President Bill Clinton Awarded at Star Studded Gala

 

HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 09: Former President Bill Clinton speaks onstage at the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition

at Dolby Theatre on November 9, 2014 in Hollywood, California

*The music is monk and jazz is king!  That is the resounding take away from the events hosted by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz last weekend in Los Angeles.  On Sunday, November 9, 2014 President Bill Clinton received the Maria Fisher Founder’s Award for his contributions to the preservation of jazz around the world.

Monk Institute chairman Herbie Hancock stated: “President Clinton has been a jazz advocate for decades and supported the education programs of the Thelonious Monk Institute throughout his Presidency.  He continues to be recognized for his creativity on the tenor saxophone, skills he honed during his youth through public school music programs.”