THE RECORDING ACADEMY® TO HOST SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS CEREMONY

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THE RECORDING ACADEMY^®
TO HOST

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS CEREMONY

Annual GRAMMY^® Week Event Honors
Recipients Of The Lifetime Achievement Award, 

Trustees Award, Technical GRAMMY Award,
And Music Educator Award^TM

WHO:       
Attendees include Bee Gees member, Barry Gibb; blues guitarist Buddy Guy; Tejano accordionist Flaco Jiménez; inventor Ray Kurzweil; songwriting duo Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil; producer Richard Perry; jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter;  jazz promoter George Wein; and the recipient of the Music Educator Award.^TM

Family members or representatives of conductor/composer Pierre Boulez, Bee Gees members Robin and Maurice Gibb; multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter George Harrison; country duo Charlie and Ira Louvin; and President/CEO of The Recording Academy^® Neil Portnow will also be in attendance. Additionally, members of GRAMMY Camp^® – Jazz Session will perform.

WHAT:     
Special Merit Awards Ceremony 
The Recording Academy will present Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Flaco Jiménez, Louvin Brothers, and Wayne Shorter as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Richard Perry, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and George Wein as Trustees Award honorees; and Ray Kurzweil as the Technical GRAMMY Award recipient. In its second year, The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation^® will present the Music Educator Award, which was established to recognize current educators (kindergarten through college, public and private schools) who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A formal acknowledgment of all recipients will be made during the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards^® telecast, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

WHERE:  
Wilshire Ebell Theatre 
4401 West 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90005

The Recording Academy 
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like "The GRAMMYs" on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs' social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.

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