When the Grammy Awards revealed last year that they were reducing the number of award categories from 109 down to 78, it didn’t take long for those affected to show their displeasure. And, the passion hasn't died down. This year, members of the Latin jazz community will be protesting the awards ceremony.
Latin jazz musicians to protest outside of the Grammy Awards
![Oscar Hernandez, right, two-time Grammy winner for Latin Jazz Album, joins musicians and others demonstrating outside a meeting of the board of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in May.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0469c10/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4766x3261+0+0/resize/880x602!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkplu%2Ffiles%2F201202%2Flatin_jazz.jpg)
The Associated Press