The celebration kicked off at 7:30 p.m. at FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium. It featured performances by the university’s Jazz Ensemble, which included Nat Adderley Jr. The concert followed a ribbon-cutting ceremony during which the new institute was unveiled. The evening was entirely open to the public. “Let’s make this a joyous celebration and fill Lee […]
(BPRW) Cecil Adderley Named President-Elect of the National Association for Music Education The chair of Berklee’s Music Education Department will serve as NAfME’s president-elect through 2026. (Black PR Wire) Cecil Adderley, chair of the Music Education Department at Berklee, has been named president-elect of the National Association for Music Education(Opens in a new window) (NAfME). He will serve for two […]
Did you know that Jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha? Adderley pledged the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Julian Edwin “Cannonball” Adderley, jazz saxophonist of the hard bop era was born in Tampa, Florida in 1928. His nickname came from “cannibal”. This name was given to […]