Established 1884 | Dedicated 1999 MUSIC LUMINARIES HONOR SIR GEORGE MARTIN AT GRAMMY STARRY NIGHT BENEFIT AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Presented by the Gibson Foundation, the GRAM- MY Foundation’s annual signature gala, Starry Night, honoring legendary GRAMMY-winning producer/arranger/composer and author Sir George Martin took place on July 12 at the University of Southern California.

This intimate dinner and concert benefited the GRAMMY Foundation, which provides programs that foster future generations of music profession- als and helps preserve our nation’s musical heritage. Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning producer and former GRAMMY Foundation Board member David Foster served as the evening’s musical direc- Chair of The Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Foundation Board tor. An array of musical luminaries performed in- Member Jimmy Jam; President/CEO of The Recording Academy and cluding acclaimed pianist and singer/songwriter A President of the GRAMMY Foundation® Neil Portnow; Yoko Ono; Sir George Martin; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Borders Fine Frenzy (aka Alison Sudol), GRAMMY-win- Group, Inc. and GRAMMY Foundation Board Chair George Jones attend ning group America, multi-GRAMMY-winning the GRAMMY Foundation’s annual Starry Night gala. Courtesy of The artist Burt Bacharach, multi-GRAMMY-winning Recording Academy Photographed by: Maury Phillips/WireImage.com © 2008; Photograph and content courtesy of the GRAMMY Foundation musician Jeff Beck, two-time GRAMMY nomi- nee Chris Botti, multi-GRAMMY nominee Kurt Elling, multi-GRAMMY-winning arranger/composer Dave Grusin, GRAMMY-winning artist Sir Tom Jones, pianist William Joseph, multi-GRAMMY-winning artist Michael McDonald, vocalist/actress Renee Olstead, singer/songwriter Naomi Sommers and multi-GRAMMY-winning artist Jimmy Webb. In addition, members of the Gibson/Baldwin GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles performed and guitarist Joe Walsh of the GRAMMY- winning group the Eagles made a surprise appearance.

The evening prior to Starry Night, Sir George Martin hosted a special multimedia presentation, “The Making Of Sgt. Pepper,” at the University of Southern California campus. Sponsored in part by Best Buy and Harman International, this special event was showcased by the GRAMMY Foundation with the Los Angeles Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing and featured an exclusive look at the Beatles’ classic recording.