JON HENDRICKS

A RARE ARTIST

AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL

Founder and Creator of LAMBERT, HENDRICKS AND ROSS
"The greatest Jazz vocal group ever to perform on the Planet Earth"

FATHER OF VOCALESE

The new and now widely extant cultural art form created by Jon Hendricks for Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, which made them the NUMBER ONE JAZZ VOCAL GROUP IN THE WORLD for five consecutive years.

Creator of the Manhattan Transfer's most successful album, "VOCALESE", which went gold in Japan and WON SEVEN GRAMMYS, including one for JON HENDRICKS AS BEST SINGER, as well as one for guest Artist BOBBY McFERRIN.

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF JAZZ STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO. DOCTOR OF THE PERFORMING ARTS.

"NUMBER ONE JAZZ SINGER IN THE WORLD" Melody Maker

"THE POET LAUREATE OF JAZZ" Leonard Feather

"THE JAMES JOYCE OF JIVE" Time Magazine

"THE GREATEST LYRICIST IN THE WORLD" Carmen McRae

"SUPERB!" Peter O'Toole

"THE ONLY ONE I WANT TO LYRICIZE MY MUSIC" Thelonious Monk

Personally chosen by DUKE ELLINGTON as featured Vocalist in the World Premiere performance of Ellington's first Sacred Concert

Winner of the EMMY, IRIS AND PEABODY AWARDS for his CBS Television Documentary "SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY WEARY HEAD", in which he also starred and narrated

Member of THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS COMMITTEE which chooses the five artists to be honored each year

FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR AWARDEE