Symphony Orchestra on multiple occasions. Sharpe debuted his six-movement piece America's Promise with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, he was commissioned to write a Concerto for Jazz Trio and Orchestra, which premiered in 2007 with Kevin Eubanks on acoustic guitar. 400: An African American Musical Portrait Sharpe released an album in 2019 titled "400: An African American Musical Portrait", which is in reference to the 400th anniversary of the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 by the Dutch. The album utilizes many styles, to feature the African American musical tradition. Awards Sharpe has been awarded the NAACP Martin Luther King Jr Special Achievement Award, National Endowment for the Arts Grants, and the New England Foundation for the Arts Achievement in Jazz Award (1997). Discography As leader Unspoken Words (Sunnyside, 1988) Extended Family (JKNM, 1993) Extended Family, Vol. 2: Thoughts of My Ancestors (JKNM, 1995) Extended Family, Vol. 3: Family Values (JKNM, 2001) Dragon Fly (JKNM, 2005) Epic Ebony Journey (JKNM, 2005) Legends and Mentors (JKNM, 2008) Autumn Moonlight (JKNM, 2009) Avery Sharpe Trio Live (JKNM, 2010) Raisn' Cane (musical excerpts from the play with Jasmine Guy and the Avery Sharpe Trio) (JKNM, 2010) Running Man (JKNM, 2011) Sojourner Truth “. . . ain’t I a woman?” (JKNM, 2012) Sharpe Meets Tharpe- A tribute to Sister Rosett (JKNM, 2016) 400: An African American Musical Portrait (JKNM, 2019) With McCoy Tyner La Leyenda de La Hora (the legend of the hour) 1981 Just Feelin' (1985) Double Trios (1986) Major Changes (1987) Bon Voyage (1987) Live at the Musicians Exchange Cafe (1987) Uptown/Downtown (1988) Solar: Live at Sweet Basil (1991) Blue Bossa (1991) Remembering John (1991) McCoy Tyner / Sir Roland Hanna* – Double Exposure (1992) "Key of Sol"-Live at Sweet Basil (1991) Journey (1993) Infinity (1995) Autumn Mood (1997) McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars (1999) With Yusef Lateef Tenors of Yusef Lateef and Archie Shepp(YAL, 1992) Yusef Lateef Plays Ballads (YAL, 1992) Tenors featuring Rene McLean (YAL, 1993) Yusef Lateef and Ralph M. Jones III, Woodwinds (YAL,1993) Yusef Lateef Metamorphosis(YAL, 1993) Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Ricky Ford (YAL, 1994) with Ricky Ford Full Circle Yusef Lateef (YAL, 1996) CHNOPS: Gold & Soul Yusef Lateef (YAL, 1997) With Archie Shepp Archie Shepp "Attica Blues-Live at Palais des Glaces"-(Blue Marge Record, 1979) Archie Shepp-The Good Life(Black and Blue, 1984) With Frank Morgan "Major Changes"-Contemporary Records(1987) With John