Peachy the Magazine Summer 2016 | Page 44

ARTISTS SUPPORTING ARTISTS The Herb Alpert Awards WRITTEN BY Olga Garay-English The Herb Alpert Foundation began in Los Angeles in 1988. Herb Alpert is an internationally renowned trumpeter, leader of Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass and a recording industry executive (the “A” of A&M Records, a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold to PolyGram). Alpert started the foundation with his wife and muse, Lani Hall. The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, launched in 1994 and administered by the California Institute of Arts (CalArts), is an unrestricted prize of $75,000 given annually to five risk-taking, mid-career artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, music, theater and the visual arts. Awardees are chosen by prestigious professionals through a nominations and peer review process. As Herb Alpert himself puts it, “The 2016 HAAIA winners work at the edge of their field, and risk is an essential factor in this prize. I admire the unapologetic dedication of these five artists who always look for the road less traveled.” Award recipients are as follows: Dance—Ishmael Houston-Jones; Film/Video—Cauleen Smith; Music— Dohee Lee; Theater—Anne Washburn; and Visual Arts—Simone Leigh. Herb Alpert with his wife, Lani Hall Photo: Steve Gunther 42 PEACHYTHEMAGAZINE.COM Although the HAAIA is a national award, Angelenos are rightfully proud