Chick Corea has added new trophies to his extensive Grammy collection…
The 73-year-old part-Spanish jazz and fusion musician earned two awards at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, raising his total Grammy count to 22.
Corea, who came into the night at the most-nominated Latino artist of the year, won in both of the categories in which he was nominated.
He picked up the award in the Improvised Jazz Solo category for “Fingerprints.” He won for Jazz Instrumental Album for the Chick Corea Trio’s critically acclaimed Trilogy.
But Corea wasn’t the only Latino/a to come away with a coveted gramophone.
Kirstie Maldonado picked up her first-ever Grammy.
The half-Mexican American/part-Spanish artist and her fellow Pentatonix group mates – winners of NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2011 – won in the Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category for their acclaimed ”Daft Punk” medley.
Christina Aguilera, the Best New Artist winner at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000, picked up the fifth Grammy of her career. The 34-year-old half-Ecuadorian American singer won in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
for her collaboration with A Great Big World on the single “Say Something.”
Other winners include Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Ruben Blades, Calle 13, Vicente Fernandez and Carlos Vives.
Meanwhile, Flaco Jiménez was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 73-year-old accordionist who brought Tex-Mex flavor to the music of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder and others gained mainstream popularity as a member of the crossover bands The Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven. He’s a five-time Grammy Award winner. Distinguished accordion manufacturer Hohnor created the Corona II Flaco Jimenez Signature Model in his honor. He’s the only Latin artist to receive the career Grammy tribute this year.
Here’s a complete look at all the night’s Latino winners:
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera, “Say Something”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Pentatonix – “Daft Punk”
Best Improved Jazz Solo
Chick Corea – “Fingerprints”
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Chick Corea Trio – Trilogy
Best Latin Jazz Album
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – The Offense Of The Drum
Best Latin Pop Album
Ruben Blades, Tangos
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Vicente Fernández, Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Calle 13, Multiviral
Best Tropical Latin Album
Carlos Vives, Más + Corazón Profundo