During a 2007 interview , Austin spoke of reluctantly attending as a teenager one of Judy Garland 's last concerts and how the experience helped focus her career . " She ripped my heart out . I wanted to interpret a lyric like that , to present who I was at the moment through the lyric . " At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008 , Austin 's album '' Avant Gershwin '' won for Best Jazz Vocal . The album was recorded mostly live with the WDR Big Band in Germany . The nomination was her ninth in that category
50th Annual Grammy Awards
50th Annual Grammy Awards
Patti Austin