Concordia Adjunct Professor of Saxophone Jay Mason contributed to three Grammy nominated albums/songs this year:
Category 14: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, “The Sinatra Project”, Michael Feinstein. Jay played lead alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, oboe, and bass clarinet.
Category 49: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording, “Act Your Age”, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. Jay played baritone saxophone, flute, and bass clarinet.
Category 85: Best Instrumental Composition, “Hit the Ground Running”, track from “Act Your Age”, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.
Jay also contributes to two high profile current soundtracks, for the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Jay plays a baritone sax solo in one scene) and several United Airlines commercials for the Olympics and Super Bowl.
