Wycliffe Gordon Honored in Augusta, GA
On August 17, 2007 the City of Augusta declared it Wycliffe Gordon Day by proclamation authorized by Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver. A Tribute for Mr. Gordon was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Augusta. The sold out crowd gathered to salute all the efforts and accomplishments of Mr. Gordon.

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AWARDS / HONORS
Wycliffe Gordon has received a host of honors and awards.

• In 2007, Wycliffe Gordon was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Scranton (Pennsylvania), and cited as a champion of our music – a music that models the ideals of democracy through its performance demands for positive and productive interaction, honest communication, and commonality of soul; a music that celebrates triumph of the human spirit over adversity.

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• Wycliffe Gordon Recognized with the ASCAP Foundation
  Vanguard Award
  On Friday, June 1, 2007 emergent and critically acclaimed trombonist /composer Wycliffe Gordon was presented with The ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award for his innovative musical activity as a composer, instrumentalist, performer, and educator in the field of Jazz. >>more info
  
• Wycliffe Gordon is the youngest member of the U.S. Statesmen of Jazz (a touring ensemble featuring senior musicians), and in many tour performances continues to serve as a musical ambassador for the U.S. State Department.

• Wycliffe Gordon received the Jazz Journalists Association Award for Trombonist of the Year (2002, 2001); the Jazz Journalists Association Critics’ Choice Award for Best Trombone (2000) and has been nominated for the Jazzpar Award.

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• Wycliffe Gordon is a gifted composer and arranger. He was commissioned to compose a vibrant new score for the 1925 classic silent film Body and Soul (notable as the screen debut of Paul Robeson), which was premiered at the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra’s 2000-01 season opening night performance at Avery Fisher Hall.

• Wycliffe Gordon's I Saw The Light , a musical tribute to Muhammad Ali, was commissioned and premiered by The Brass Band of Battle Creek in March 2004. Both works were scheduled for release on DVD in summer of 2006.

• The Savannah Music Festival has asked Wycliffe Gordon to compose a new work that highlights the many musical influences of his life—gospel, blues and jazz—as the organization kicks off its newly expanded high school jazz band workshop (which includes a national competition called "Swing Central").

NEW RECORDINGS

• (Local) 12 Bands of Christmas (available November 20, 2007), a project featuring CSRA artists collaborating with internationally known musicians. This annual project has raised more than $110,000 over the past four years to benefit Tamara’s Fund at the Medical College of Georgia’s Children’s Medical Center.

• Wycliffe Gordon ’s musical prowess has been captured on numerous recordings, including nine solo CDs and four co-leader CDs. His latest effort, “ We2 ,” is a collaboration with pianist and composer Eric Reed. Gordon is featured on numerous recordings with The Wynton Marsalis Septet, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and numerous others as evidenced in his extensive discography.