Third Coast Percussion was nominated for and won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for their album '' Third Coast Percussion Steve Reich '' , released on Cedille Records . They are the first percussion group to win in a chamber music category . The album featured entirely music of American composer Steve Reich in honor of his eightieth birthday and received high praise from Reich himself : " When I heard the Third Coast CD of a number of my pieces ... I thought , ' Wow , you know , I 've never heard them this way . ' You have to literally lean in to listen . Which is a very good way to listen . And the whole thing just knocked my socks off . " Third Coast Percussion performed music from the album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards and were joined by jazz saxophonist Ravi Coltrane for the performance
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Third Coast Percussion