2022 Grammys:
Steinway Artist Nominees
Steinway & Sons is pleased to recognize the many Steinway Artists nominated for 2022 GRAMMYs.
From R&B to jazz to roots to gospel to classical to album of the year, Steinway Artists are well represented at the 64th Grammy Awards — held Sunday April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. We wish all our Steinway Artists the best of luck!
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Steinway Artist Jon Batiste leads all Grammy nominees with 11 nominations. This is unprecedented since Michael Jackson was nominated for a dozen Grammys in 1983. Batiste has nominations in six different fields (outside of the general field): R&B, jazz, American roots, music for visual media, classical, and music video/film. Batiste is nominated for record of the year, album of the year, best traditional R&B performance, best R&B album, best improvised jazz solo, best jazz instrumental album, best American roots performance, best American roots song, best score soundtrack for visual media, best contemporary classical composition, and best music video.
Steinway Artist Grammy nonminations also include (pictured above) Chucho Valdés for best Latin jazz album, Sunwook Kim for best album notes, Robert Glasper for best progressive R&B, Harry Connick, Jr. for best roots gospel album, Kris Bowers for best score soundtrack for visual media, and Arturo O'Farrill for best Latin jazz album. See full details below.
2022 GRAMMY Award–Nominated Steinway Artists
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Jon Batiste — Freedom
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jon Batiste — We Are
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Jon Batiste — I Need You
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B
Dinner Party: Dessert Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
BEST R&B ALBUM
Jon Batiste — We Are
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Kenny Barron, soloist — Kick Those Feet Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios) Jon Batiste, soloist - Bigger Than Us Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists)
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Jon Batiste — Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés Mirror Mirror Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Virtual Birdland
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Harry Connick, Jr. — Alone With My Faith
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Jon Batiste — Cry
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) Cry
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Bridgerton Kris Bowers, composer Soul Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC / SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas — Hope Amid Tears Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Dreams Of A New Day — Songs By Black Composers Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Batiste: Movement 11' Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Jon Batiste — Freedom Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
Steinway & Sons is proud of all the Grammy–nominated Steinway Artists. We wish them all the best — at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and beyond!
