Jexa (Jazz Excellence Awards) Gala at The Cicada Club

The 2023 JEXA Awards Gala celebrates jazz excellence in style on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 6 p.m. at the historic Cicada Club in Los Angeles to raise money for music education. Featuring legendary jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves and special guest Dionne Warwick, the fundraiser will honor heroes in the Los Angeles community who are keeping jazz alive. Tickets include a walk on the red carpet, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, awards show, world class jazz entertainment and complimentary valet parking. For more information, visit www.jexaawards.org

"Our goal is to keep this uniquely American art form alive and help our young people gain confidence through the power of making music," said Dr. Jerome Pittman, executive director, JEXA Awards, Inc. "I'm deeply grateful to Dianne, Dionne and all the stellar musicians who are coming together to create this fabulous evening and support the next generation of musicians through music education."...

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The 2023 JEXA Awards Gala celebrates jazz excellence in style on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 6 p.m. at the historic Cicada Club in Los Angeles to raise money for music education. Featuring legendary jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves and special guest Dionne Warwick, the fundraiser will honor heroes in the Los Angeles community who are keeping jazz alive. Tickets include a walk on the red carpet, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, awards show, world class jazz entertainment and complimentary valet parking. For more information, visit www.jexaawards.org

"Our goal is to keep this uniquely American art form alive and help our young people gain confidence through the power of making music," said Dr. Jerome Pittman, executive director, JEXA Awards, Inc. "I'm deeply grateful to Dianne, Dionne and all the stellar musicians who are coming together to create this fabulous evening and support the next generation of musicians through music education."

Rising new jazz vocalist, Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, 26, will also perform during the gala. A New Mexico native, singer-songwriter, Suessbrich-Joaquim is a first generation American who studied jazz with Mirabai Daniels at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. She moved to Los Angeles and recorded her first album "Smile" in 2022. She has worked with Josh Nelson, Tamir Hendelman, Ivan Lins and Mike Garson. Described as a "modern cosmopolitan" along a similar vein as Lena Horne, Suessbrich-Joaquim is excited to keep growing as a musician, honoring jazz as one of Black America's greatest contributions to the world.

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