Convos alumni had a big year at the 2016 GRAMMYs
Purdue Convocations has hosted a diverse array of styles and musicians since 1902. The 2016 GRAMMYs have rewarded past performers at Purdue in a big way. Who are your favorites? Be sure to check out the Spotify playlist below!
2016 GRAMMYs winners that have performed at Purdue
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy,” Pentatonix [WINNER]
Best Folk Album
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn [WINNER]
Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops)
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Sylva, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest [WINNER]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For One To Love, Cécile McLorin Salvant [WINNER]
Best Contemporary Christian Album
This Is Not A Test, Tobymac [WINNER]
Best Blues Album
Born To Play Guitar, Buddy Guy [WINNER]
Best Historical Album
The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Bob Dylan and The Band [WINNER]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Past Present, John Scofield [WINNER]
2016 GRAMMY nominees that have performed at Purdue
“Apparently,” J. Cole
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
“The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
“Soul On Fire,” Third Day
“Feel It,” Tobymac
“And Am I Born To Die,” Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
“Born To Play Guitar,” Buddy Guy
Wolfe: Anthracite Fields, Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)
Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan
“Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers
“Julep,” Punch Brothers
Bush, Anita Marisa Boriboon & Phi Hollinger, art directors (Snoop Dogg)
Complete listing of 58th Annual Grammy Awards nominees and winners