LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY’S
29th ANNUAL JAZZ TRIBUTE AWARDS & CONCERT
WAYNE SHORTER, Multiple Grammy Award Winner,
Saxophonist & Composer, 2012 Jazz Tribute Honoree
Evening Included 2 hour Concert with Honoree and other Awardees
The Los Angeles Jazz Society’s (LAJS) 29th Annual Jazz Tribute Awards Dinner & Concert took place on Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City with over 450 attending. Wayne Shorter, multiple Grammy Award winner, saxophonist and composer, was not only the 2012 Jazz Tribute Honoree, but performed with The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble. Leonard Maltin, respected film critic, historian and jazz aficionado was the evening’s host. LAJS’ 2012 Jazz Tribute awardees included Lifetime Achievement Award recipient John Pisano; Composer/Arranger Award recipient Gordon Goodwin; Jazz Vocalist Award went to Denise Donatelli; the David L. Abell Angel Award recipient was attorney Jim Barrall; Jazz Educator Award recipients were saxophonist, composer and arranger Roger Neumann & professional jazz trombonist Scott Whitfield, Teri Merrill-Aarons Founder Award recipient was Steamers Jazz Club owner Terence Love, and Shelly Manne Memorial New Talent Award recipient was 14 year old pianist Jamael Dana Dean. The Jazz Tribute also includes special guest presenters, Patti Austin, Jeff Hamilton, Larry Hathaway, Barbara Morrison, Bob Barry, Don Heckman, Gregg Field and Johnny Mandel.
The Annual Jazz Tribute Awards Dinner & Concert was established to recognize and honor Los Angeles based artists for their contributions in furthering the art form of jazz. This major fund-raising event attracts musicians and jazz lovers from all over Southern California and supports the general operations of the organization and its education programs – including Jazz in Schools and Bill Green Mentorship Program.
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The Tribute Committee has been skillfully chaired for many years by Lois Saffian. Thank you Lois!!!
(Barbara Morrison & Terence Love)
(Gregg Field, Johnny Mandel & Gordon Goodwin)
(Big Phat Band)
(Patti Austin & Leonard Maltin)
(Jameal Dana Dean & Jeff Hamilton)
(John Pisano)
(Denise Donatelli, Patti Austin & Monica Mancini)
(Tribute Chair Lois Saffian & President Flip Manne)
(Wayne Shorter & Patti Austin)
(Tony Tolbert & Jim Barrall)
(Thurman Green Scholarship)
(Larry Hathaway, Flip Manne & Roger Neumann)
(Bob Barry & John Pisano)
(Don Heckman & Denise Donatelli)
Click here to see our 25th Anniversary Tribute Video
Click here to see a video of Buddy Childers, our 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
In Rememberance*
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Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton 2006 Jack Sheldon 2005 |
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Shelly Manne Memorial New Talent Award |
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| 1985 Larry Koonse 1986 Scott Colley 1987 Mike Fahn 1988 Eric Reed 1989 Steve Gregory 1990 Cecilia Coleman 1991 James Mahone 1992 Katisse Buckingham 1993 Linda Martinez* 1994 Donald Vega 1995 Washington Preparatory High School Jazz Ensemble 1996 Scheila Gonzalez & Zane Musa 1997 Danton Boller 1998 Elijah James |
1999 Miles Mosley 2000 Kevin Kanner 2001 LA County High School for the Arts Jazz Choir Ensemble 2002 Gerald Clayton 2003 Austin Peralta 2004 Kristopher Bowers 2005 Katie Thiroux 2006 Isaiah Morfin 2007 Eric Lamm 2008 Adam Moezinia 2009 Sammy Miller 2010 Chloe Feoranzo |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
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| 1986 Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis* 1987 Marshal Royal* 1988 Leonard Feather* 1989 Vi Redd 1990 Buddy Collette* 1991 Oscar Meza 1992 Teddy Edwards* 1993 Dorothy Donegan* 1994 Red Norvo* 1995 Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham* 1997 Snooky Young* 1998 James Moody* 2000 Lee Young Sr.* 2001 Herb Ellis* |
2002 John Levy* 2003 Plas Johnson 2004 Red Holloway 2005 Buddy Childers* 2006 Tommy LiPuma 2007 Marla Gibbs 2008 Bud Shank* 2009 Frank Capp 2010 Mike Melvoin |
Jazz Composer/Arranger Award |
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| 1987 Johnny Mandel 1988 Clare Fischer 1989 Horace Silver 1990 Nat Pierce* 1991 'Shorty' Rogers* 1992 Gerald Wilson 1993 Billy Byers* 1994 Lalo Schifrin 1995 Billy May* 1996 Van Alexander 1998 John Clayton 1999 Roger Kellaway 2000 Teddy Edwards* |
2001 Elmer Bernstein* 2002 Roger Neumann 2003 Alan Broadbent 2004 Sam Nestico 2005 Lennie Niehaus 2006 Billy Childs 2007 Bob Florence* 2008 Tom Kubis 2010 Bill Cunliffe |
Teri Merrill-Aarons Founder Award |
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| 1994 Vicki Pedrini 1995 Darlene Chan 1996 Bette Y. Cox 1997 Al Nodal 1998 Uan Rasey 2001 The Pedrini Family 2002 Howard Rumsey |
2003 Catalina Popescu 2004 Remo Belli 2005 Clora Bryant 2006 Sybil Coker 2007 Ken Poston 2009 Joe Rothman & John McClure 2010 Anita E, Berry |
Jazz Educator Award |
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| 1985 Samuel Browne 1986 Gerald Wilson 1987 John Rinaldo* 1988 Dick Grove* 1989 Joel Leach 1990 Lyle 'Spud' Murphy 1991 Bill Green* 1992 Joyce Collins 1993 Woody James 1995 Bobby Bryant* 1996 Dr. Thom Mason 1997 Charlie Haden 1998 Bobby Rodriguez |
1999 Bill Berry* 2000 Ann Patterson 2001 Fernando Pullum 2002 James Newton 2003 Shelly Berg 2004 Uan Rasey 2005 Ron McCurdy 2007 Greg Samuel 2008 Patrice Rushen 2010 John Mosley |
Jazz Vocalist Award |
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| 1991 Carmen McRae* 1992 Bill Henderson 1993 Lorez Alexandria* 1994 Ernie Andrews 1995 Ruth Price 1996 Sue Raney 1997 Joe Williams* 1998 Barbara Morrison 2000 Dianne Reeves 2001 Marlena Shaw 2002 Annie Ross 2003 Keely Smith |
2004 Patti Austin 2005 Diane Schuur 2006 Tierney Sutton 2007 Linda Hopkins 2008 Steve Tyrell 2009 Mary Stallings 2010 Dee Dee Bridgewater |
Leonard Feather Jazz Communicator Award |
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| 1993 Chuck Niles* 1994 Zan Stewart 1995 Myrna Daniels & Bob Comden 1997 Ken Borgers |
2004 Don Heckman 2005 Chuck Cecil 2006 Helen Borgers 2008 Mark Cantor |
David L. Abell Angel Award |
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| 2008 Herb Alpert Foundation | 2009 Cathy & Howard Stone |