- Source: Louis Armstrong award
The Louis Armstrong Award, or sometimes the King Bee Award, is the "top senior jazz award" or highest level interscholastic award given to students at high schools in the United States. It is given in recognition of "outstanding musical achievement and an incredible dedication to the program".
History
Louis Armstrong was an American jazz musician and singer. Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Lucille Armstrong, his wife in later years, described his love for people. "Louis's greatest personality traits were humility and generosity. He just loved people, and he always tried to understand them too. He was compassionate, generous, and understanding with everyone. He was loved, not only for his style, but as a person as well."
The Louis Armstrong award was inaugurated in 1974, with the consent of Armstrong's widow, shortly after he died in 1971. The award itself is limited to one per school per year, and may include a certificate, engraved statue, and wall plaque to which the names of each recipient over the years may be added.
Notable award recipients
Andrea Brachfeld
Evan Christopher
Benjamin Clapp
Shaun Foist
Taku Hirano
Brian Ladd (of Blackhouse)
John Mayer
Pat Metheny
John Myung
Trey Parker
John Petrucci
Michael Robinson
Joe Don Rooney
Mark Smucker
Steve Vai
Dave Weckl
References
External links
Louis Armstrong award
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Louis Armstrong
- Alun Armstrong
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Billie Eilish
- Saoirse Ronan
- Cate Blanchett
- Billie Holiday
- Morgan Freeman
- Karen Black
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Louis Armstrong award
- Louis Armstrong
- Armstrong award
- Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album)
- Ella and Louis
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong collaborations
- Jesse Armstrong
- Hello, Dolly! (song)
- Saint Louis Blues (song)
- Taku Hirano
