Group portrait of bandleader / drummer Spike Jones, Felix Grant, Jackson Weaver and unidentified men. Felix Grant, second from the right on the last row; WMAL's Jackson Weaver, last person on the right in the front row; Spike Jones, third person from the left on the front row wearing a checkered suit. Inscribed in image: "To / Felix Grant / In / Sincere appreciation / Spike Jones"
Felix Grant receives Blues Alley Jazz Contributions Award from Blues Alley owner John T. Bunyan for his role in promoting jazz and blues musicians and their work in the Washington, D.C. area. Reuben Brown seated at piano in background. Microphones inscribed: "WMAL / AM / 63"
This concert was part of the Duke Ellington International Festival, April 2-29, 1987. Felix Grant and Barbara Nicholson were co-chairs. The concert was hosted WDCU-FM Jazz 90.
This concert was part of the Duke Ellington International Festival, April 2-29, 1987. Felix Grant and Barbara Nicholson were co-chairs. Felix Grant was the narrator and associate producer