{"id":196,"date":"2019-07-17T18:17:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/beautiful-life-nominated-for-grammys\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:17:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:17:59","slug":"beautiful-life-nominated-for-grammys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/beautiful-life-nominated-for-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Beautiful-Life-nominated-for-Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Western Connecticut State University<\/a> Coordinator of Jazz Studies<\/a> and Assistant Professor of Music<\/a> Jimmy Greene<\/a>\u2019s CD, Beautiful Life<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, has been nominated for two Grammy Awards<\/a> by the Recording Academy. Released by Mack Avenue Records<\/a>, Beautiful Life<\/em><\/strong> pays tribute to Greene\u2019s daughter, Ana Marquez-Greene, who died in the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Greene\u2019s moving celebration of his daughter\u2019s life has been nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals for the song, \u201cWhen I Come Home.\u201d <\/p>\n

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The 58th Grammy Awards will be televised on Feb. 15, 2016, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

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Read more about Western\u2019s renowned jazz saxophone professor and his Grammy Award-nominated work here:<\/p>\n

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Father of slain Sandy Hook student nominated for 2 Grammys<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Danbury professor, dad of Sandy Hook victim, earns 2 Grammy nominations <\/a><\/p>\n

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Newtown father nominated for 2 Grammys<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Jimmy Greene, former U of M music professor, nominated for 2 Grammy awards<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Jimmy Greene’s album inspired by daughter who died in Sandy Hook shooting gets Grammy nods <\/a><\/p>\n

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Album inspired by Sandy Hook victim gets Grammy nominations <\/a><\/p>\n

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Album inspired by Sandy Hook victim gets Grammy nominations <\/a><\/p>\n

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Album inspired by Sandy Hook victim gets Grammy nominations<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Jimmy Greene album nominated for Grammy Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jimmy Greene’s ‘Beautiful Life’ nominated for two Grammys<\/a> <\/p>\n

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