James Steven Ginsburg
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James Steven Ginsburg is an American
music producer. He is the founder, producer and president of Cedille Records
, a classical label, which launched in 1989 when Ginsburg was a student at the University of Chicago
.
taught at Georgetown University Law Center
. Mother Ruth Bader Ginsburg
currently sits on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sister Jane teaches Law at Columbia University
. James Ginsburg followed the family footsteps, entering Law School at the University of Chicago.
's Upper East Side
, where he began collecting records of classical music
at an early age. While attending college he also immersed himself in the music genre, taking charge of classical programming at the mixed-format radio station which the university sponsored. After graduation he began reviewing classical recordings for American Record Guide
magazine.
In 1989 Ginsburg launched a record label, Cedille Records , to focus on classical music produced by artists and composers associated with Chicago
, Illinois. The label is based in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Encouraged by the critical and commercial response to his early recordings, Ginsburg abandoned law school in his second year to devote full time to Cedille.
Ginsburg has produced a large percentage of the label’s recordings. He also helped establish a nonprofit foundation in 1994, The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, to operate the label.
nominated Ginsburg as "Chicagoan of the Year", writing "Let's hear it for James Ginsburg. The Chicagoan is one of the last independent entrepreneurs in classical recording, a man who has stuck to his artistic vision and made a success of it at a time of market shrinkage and industry downsizing."
In 2010 Ginsburg won the "The Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Charitable Foundation for the Arts Achievement Award". In making the award, the Foundation wrote "We applaud Jim for seeing that Chicago has an abundance of stellar musicians. With his recording projects, Jim believes he can advance musicians' careers and serve the listening public in equal measure."
Cedille Records' output has been nominated for multiple Grammys, including a 2008 win for "Best Chamber Music Performance" by the artist "eighth blackbird
."
United States
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music producer. He is the founder, producer and president of Cedille Records
Cedille Records
#REDIRECTCedille Records is the independent record label of TheChicago Classical Recording Foundation.-Company History:In 1989, James Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, as a...
, a classical label, which launched in 1989 when Ginsburg was a student at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Biography
Ginsburg was born into a family of lawyers. Father Martin D. GinsburgMartin D. Ginsburg
Martin David Ginsburg was an internationally renowned taxation law expert. He was Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. and of counsel to the law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson....
taught at Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
. Mother Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...
currently sits on the U.S. Supreme Court. Sister Jane teaches Law at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. James Ginsburg followed the family footsteps, entering Law School at the University of Chicago.
Cedille Records
James Ginsburg was raised in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
, where he began collecting records of classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
at an early age. While attending college he also immersed himself in the music genre, taking charge of classical programming at the mixed-format radio station which the university sponsored. After graduation he began reviewing classical recordings for American Record Guide
American Record Guide
The American Record Guide is a classical music magazine. It has reviewed classical music recordings since 1935.Since 1992, with the incorporation of the Musical America editorial functions into ARG, it started covering concerts, musicians, ensembles and orchestras in the US.The magazine prides...
magazine.
In 1989 Ginsburg launched a record label, Cedille Records , to focus on classical music produced by artists and composers associated with Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois. The label is based in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Encouraged by the critical and commercial response to his early recordings, Ginsburg abandoned law school in his second year to devote full time to Cedille.
Ginsburg has produced a large percentage of the label’s recordings. He also helped establish a nonprofit foundation in 1994, The Chicago Classical Recording Foundation, to operate the label.
Recognition
In 2009 The Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
nominated Ginsburg as "Chicagoan of the Year", writing "Let's hear it for James Ginsburg. The Chicagoan is one of the last independent entrepreneurs in classical recording, a man who has stuck to his artistic vision and made a success of it at a time of market shrinkage and industry downsizing."
In 2010 Ginsburg won the "The Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Charitable Foundation for the Arts Achievement Award". In making the award, the Foundation wrote "We applaud Jim for seeing that Chicago has an abundance of stellar musicians. With his recording projects, Jim believes he can advance musicians' careers and serve the listening public in equal measure."
Cedille Records' output has been nominated for multiple Grammys, including a 2008 win for "Best Chamber Music Performance" by the artist "eighth blackbird
Eighth blackbird
eighth blackbird is a Grammy Award-winning contemporary music sextet based in Chicago. The group derives its name from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens' poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird...
."