The Recording Academy Honors Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks And Horace Silver At Grammy Salute Jazz

LOS ANGELES (Recording Academy)
WHO: Composer/arranger and saxophonist Benny Golson; GRAMMY®-winning vocalist and educator Jon Hendricks; and accomplished composer and pianist Horace Silver; recording artist and GRAMMY nominee Al Jarreau; The Recording Academy® President Neil Portnow; The Recording Academy Chairman Daniel Carlin; and the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY High School Jazz Ensembles.

WHAT: GRAMMY Salute To Jazz
An evening dedicated to paying tribute to jazz — one of the great American musical forms. The President' s Merit Award will be presented to Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks, and Horace Silver for outstanding achievement and contributions to the jazz genre and the music community. In addition, there will be live performances by the honorees and Al Jarreau.

The GRAMMY Salute To Jazz event is part of GRAMMY Week, a week-long celebration of music and the recorded arts leading up to the 47th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 13 — broadcast live from STAPLES Center on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

WHERE: The Music Box @ Fonda
6126 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

WHEN: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
7 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7: 30 p.m. (Media Check-in)
8 p.m. Special Presentations and Performances