WHAT'S BUZZING WITH THE REST OF THE GRAMMYS.

Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer

With 108 awards in 31 fields to be handed out, it would be impossible for the 48th Grammy Awards telecast to give every nominee their 15 minutes. So we've spotlighted some from different genres that you might not see when you tune in to CBS at 8 tonight.

JAZZ

Dianne Reeves made more than just her on-screen debut in the George Clooney film ``Good Night, and Good Luck'' - she also made the soundtrack. And now it has garnered the jazz empress a nomination in the category for best jazz vocal album alongside a stable of tough competitors. For starters, there's the formidable Dee Dee Bridgewater and her collection of French love songs, ``J'ai Deux Amours.'' Also in the running is Nnenna Freelon's loving tribute, ``Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday,'' Tierney Sutton's live ``I'm With the Band'' and Luciana Souza's Brazilian ``Duos II.''

GOSPEL

Siblings are all over the category for best contemporary soul gospel album. Take the Campbell sisters Erica and Tina, known as Mary Mary. The duo's self-titled release, from which the song ``Heaven'' is also nominated for best gospel song, goes up against a pair of albums by members of another famous family: BeBe Winans' ``Dream,'' and his sister CeCe Winans' ``Purified.'' Also in the running are the albums ``Day by Day'' by Yolanda Adams, and ``The J Moss Project'' by J Moss, neither of whom are related as far as we can tell.

LATIN

In his acceptance speech at last year's Oscars, Jorge Drexler did what the show's producers didn't allow him to do in the first place. He sang a few bars of his Academy Award-winning ``Al Otro Lado Del Rio'' from ``The Motorcycle Diaries.'' Well, the confident Uruguayan singer-songwriter is back. This time, it's his ``Eco'' CD that's nominated at the Grammys for best Latin pop album. His competition? ``Solo'' by the socially conscious Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, Colombia's Andrea Echeverri of Aterciopelado's fame and her maternally inspired self-titled solo debut, Kevin Johansen's eclectic ``Citi Zen'' and Italian singer Laura Pausini's rock-influenced ``Escucha.''

BLUES

Why stop at cake when you can cut a whole record? B.B. King did. For his 80th birthday, the great bluesman got together with friends Eric Clapton, Elton John, John Mayer and others to record ``80,'' which is nominated for best traditional blues album. Also in the running are Marcia Ball's ``Live! Down the Road,'' John Hammond's ``In Your Arms Again,'' Maria Muldaur's ``Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul'' and Hubert Sumlin's ``About Them Shoes.''

FOLK

Up for best contemporary folk album is Ry Cooder's musical documentary, ``Chavez Ravine,'' which follows the story of the Mexican-American community near downtown L.A. that was bulldozed in the 1940s to make way for Dodger Stadium. How so? By relying on a cast of seminal Chicano artists to take us back. Also in the running are Rodney Crowell's ``The Outsider,'' Nickel Creek's ``Why Should the Fire Die?'' John Prine's ``Fair & Square'' and Bruce Springsteen's ``Devils & Dust.''

REGGAE

Damian ``Jr. Gong'' Marley is the youngest son of reggae superstar Bob Marley with 1976 Miss World Cindy Breakspeare. And though he grew up straddling two worlds, he has managed to successfully follow in the footsteps of his famous father. Marley has two Grammy nominations, including best urban/alternative performance and best reggae album for ``Welcome to Jamrock.'' In the latter category, his album goes up against his friend Sean Paul's ``The Trinity,'' Burning Spear's ``Our Music,'' Shaggy's ``Clothesdrop'' and Third World's ``Black Gold & Green.''

WORLD MUSIC

It was an impromptu jam session between Malian master musicians Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate that led to the transcendent ``In the Heart of the Moon,'' nominated for best traditional world music album. The collaboration by Toure, a guitar great, and Diabate, a champion of the kora (a multistringed West African harp), sees competition from Diabate's cousin, Mamadou Diabate, on ``Behmanka,'' Masters of Persian Music's ``Faryad,'' Los Pleneros De La 21's ``Para Todos Ustedes'' and Lama Tashi's ``Tibetan Master Chants.''

POLKA

Polka king Jimmy Sturr has already won more Grammys than Michael Jackson, and tonight he'll go for his 15th with ``Shake, Rattle and Polka!'' The disc, nominated for best polka album, features appearances by guitar great Duane Eddy and vocalists Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton and Frankie Ford. Also in the competition are Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones' ``Under the Influence,'' Walter Ostanek and Ron Sluga's ``Time Out for Polkas and Waltzes,'' Del Sinchak Band's ``Polka Pizzazz'' and Kevin Solecki's ``Solecktions.''

CLASSICAL

American soprano Dawn Upshaw stars in ``Ayre,'' the Carnegie Hall-commissioned song and chamber music work by the Argentina-born Osvaldo Golijov. The composer, whose album embraces Muslim, Jewish and Christian cultures, finds himself in the running for best classical contemporary composition against William Bolcom's ``Bolcom: Songs of Innocence and of Experience,'' Peter Boyer's ``Boyer: Ellis Island: The Dream of America,'' Carlos Franzetti's ``Franzetti: Corpus Evita'' and Ned Rorem's ``Nine Episodes for Four Players.''

DANCE

Dynamic British duo the Chemical Brothers - Tom Rowland and Ed Simons - may ``Push the Button'' of Grammy judges. But can its sonic architecture top Brithop producer Fatboy Slim, whose ``Palookaville'' has inspired its own share of booty-shaking in the voting booths? Or how about the self-titled debut by the LCD Soundsystem? All three acts are nominated in the categories of best dance recording and best electronic/dance album, the former of which sees competition from Deep Dish, Kylie Minogue and New Order and the latter from Daft Punk and Kraftwerk.

Sandra Barrera, [phone]

sandra.barrera(at)dailynews.com

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