Grammy Win!
Brad and me at Bunker Studios Brooklyn
Dear Friends,
I hope you’re well and enjoying yourselves.
I’m having a happy day. I woke up here in South India (where I’m playing and studying meditation) to the news that Finding Gabriel by Brad Mehldau won the Grammy for best jazz album while I was asleep. I played cello on the record.
I’m especially proud to be a part of this project because it’s both very beautiful and has important things to say about our current social and political climate. We all know the value of great art to enliven and uplift our lives and, when paired with a message that’s morally clarifying and edifying, has special power to bring change. As Tolstoy wrote in his beautiful treatise What Is Art? -
“A true work of art is the revelation of a new conception of life arising in the artist's soul, which, when expressed, lights up the path along which humanity progresses.”
Finding Gabriel is just such a work, and I feel free to say so even though I played on it. So there! 🤗
I recommend giving it a listen or a purchase. It’s available everywhere.
Also for your listening pleasure, my brother Jeremy and I did a live radio interview about the making of our mantra brothers CD. You can hear it here, including all of the songs.
As always, I’m deeply grateful for all of your support and I’m sending my love to you across the globe.
Thanks,
Noah