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Lifetime Achievement Award
EDDIE PALMIERI

Founders Award
RANDY WESTON

Contribution To The Arts Award
TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON & BRUCE GORDON

MONDAY MAY 7th 2018
THE PLAYERS CLUB
16 GRAMERCY PARK SOUTH

with a special tribute by

Roy Hargrove – trumpet
Claudia Acuna – vocals
Immanuel Wilkins – saxophone
Melissa Aldana – saxophone
Joel Ross – vibraphone
David Virelles – piano
Luques Curtis – bass
Kendrick Scott – drums

and

Román Díaz & Agolona Afro Cuban Ensemble
Román Díaz: vocals & percussion
Anier Alonso: vocals & percussion
Rafael Monteagudo: vocals & percussion
Melvis Santa: vocals & percussion
plus
Maalem Hassan Ben Jaafar – percussion

Awards presented to the honorees by
Rene Lopez
Dianne Reeves
Yaa Lengi Ngemi
George Wein

6.00pm Cocktail Reception
7.15pm Awards Presentation
8.45pm VIP Dinner with Honorees (limited)

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