Herb Alpert - Photo by Dewey-Nicks
Usually that path is strewn with financial woes. But Alpert, who walked it himself, has always combined music-making with a degree of business savvy that few musicians can boast. Continue reading at Jazz Times…
Herb Alpert speaking at Herb Alpert Award in the Arts 2019
These days, when so much of our time, energy and emotions are bound up in all that’s wrong in our world it is imperative to recognize and call out the good. So, when you have the chance to celebrate the wonderful good works of individuals such as Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, and that of…
Herb Alpert with wife Lani Hall, photo by Dewey Nicks
On Monday, Alpert celebrated 25 years of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA), a $75,000 unrestricted prize given to five exceptional mid-career artists (you could call it Alpert’s own version of the MacArthur “Genius Grant”), with a reception in New York City that gathered alumni honorees and selection committee panelists as well as…
Herb & Lani Alpert with CalArts President Ravi Rajan, Herb Alpert Foundation President Rona Sebastian & Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Director Irene Borger. Photo by Shawn Connell Studios
“Artists are truth-seekers—they need to be able to express their truth,” Herb Alpert, the foundation’s namesake, told ARTnews. “The prize is for mid-career artists because I want them to be able to say what they need.”… Continue reading at ARTnews
Left to right: Lani Hall Alpert, Ravi Rajan, Herb Alpert, Rona Sebastian
Twenty-five years after legendary jazz trumpeter — and A&M Records co-founder — Herb Alpert established his Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) in response to cutbacks in government funding for the arts, the situation hasn’t changed. “The politicians don’t get it,” says Alpert, 84, from his home in Santa Monica, Calif. “The heart and soul of…
Herb and Lani Alpert, photo by Dewey Nicks
It’s been nearly four years since we last spoke to Herb Alpert. Now in his early 80s and about to go on tour performing with his wife, Lani Hall, Alpert continues to be a dynamic—and vital—force in both the music and art world. His philanthropic efforts on behalf the arts and music education are unparalleled and distinguish…
Herb Alpert Photo by Dewey Nicks
The Harlem School of the Arts is set for a $9.5 million revitalization project that aims to create a premier cultural destination in the community. The Herb Alpert Foundation will fund the entire renovation. AND The 25th Herb Alpert Award in the Arts is on May 13th in New York City and will honor 125…
Herb Alpert Photo by Dewey Nicks
On May 13, 2019, the Herb Alpert Foundation will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) in New York City. Founded and conceived by musician, record producer, sculptor, and artist Herb Alpert and his Grammy-winning vocalist wife, Lani Hall, in conjunction with the California Institute of the Arts, the HAAIA has been…
Herb Alpert Photo by Dewey Nicks
“There’s a certain number of people that get pleasure out of the music, so I’m going to be doing it as long as I’m able,” Alpert says. “I feel better when I’m doing it. People ask me after a concert, ‘Man, aren’t you tired? Doesn’t that knock you out at 84?’ And I say, ‘No,…
2018 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, L-R: Robert O'Hara, Courtney Bryan, Michael Rakowitz, Lani Hall Alpert, Herb Alpert, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Arthur Jafa,
Photo: Francesco Da Vinci
Have you heard this one? A multi-millionaire trumpet player walks into a room filled with genius-level artists – a dancer, a conceptual artist, a playwright, a composer, and a cinematographer/artist to award them each a $75,000 unrestricted prize award from his foundation.
Sounds hard to believe, but that is exactly what happened on May 18, for the 24th year in a row, when Herb Alpert welcomed this year’s award winners of the Herb Alpert awards in the Arts.