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| Herb Alpert |
A lot of artists would be happy to have eight Grammys, twenty-eight albums that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and roughly a bajillion dollars from the sale of their very own record label (A&M), but not Herb Alpert. Herb and his wife, the mega talented singer Lani Hall, keep giving back to young artists in every way they can.
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| Herb Alpert and Lani Hall |
Herb, who created and fronted the "Tijuana Brass", in the 1960's could have easily taken the money and run, but he didn't. He is first and foremost an artist--a guy who expanded his pallet to encompass record executive, painter and sculptor. After selling A&M records, the little company Herb birthed with Jerry Moss, the Alperts devoted a large chunk of change to the Alpert Foundation. In conjunction with the California Institute of the Arts, the Alpert Awards benefit artists in music, film , dance, theater and the visual arts. Each year five prizes go to individuals deemed the most innovative and creative in their respective disciplines. Artists who color outside the lines are encouraged.
On this Mother's Day weekend her mom and I are both honored to be in Santa Monica to watch our daughter, Kelly, and her husband, Pavol, receive this year's Alpert Award for theater. Their New York City based "Nature Theater of Oklahoma" and its production of "Life and Times" has captured the imagination of critics worldwide and now…The Alpert Foundation. We couldn't be more proud.
The ceremony was held today at Mr. Alpert's studio where many of his paintings and sculptures are on display. He and Lani are good and generous people doing amazing work to promote and encourage the artists of tomorrow. Herb, by admission a shy kid, picked up a horn when he was eight years old. "It changed my life," he said.
Now, the Alperts lovingly do the same for others.
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| Herb Alpert, Kelly, dance winner Julia Rhoads, and Pavol |
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| Herb Alpert & Kelly Copper |
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