BRINGING THE GRAMMYS BACK HOME

Alumni and faculty members of Purchase College, SUNY took home GRAMMY awards after the recent Grammy event.

Jazz Studies alum Samara Joy ’21, who took home two Grammy awards last year, has won a third award for Best Jazz Performance for “Tight,” which she self-produced and recorded.

Nicole Zuraitis, lecturer of Jazz Studies, Voice, received the Best Jazz Vocal Album award for her album, “How Love Begins.”

Assistant Professor of Music Silas Brown ’10, who is an alumnus of Purchase College’s studio production program, took home two awards for engineering and producing respectively. He has more than 20 years of production credits.

This year he won Best Engineered Album, Classical for “Contemporary American Composers” (Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra), with engineers David Frost and Charlie Post and Brown as mastering engineer.

He also took home the award for Best Classical Compendium.

Purchase College President Dr. Milagros (Milly) Peña said, “I congratulate our alumni and faculty members on these prestigious awards and for the international recognition of their immense talent and dedication to their field. From jazz to classical music, our faculty and alumni of the Conservatory of Music are making great strides. I wish them continued success as they inspire our students and music lovers for generations to come.”