GRAMMY and NEA

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Kirk Whalum Receives the USCT Humanitarian Award

GRAMMY

® Celebrate Bonnie Raitt for receiving a Lifetime

Achievement Award

Singer, songwriter and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early '90s with her GRAMMY Award-winning albums Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw. Raitt's widely acclaimed 2012 independent release Slipstream was one of the topselling independent albums, and earned Raitt her 10th GRAMMY Award (Best Americana Album). In 2016 Raitt released her GRAMMYnominated album Dig In Deep and in 2022 will be releasing her 21st studio album, Just Like That…, the third release on her label Redwing Records.

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Stanley Clarke’s bass-playing, showing exceptional skill on both acoustic and electric bass, has made him one of the most influential players in modern jazz history. In addition to his solo career, Clarke, as a founding member of the legendary jazz rock fusion band Return to Forever, has helped redefine the sound of jazz over the last 50 years. Return to Forever—Clarke with fellow seminal members Chick Corea, Lenny White, and Al Di Meola—would become one of the most popular jazz bands of its day, pulling fans from the rock world to achieve commercial success. As part of his strong belief in giving back, he also established the Stanley Clarke Foundation, a charitable organization which awards scholarships to talented young musicians each year. May/Jun Let the music take you… SmoothJazz Magazine | 09