award named after the jazz musician from philadelphia. >> bennie golson is someone who you thinkf when you are trying to inspire to a career in jazz, to be honored in his name, i mean, i am thrilled, i want to find different ways over the years in my 70 year career i hope to continue to develop on that. >> ♪ >> reporter: morning also marked early kick off to national jazz appreciation month, which officially started in april. >> philly celebrates jazz, month long activity that kicks off april 1st at end of the april and we have over 200 jazz events throughout the city. >> reporter: officials say philly celebrates jazz gives them a chance to enjoy, current artists, teach young musicians and pay homage to those who paved the way. >> philadelphia is where jazz really got its start. a you will of the great formed here or started here. >> reporter: lee says they want to make sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy festivities. >> we have live jazz perform ass, concerts, move business jazz, we are offering jazz tap dance lessons, we have workshops about jazz and we have interviews opened

john batiste with the late show from stephen colbert will receiver the city's first benny golson award. jazz pianist say his talent go back four, five generations down new orleans, mayor kenly produce at the philly celebrates jazz press conference, in city hall. it will kick off philly jazz month for the month of april. >> and you can catch john baba batiste, weeks nights, after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> good for him, and elton john was 70. during the commercials i went to a concert once with him, three hours 40 minutes, solo, piano playing and singing. that was, i'm telling you, he puts on a show. it was like the crowd, it was electric. >> i'm sure that that fuels you, but that's a long time. >> to be playing and singing. >> impressive. and i'm such a big fan. so good. oh, i love them. love they're the house bands. >> good stuff. >> anyway, so, how do you feel about a nice damp and dreary start to the week. >> but it is mild. >> true. >> mild. >> exactly. look at the bright side. >> i always a.m. i'm like a ' of sunshine on a cloudy day. >> he is indeed. let's take you outside. p

he was honored with the benny golson award which is named for the legendary jazz musician and philadelphia batiste was chosen to receive the award for his work in arts and education in schools and universities all across the country. >> doctors believe a simple and inexpensive treatment could save thousands of lives every year. rick williams live to explain the details on this one. >> that's right, a newcomb bin nation of drugs appears to be curing sepsis, a potentially deadly super infection. dozens of patients have been successfully treated using the new combo and we have new details another 5:00. >>> also coming up tonight an 18-year-old girl was allegedly plotting to kill her classmates at a high school in maryland. find out what police found in her home and how she was planning to carry out the attack. >>> just some of the stories we're following for you when we see you in just a little bit on "action news" at 5:00. until then, back to the studio k alicia, we'll see you later. >> all right, rick see you at 5:00. >>> not many people can say they worked 33 years after retiring at age 65