[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1283 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1283

 Honoring and thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions to American 
                     music and cultural diplomacy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2010

Mr. Hodes submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring and thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions to American 
                     music and cultural diplomacy.

Whereas Dave Brubeck was born in California on December 6, 1920;
Whereas prior to becoming known for his music, Dave Brubeck served in the United 
        States Army in World War II;
Whereas in 1949, Dave Brubeck released the first Dave Brubeck Trio recordings, 
        and by 1954 was on the cover of Time magazine;
Whereas, over a musical career spanning six decades, Dave Brubeck has recorded 
        more than 100 jazz albums, including the American classic Take Five, and 
        has written works including two ballets, a musical, an oratorio, four 
        cantatas, a mass, works for jazz combo and orchestra, and many solo 
        piano pieces;
Whereas the music of Dave Brubeck can often be distinguished by his 
        unconventional experimentation with time signatures;
Whereas Dave Brubeck has toured with artists including Duke Ellington, Ella 
        Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Stan Getz, and has 
        played in every major American city as well as internationally;
Whereas in 1958, the Dave Brubeck Quartet made the first of many international 
        tours, sponsored in part by the Department of State;
Whereas Dave Brubeck has become a strong voice for cultural diplomacy, playing 
        in countries including Poland, India, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, 
        Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq;
Whereas in 1987, the Dave Brubeck Quartet toured the Soviet Union, and in 1988 
        accompanied President Ronald Reagan to Moscow to perform at the Reagan-
        Gorbachev Summit;
Whereas Dave Brubeck has performed at the White House on several occasions, and 
        for many different Presidents;
Whereas Dave Brubeck was awarded a National Medal of the Arts by President Bill 
        Clinton in 1994; received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996; 
        was declared a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in 
        2000; received a Living Legend award from the Library of Congress in 
        2003; was presented a Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy by 
        Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2008, for offering an American 
        ``vision of hope, opportunity and freedom'' through his music; and was 
        named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2009 for excellence in the performing 
        arts; and
Whereas Dave Brubeck is married to Iola Whitlock, with whom he has had six 
        children: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors and thanks Dave 
Brubeck for his contributions to American music and cultural diplomacy.
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