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Tickets can be purchased at ClubNokia or via this link All ticket sales benefit the forwarding of the Hero Awards and Tribute as an annual fundraiser for KPFK 90.7 FM
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KPFK’s Hero Awards & Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron Grammy-Award Winning Pianist Billy Childs and Charlie Haden Family to Perform North Hollywood, CA - KPFK 90.7 announces its honorees for the 2nd Annual Hero Awards and Tribute show. The Hero Awards is a benefit series for the Los Angeles-based Pacifica Radio station. The event honors icons of our time that have left an impact on music and community. This year’s honoree is musician and political poet Gil Scott-Heron, with special awards to jazz bassist and activist Charlie Haden, music educator Fernando Pullum; and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Pete Seeger, American folk singer and activist. The 2nd Annual KPFK Hero Awards and Tribute show will take place Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at Club Nokia, 800 West Olympic Blvd, 3rd floor, in L.A. Live entertainment complex. The event starts with a VIP reception and silent auction from 5 to 7 pm. The show starts at 8 pm with a line-up that will feature a host of prolific and poetic artists. The confirmed list of performers and guest speakers include Jackson Browne, John Densmore (The Doors), Billy Childs, Eric Idle, Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Nailah Porter, John Trudell, Lili Haydn, Rock DJ Jim Ladd, Josh Haden with Spain, The Haden Triplets and Jack Black, with a special youth performance by the 32nd Street Jazz Band. Richard Montoya of Culture Clash, LeRoy Downs and Roger Guenveur Smith are our hosts for the evening. Brian Jackson, long-time collaborator with Gil Scott-Heron, will be on deck as Music Director. Other invited guests include Ozomatli and Flying Lotus. The KPFK Hero Awards & Tribute was conceived by KPFK Music Director Maggie LePique and Music Consultant Kasey Lovelace to recognize both musicianship and service to the community by artists who best represent the Pacifica Mission. KPFK 90.7 FM is listener-sponsored Pacifica Radio for Southern California, part of the Pacifica Foundation founded in 1949 by pacifist Lewis Hill, and consisting of five radio stations, over 100 affiliate stations, and the Pacifica Radio Archives. Our mission is to promote peace, education and artistic expression through radio broadcasting. We are a public media operation of artists, activists and journalists, providing a commercial-free broadcast service for progressive political ideas, grassroots movements and the art and culture impacting our local communities and shaping our world. To further peace through broadcasting activities, Hill determined that radio sponsored by individual listeners would be the best way to ensure editorial freedom. The KPFK Hero Awards & Tribute series is a means to both raise funds and advance the Pacifica Mission.
For updates on the 2nd Annual Hero Awards and Tribute log on to www.kpfk.org or visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Annual-KPFK-Hero-Awards-and-Tribute/19859399021923 Follow us on Twitter: @KPFKHero For more information call KPFK 90.7 FM at (818) 985-2711 ext. 361 Email: heroawards@KPFK.org
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| Fernando Pullum and Performing Arts HS - "Impossible to Possible" Check out this video with Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School in Los Angeles. Not only did these students create an amazing piece of music, titled "Impossible to Possible," but they were able to work with Jackson Browne and members of Fishbone. Check out this "making-of" video as the students spend their day recording on the John Lennon Bus! Fernando Pullum will be honored Sunday May 6th at Club Nokia, part of KPFK's 2nd Annual Hero Awards & Tribute Show for his magnificent commitment to Music, Our children and Our Community. Legendary Singer-songwriter, and political activist Jackson Browne will be on hand to present Fernando Pullum with his Hero Award! |
| There will be a silent auction held at this event. Here are some of the fantastic items up for bid! |
| Jackson Browne Signature Guitar, donated personally from Jackson. Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music, and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Five years in the making—through a series of evolving prototypes—the handmade instrument is being produced at the Gibson Montana Acoustic Master Shop in Bozeman, MT. Browne collaborated with the team in Gibson Montana throughout the process. It is the first guitar to bear Browne’s name. |
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Original Painting of Gil-Scott Heron by Patrick Johnson
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| "NEW YORK BY NIGHT" LITHOGRAPH OF ARTWORK BY JAZZ LEGEND MILES DAVIS Donated from the Miles Davis family (http://www.MilesDavis.com), this beautiful limited edition hand-pulled serigraph entitled ‘New York By Night’ will make a great addition to any art collection – especially fans of Jazz legend Miles Davis. Comes with letter of authenticity and is numbered. (only 300 in the edition). |
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PLUS MANY OTHER AMAZING ITEMS WILL BE UP FOR AUCTION!! AUCTION ITEM 1 SINATRA PACK - SINATRA-BEST OF THE BEST 2 CD SET, SINATRA-NOTHING BUT THE BEST CD, FRANK SINATRA MAILING CARTON, THE SINATRA TREASURES (BOOK) MORE ITEMS TO COME! |
