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Montclair resident and Jazz House Kids founder Melissa Walkerwas honored Monday with the Inspiration through the Arts Award at 92NY’s Extraordinary Women Awards.
Hosted by Juju Chang, co-anchor of ABC News’ Nightline and board member of the 92nd Street Y, the event took place at 92NY’s David Geffen Stage in the Kaufmann Concert Hall.
Power of the Arts
In Walker’s acceptance speech, she expressed her thanks to 92NY for the award and thanked her husband, nine-time GRAMMY Award-winning bassist Christian McBride, her board, supporters and JAZZ HOUSE team.
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She credited her late mother, Dr. Jeanne Marani Walker for being the first “extraordinary woman” she met and introducing her to the power of the arts.
“I believe there are no accidents in life and one’s course is a set of accumulated events,” said Walker.
“After my father passed away when I was seven, my mother would take my sisters and me on an annual trip from Alberta, Canada to New York City in our motorhome &#; our four