My most recent album, The Davi Det Songs, has been submitted for the Grammy awards this year in the classical category.
That begs for an explanation: submitted just means that it’s on a very long list of albums that are eligible to be on that list. It would be nice, if it made the cut to reach the actual nomination stage, but that’s highly unlikely, since few voters will have the chance or the inclination to hear it. That’s okay with me—after forty years of playing for Neil Diamond, doing songs that millions of people know and love, I’m enjoying doing something odd just to please myself.
But if you happen to be a Grammy voter, it would be really sweet if you gave it a listen. You can find it on CDBaby.com, Apple Music, Spotify, and the other likely suspects. 
Next question: classical? Yes. after due deliberation, The Davi Det Songs is officially a resident of the classical genre, whatever that means. It features a small ensemble accompanying the stunning voice of Daisy Press, who brings all the right tools for the job. Daisy describes it as 21st Century lieder, and that sounds reasonable to me.
And I’ll be really happy if our efforts draw a little more attention to Davi Det Hompson, the visionary Fluxus artist, who gave me a huge pile of words that eventually became the album. Since his death in 1996, Davi Det’s reputation has continued to grow and pop up from time to time in various locations, including as part of a show in downtown New York at MOMA/PS1 this fall.
