McGill News: The Adventurous Virtuoso
Spring-Summer 2011 Nobody really knows what recent Grammy Award nominee Matt Haimovitz is going to do next. And he likes it that way. Matt Haimovitz has a knack for the […]
Tag Archives: Grammy Awards
CNN: Turn up the cello at SXSW
Matt Haimovitz and Uccello perform at SXSW from their Grammy Nominated album, Meeting of the Spirits.
DownBeat: Meeting Of The Spirits
April 20, 2011 Like maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy, cello virtuoso Haimovitz is as au fait with Jimi Hendrix as J.S. Bach. This highly eclectic program features his groundbreaking cello octet […]
CNN: Cellists kick out the jams at SXSW
March 19, 2011 When Matt Haimovitz and Uccello take the stage, they sometimes work their cellos more like guitars, or drums, or or any other instrument that might be chucked […]
In A Blue Mood: Uccello’s Intriguing Chamber Group’s Jazz Interpretations
February 17, 2011 A cello ensemble playing big band arrangements is an unusual concept, but cellist Matt Haimovitz and the ensemble Uccello are heard doing material from John McLaughlin and […]
Montreal Gazette: Uccello jazzes it up for credit and receives a Grammy nod
February 12, 2011 Many artists have been nominated over many years for many Grammy Awards in many categories. It would take more than a little research to determine whether Uccello, […]
Toronto Star: Canadians beyond Bieber in hunt for a Grammy
February 11, 2011 Album: Meeting of the Spirits (Oxingale) Nominated for: Best Classical Crossover Album The tracks conjure up the ghosts of jazz legends like Charlie Mingus, Miles Davis and […]
La Presse: Grammy 2011: des violoncellistes montréalais en nomination
February 11, 2011 Peu de Montréalais savent que le violoncelliste montréalais Matt Haimovitz et son ensemble Uccello sont finalistes aux Grammys ce dimanche, catégorie «best classical crossover album». Classique? Crossover?
San Francisco Classical Voice: Matt Haimovitz: Crossover Cellist Up for a Grammy
December 13, 2010 Matt Haimovitz is finishing off a landmark birthday year, and so is his instrument. The Montreal-based cellist, celebrated for his spirited approach to genre-bending and performance, is […]
Scena Jazz: Changing musics / When Classics meet Jazz
December 3, 2010 Back in the Roaring Twenties, Paul Whiteman wanted to make a decent lady out of jazz by introducing what would go down into history as Symphonic Jazz. […]
2011 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS for Meeting of the Spirits
Matt Haimovitz & Uccello’s Meeting of the Spirits wins 2011 GRAMMY NOMINATION for Best Classical Crossover Album 2011 GRAMMY AWARD for David Frost, Best Classical Producer The album that The […]
Matt Haimovitz & Uccello record Meeting of the Spirits
Meeting of the Spirits
Click to listen and buy from: Meeting of the Spirits was nominated for a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Album and was one of the projects credited for David Frost’s […]
