Tracey Jordan Receives Inaugural Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award from Mount Sinai Center

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Sep 15, 2026 10:11am PT

Music Industry Moves: Tracey Jordan Honored With Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine’s Award in Honor of Her Mother, Jazz Great Sheila Jordan

By Jem Aswad

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Jem Aswad

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Mount Sinai Hospital’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine has introduced the Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award, in honor of the legendary jazz singer who passed away in 2025 — and the honoree is her daughter Tracey , a music industry veteran currently working with the Recording Academy and de Passe Entertainment. The Center will present the award annually at their Wonderful World Gala to a music industry executive whose career reflects artistic excellence, cultural impact, and the power of music.

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/tracey-jordan-honored-louis-armstrong-center-1236863164/)._