicken,'' gave a shout-out to New Orleans Saints fans during his acceptance speech. Talk of Parties, Lady Gaga Dominates Grammy Carpet - NYTimes.com 2/10/10 2:08 AM http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/31/arts/AP-US-Grammys-Vignettes.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print Page 4 of 4 ''I think that the Saints are the one team that's been to the Super Bowl that probably has the most number of fans who don't want to go to the Super Bowl,'' Blanchard said. ''They want to stay home and party in New Orleans.'' Just before the televised portion of the show began, executive producer Ken Erlich came on stage with Green Day to recognize the band for performing with U2 at New Orleans' Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. ------ AP Entertainment writers Anthony McCartney and David Bauder contributed to this report. |
