Ran Blake ’60.
Iconic jazz pianist and composer Ran Blake ’60 received the 2022 Louis Armstrong SATCHMO™ Award. Blake was honored with the award at the
2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company, a virtual symposium and concert presented by Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies, in conjunction with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. The award honors great, living jazz artists who have a history of sharing their love of music through a lifetime of performance and jazz education. Recipients are selected for their important and lasting contributions in the world of jazz education and reflect the spirit of Louis Armstrong and his inspiring belief in the power of the language of jazz.
Post Date: 06-21-2022