The German jazz genius Till Brönner (37) could be among the Grammy winners of 2009. Yesterday evening he has been nominated in the category „Best Instrumental Solo Performance“ for his solo, he played on the album „The Standard“ of the legendary vocal group Take 6. This is a great honour and one of the biggest challenges of Till Brönner career, because he is nominated together with famous musicians such as Terence Blanchard, Gary Burton & Chick Corea, Pat Matheny and James Moody.
For the first time in 50-yaers long history of the Grammy Awards, some of the nominations were announced during an one-hour live concert in Los Angeles, broadcasted by the US-TV-Station CBS. Among the favourites for the 51.Grammy ceremony on February 8th are the Rap-Artists Lil Wayne with eight nominations and the british pop group Coldplay, nominated for seven Grammy Awards.