Jazz Legends Honored
in New York

Fletcher Henderson, Freddie Green, Sarah Vaughn and Living Legends Frank Foster, Horace Silver and Clark Terry Added to Jazz Wall

At a special reception on Wednesday, June 21, ASCAP added six music greats to its Jazz Wall of Fame at ASCAP’s New York City headquarters. The event highlighted the induction of three ASCAP Jazz Living Legends: saxophonist/bandleader Frank Foster, pianist/composer Horace Silver and trumpeter Clark Terry. The latest group of inductees also includes three posthumous honorees: guitarist Freddie Green, pianist/bandleader Fletcher Henderson and vocalist Sarah Vaughan. Participating in the event as presenters and/or performers were Dr. Billy Taylor, James McBride, Rufus Reid, Roberta Flack, Steve Tyrell, Marc Cary & Focus Trio and the Bill Saxton Quartet.

In addition, emergent and critically acclaimed guitarist/composer Ken Hatfield was presented with The ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award for his innovative musical activity as a composer, instrumentalist and performer in the field of Jazz. The reception also celebrated the fourth annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. The program was established in 2002 to encourage the jazz creators of the future. The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards recognize composers less than 30 years of age whose works are selected through a national competition.

The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards are now sponsored by The Gibson Foundation, which was established by Gibson Guitar Corp. to expand the company's charitable activities. In order to celebrate the Living Legend honorees, Gibson Guitar Corp presented each with an autographed Gibson Les Paul Vintage Sunburst guitar.

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