AWARDS

MENC: The National Association for Music Education Teaching Music Awards
The Disney Award for Excellence in Teaching Jazz
2009 Fred Irby, III

Grambling State University Alumni "Hall of Fame"
2008 Fred Irby, III

downbeat Magazine's Student Music Awards

Best Vocal Jazz Group
2010 AFRO BLUE

Best Blues/ Pop/ Rock Soloist
2010 Brent Birckhead, Alto Saxophone

Achievement Award in Jazz Education
2008 Fred Irby, III

Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist
1981 Wallace Roney, Trumpet
1982 Roger Woods, Alto Saxophone
2004 Jonathan Laine, Drums

Outstanding Performance in the Jazz Instrumental Soloist Category
1982 Gregory Royal, Trombone
1982 Land Richards, Drums
1983 Roger Woods, Alto Saxophone
1985 Chris Royal, Trumpet
1988 Kevin Levi, Alto Saxophone
1995 Kebbi Williams, Tenor Saxphone
2005 Nicholas Lipkowski, Electric Guitar

Best Jazz Group
2003 AFRO BLUE

Best Blues/Pop/Rock Instrumental Soloist
1981 Larry Seals, Tenor Saxophone
1988 Jay A. Thompson, Guitar

Outstanding Performance in the Blues/Pop/Rock Category
2007 James Rodney Richardson, Electric Guitar

Best College Jazz Vocal Group Arrangement
2007 Quincy Phillips

Best College Jazz Vocalist
2001 Egheosa Passion Igbinoba

Outstanding Performance in the Jazz Vocal Soloist Category
1982 Natalie Denise Jackson
1983 Natalie Denise Jackson
2008 Christie Dashiell

Outstanding Jazz Vocal Group Category
2004 AFRO BLUE
2008 AFRO BLUE

Outstanding Performance in the Original Extended Composition Category
1984 Chris Royal
1985 Chris Royal
1986 Windon Glenn Cole

Outstanding Performance in the Jazz Arrangement Category
1986 Chris Royal

Errol Garner Memorial Foundation Scholarship
1982 Roger Woods, Saxophone

1981 The Broward Community College "Brotherhood of Man" Distinguished Citizens Award

1981 Key to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1990 Key to the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1990