Nestled into a cozy corner of a shopping center high in the Hollywood hills, Herb Alpert’s jazz club Vibrato Grill was the site of a coronation Sunday for not one but three musical luminaries. The …
was unable to attend due to unspecified health issues of his own, he and the JFA assembled a program of speakers and performers for an evening of celebration and song that the phrase “star-studded” barely does adequate justice.
A short video biography detailed the life and just a few of the accomplishments of Avant, the first of the evening’s honorees, before Davell Crawford and Kori Withers performed tributes to the exec. Withers, daughter of soul singer Bill Withers, whom Avant gave early inroads into the music industry, performed two of her father’s songs, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Grandma’s Hands.
Former Doors drummer John Densmore introduced performances by saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Patrice Rushen, bassist Alex Al and drummer Steve Jordan to celebrate Charles Lloyd.
Guitarist Lee Ritenour led the tribute to Grusin, composer of the Oscar-winning score for “The Milagro Beanfield War” and dozens of other films, such as “The Graduate, “Tootsie” and “The Goonies.” “Dave and I just finished a brand new album that we recorded in Brazil,” said Ritenour.
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