Sunday, January 11, 2009

Hank Jones Wins Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award


Pianist Hank Jones, who has played with virtually everyone from Coleman Hawkins to Joe Lovano, has been awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize will be presented on a February 7th, 2009 ceremony, and Jones will be recognized the following evening on the Grammy Awards broadcast.
Jones has been a top pianist since the days of swing and bebop. In the early fifties he played with both Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker, and, at 90 years old, continues to record and perform with leading jazz artists.
http://jazz.about.com/b/2008/12/24/hank-jones-wins-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award.htm

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