SoCal Jazz Festival To Honor Hayes Posthumously

Hayes Was Expected To Attend, Receive Award UPDATED: 3:08 pm PDT August 10, 2008 RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Soul icon Isaac Hayes, who was found dead Sunday in Memphis , will be honored on the final day of the Inland Empire Jazz Festival on Aug. 24 as originally planned, the event's executive director said Sunday. Annetta Bryant, speaking Sunday afternoon from Rancho Cucamonga , said she did not have a statement to make about Hayes' untimely death. But Bryant confirmed the festival's plans to go ahead with plans to honor Hayes and the Isaac Hayes Foundation , which promotes human rights worldwide. Hayes was expected to attend and become the first recipient of the festival's "Celebrate Life Award." More information is... [read full story]