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Single VIP Ticket $200

Includes VIP Reception, Gil Scott-Heron Book,

Gift Bag, Meet and Greet, Free Parking

Single Preferred Ticket $100

General Admission $75

All ticket sales benefit the forwarding of

the Hero Awards and Tribute

as an annual fundraiser for KPFK 90.7 FM

"It's Your World" by Gil Scott-Heron

KPFK's Hero Awards & Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron

Grammy-Award Winning Pianist Billy Childs

and Charlie Haden Family to Perform

The 2nd Annual Hero Awards & Tribute show will honor musician and political poet Gil Scott-Heron, with special awards to jazz bassist and activist Charlie Haden, music educator Fernando Pullum; and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Pete Seeger, American folk singer and activist. The 2nd Annual KPFK Hero Awards and Tribute show will take place Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at Club Nokia, 800 West Olympic Blvd, 3rd floor, in the L.A. Live entertainment complex.

The event starts with a VIP reception and silent auction from 5 to 7 pm. The show starts at 8 pm with a line-up that will feature a host of prolific and poetic artists. The confirmed list of performers and guest speakers include Jackson Browne, John Densmore (The Doors), Billy Childs, Eric Idle (Monty Python), Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Nailah Porter, John Trudell, Lili Haydn, Rock DJ Jim Ladd, Josh Haden with Spain, The Haden Triplets and Jack Black, with a special youth performance by the 32nd Street Jazz Band. Richard Montoya of Culture Clash, LeRoy Downs and Roger Guenveur Smith are our hosts for the evening. Brian Jackson, long-time collaborator with Gil Scott-Heron, will be on deck as Music Director. Other invited guests include Ozomatli and Flying Lotus. Read more!

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KPFK 90.7 Radio at (818) 985-2711 ext. 361

Email: heroawards@KPFK.org

SILENT AUCTION

There will be a silent auction held at this event. Here are some of the fantastic items up for bid!

Jackson Browne Signature Guitar,
donated personally by Jackson

Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music, and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007.

Five years in the making-through a series of evolving prototypes-the handmade instrument is being produced at the Gibson Montana Acoustic Master Shop in Bozeman, MT. Browne collaborated with the team in Gibson Montana throughout the process. It is the first guitar to bear Browne's name.

Original Painting of Gil-Scott Heron by Patrick Johnson

"NEW YORK BY NIGHT" Lithograph of
Artwork by Jazz Legend Miles Davis

Donated by the Miles Davis family, this beautiful limited edition hand-pulled serigraph entitled 'New York By Night' will make a great addition to any art collection -- especially fans of Jazz legend Miles Davis. Comes with letter of authenticity and is numbered. (There are only 300 in the edition).

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