Grammy Nominee Philippe Saisse Releases Overseas CD With New Group
Smooth jazz keyboardist Philippe Saisse scored a personal triumph and first when his latest CD, At World’s Edge, earlier this month earned a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Saisse has enjoyed a distinguished career over the past 30 years, but finally attaining the milestone achievement on his ninth solo effort has even more special significance, because he dedicated the album in memory of his late father Maurice Saisse.
“Hearing the news that At World’s Edge was nominated elated me beyond words,” Saisse says. “I felt particularly grateful for the validation of the incomparable contributions all the musicians, singers and engineers made to the record. I just wish my father would have lived long enough to share this special honor with me.”
At World’s Edge represents one of Saisse’s most ambitious and adventurous solo projects. While Saisse produced most of the project in Los Angeles, he enlisted an all-star cast of musicians/engineers/singers from New York, London, Paris, and Japan, who sent him tracks from around the world. The CD reunited Saisse with long-time friends Simon Phillips and Pino Palladino, who have since joined forces to launch a new rock/jazz fusion trio ensemble, PSP. PSP’s debut CD, PSP LIVE, recorded in Tokyo in February, was just released in Europe by C.A.R.E Music Group of Munich, Germany. To listen to or buy the PSP CD, go to this web site.
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31 and televised by CBS.