Jazz Wall Giants

Living legends Ron Carter, Bill Holman and Sonny Rollins and jazz greats Bunny Berigan, Art Blakey, and Tadd Dameron added to ASCAP’s Jazz Wall of Fame



ASCAP added six music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The invitation- only event was hosted by Marilyn Bergman in The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

The event was highlighted by the induction of three Jazz Living Legends: bassist Ron Carter, composer-arranger and saxophonist Bill Holman, and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. The latest group of inductees also includes three posthumous honorees: trumpeter Bunny Berigan, drummer Art Blakey, and arranger/ composer/pianist Tadd Dameron. Participating in the event as presenters and/or performers were Kenny Washington, Vanessa Rubin, Javon Jackson, Randy Sandke, Jay Leonhart, Jim Rotondi, Russell Malone and Stephen Scott.

In addition, critically acclaimed pianist /composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba was presented with The ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award for his innovative musical activity as a pianist and composer in the field of Jazz.

The reception also celebrated the recipients of the sixth annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards, who are less than 30 years of age and whose works are selected through a national competition. The recipients received cash awards.

The reception also celebrated the recipients of the sixth annual ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards, who are less than 30 years of age and whose works are selected through a national competition. The recipients received cash awards.

The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards Recipients List