GRAMMY-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater, who received an NEA Jazz Masters Fellows award in April, will soon add another prestigious honor to her résumé.

Bridgewater will be honored with the ASCAP Foundation Champion Award. The honor is given to artists who have not only made outstanding strides in the music industry in their career but have also made significant philanthropic contributions. Bridgewater serves as a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to support grassroots projects that strive to end hunger internationally.

Past honorees have included Tony Bennett, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, and Jazon Mraz. Bridgewater will receive the award on Dec. 12 at the ASCAP Foundation Honors Celebration at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

"The ASCAP Foundation is honored to recognize Dee Dee Bridgewater not only for her immense talent and singular contribution to music, but for her work and commitment to building a food-secure world for current and future generations," said ASCAP President Paul Williams. "She is a shining example of how the creative community can step forward and use their talent and influence to improve the human condition. We are delighted to present Dee Dee Bridgewater with our ASCAP Foundation Champion Award."

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