Grammy Awards 2006

As you know, my wife is attending the Grammys tonight with 3 of her girlfriends. Imagine you are on stage looking at the audience; she would be sitting on the right on the riser. Nice seats!!

Naturally, she will be looking for National University alumnus Nancy Fish Liburd (M.Ed., 1999) - AKA Anna Fisher.

According to Hoyt Smith, “Ms. Fisher will represent Third World Band, the longest running self-contained group in Jamaican music history. Their album, "Black Gold & Green," is in the running for Album of the Year in the Reggae category. This is the group's tenth Grammy Award nomination.”

“In addition to being a first grade teacher at Wilton Place Elementary School in Los Angeles, Ms. Fisher is also an accomplished oboe player, who has also performed this year with recording artists such as the Alpha Blondy Band, Marcia Griffiths, Maxi Priest, Linda Hopkins, Louis Taylor, Quentin Dennard, Sweet Baby Jai, Ralph Penland, John Hammond, Pete Christlieb, Buddy Childers and John Bolivar.”

“A versatile musician, whose styles include, Classical, Jazz, Reggae, R&B, Pop, Latin and Hip Hop, Ms. Fisher finds time between her teaching duties and international tours to sit in with some of her favorite Jazz artists, including Hubert Laws, Barbara Morrison, John B. Williams, and Ndugu Chancler, or to play at many of the local clubs in Los Angeles.”

“On the Grammy nominated album, "Black Gold & Green,” she played oboe solos on the song, "There's A Reward". Pretty cool, huh?”

Thanks Hoyt.