A short video biography detailed the life and just a few of the accomplishments of Avant, the first of the evening’s honorees, before Davell Crawford and Kori Withers performed tributes to the exec.

Among his great friends and admirers was Dave Grusin, who drew upon the early Mancini influence to carve out his own Oscar-winning niche as one of the premier movie music writers of the past thirty ...

The music of the great composer, pianist, conductor and arranger Dave Grusin has graced many a jazz album and film/TV soundtrack. And along the way Grusin has scored some particularly notable and ...

Ask pianist and composer Dave Grusin which of the 50-plus film scores that he’s written is his favorite, and he takes a second to answer. “When I think about what I liked, my thinking goes more to the ...

Trio of 2023 lifetime achievement honorees saluted during organization's fundraising benefit at L.A.'s Vibrato Grill Jazz. By Gail Mitchell Continuing its mission to honor “jazz and blues … one ...

Grammy-winning composer Dave Grusin (Mus; HonDocMus’89) of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the subject of a recent documentary, Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time. Director Barbara Bentree (MusEdu’80) has been a ...

Academy Awardwinning composer Dave Grusin (Mus) received the George Norlin Award at the CU Boulder Alumni Association’s 87th Annual Awards Ceremony in October. Dave, who also has won 10 Grammy Awards, ...