God’s Trombones Award recipients
› Curtis Greene: Entrepreneur Award› James McKissic: Innovator Award› Eric Foster Williams: Media Award› Matt Busby: Impact Award› Roland Carter: Trailblazer Award
Roland Carter will receive the Trailblazer Award during Sunday's God's Trombones Awards.RISE Chattanooga, formerly known as Jazzanooga, will host its second God's Trombones Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. in Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd.
The nonprofit's new name is an acronym for Responsive Initiatives for Social Empowerment. The awards were begun in 2018 to honor people "making significant contributions to the community through their time, talents and treasure," according to RISE's Facebook page.
"God's Trombones" is a literary classic that was written by early 20th-century black poet James Weldon Johnson. The author described the trombone as the "instrument possessing above all others the power to express the wide and varied range of emotions encompassed by the human voice - and with greater amplitude."
Sunday's event will include readings from the book's seven poems, which are all inspired by sermons. Callie Day will be the featured soloist.
Tickets are $15 on Eventbrite.
For more information: www.facebook.com/events/ 299982257188669.