The Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held May 9, 2018, at the Billie Holiday Theatre, located on the campus of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.\u00a0 That evening, pianist Irving \u201cDuke\u201d Jordan, was inducted, joining fellow Brooklynites, Lena Horne, Cecil Payne, Herbie Mann, and Randy Weston.\u00a0 Musicians, selected for contributions made to society, not solely for their celebrity, are immortalized for future generations to appreciate.<\/p>\n
The Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame program began with a pre-ceremony performance by the Reggie Woods Band.\u00a0 Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium chairman, Clarence Mosley, Jr. and master of ceremonies, Wayne Winborne, executive director of the Institute for Jazz Studies, keep the music flowing.\u00a0 The order of events included hall of fame members Reggie Workman, Stanley Banks, Gerald Hayes, and Larry Ridley.\u00a0 Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah opened the affair, delivering a keynote statement about \u201cThe Music\u201d called Jazz.\u00a0 The Deacon Leroy Applin Young Lion Award, presented to the gifted pianist, Andre \u201cChez\u201d Lewis, and \u201cNewark\u2019s First Lady of Jazz,\u201d Dorthaan Kirk, was honored for her 39 years of service to the community.\u00a0 Aficionados, musicians, WBGO jazz radio personalities, and past inductees\u2019 family members witnessed a sensational rendition of Duke\u2019s classic song, \u201cJordu\u201d by the youth band, Q City Soundz, and the artistry of a master of the drum kit, Louis Hayes.<\/p>\n