Michael Brecker - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	29-March-1949
Place of Birth	Cheltenham (Cheltenham Township, 19012)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Brecker, Michael
Profession	Composer, Musician
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane", he was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.

Awards by Michael Brecker

Check all the awards nominated and won by Michael Brecker.

2007

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : Pilgrimage

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Anagram

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Anagram
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Pilgrimage

2006

Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Honored for : Some Skunk Funk

(Artist, Producers, Engineers/mixers)

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Some Skunk Funk

(Soloist)

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Some Skunk Funk
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album	Some Skunk Funk

2003

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Honored for : Timbuktu

(arrangers)

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement	Timbuktu

2002

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

2001

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Chan's Song

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Chan's Song

1996

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : Grey

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Cabin Fever

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Cabin Fever
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Grey

1995

Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Honored for : Infinity

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Impressions

(soloist)

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Impressions
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album	Infinity

1994

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Honored for : African Skies

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition	African Skies

1988

Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Honored for : Don't Try This at Home

(Soloist)

Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo	Don't Try This at Home

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