Weston has also been named a 2010 Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame Inductee - The National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame.

The orchestra includes: Vincent Chauncey on the French Horn; Ron Jackson on guitar; and Charlie Persip on the drums; Eddie Henderson, Eddie Allen and Cecil Bridgewater in the trumpet section; Bob Trowers and Barry Cooper in the Trombone section; and Alex Blake and Essiet Essiet in the base section.  T.K. Blue, James Spalding, Billy Harper, Alex Harding, Billy Saxton round out the saxophone section while Candido Camero, Ray Mantillo, Kwaku Obeng and Neil Clarke form the percussion section.  The orchestra also features vocalists Jann Parker and Gregory Porter and conductor Paul West.

"Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington and Monk as well as the richest most inventive beat." -Jazz Critic Stanley Crouch

This year marks the 50th anniversary of pianist/composer Randy Weston’s landmark opus Uhuru Afrika, a tribute to the many African countries that gained independence in 1960. The album featured jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, Cecil Payne, Ron Carter and Max Roach, to name a few. It was arranged by the late Melba Liston and included legendary poet Langston Hughes, who contributed lyrics to the recording of “African Lady.”