Herb Alpert

Linda May Han Oh is a bassist and composer on the progressive end of jazz, and Erin Gee is a new-music conceptualist expanding the palette of the human voice. As of this week, each is also a recipient of the prestigious Herb Alpert Award in the Arts.

If you were around in the 1960s, you'll remember the distinctive sound of Herb Alpert's trumpet on songs such as "The Lonely Bull," "Spanish Flea,"…