The Jazz Foundation of America honored 10-time Grammy-winning composer and pianist Dave Grusin, saxophonist Charles Lloyd and trailblazing music executive Clarence Avant at a benefit to raise ...

David C. Linton The first time I saw the name Clarence Avant was in 1971 as a junior high school student. It was on Bill Wither’s debut album, Just as I Am.

Clarence Avant, whose decades of trailblazing work as an artist manager, mentor, executive and record label owner earned him the title of “Godfather of Black Music,” died Sunday at his home in ...

Clarence Avant, known as the “Godfather of Black Music," has passed away at the age of 92, according to reports. His death comes 20 months after his wife was murdered at their Beverly Hills home.

Clarence Avant was predeceased by his wife Jaqueline, who was murdered in a burglary in 2021. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation) ...

Clarence Avant boosted the careers of a vast array of influential figures, including Michael Jackson, Jim Brown and Barack Obama. He came back into the news after his wife was murdered in 2021.

Eden Alpert and Jimmy Jam at Vibrato Grill Jazz on June 25, 2023 in Los Angeles. Then it was time to salute JFA’s 2023 lifetime achievement honorees. As Petrucelli noted before the video and ...

Clarence Avant, the executive and businessman known as "The Black Godfather" of music and entertainment, died Sunday at 92. Avant died at his Los Angeles home, his son Alex Avant, daughter Nicole ...

The Jazz Foundation of America honored 10-time Grammy-winning composer and pianist Dave Grusin, saxophonist Charles Lloyd and trailblazing music executive Clarence Avant at a benefit to raise ...