Frank Zappa will posthumously receive the lifetime achievement award at the sixth annual Jammy Awards . As previously reported, this years Jammys will be held on April 20 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden and will kickoff the inaugural Green Apple Music & Arts Festival. Coinciding with Earth Day, Green Apple will boast over 50 performances at 20 venues spread throughout New York City, including the Blue Note, Carnegie Hall, Knitting Factory, the Bitter End, the Bowery Ballroom, the Lions Den and the BB King Blues Club, among others. In addition, the multi-day festival will feature a film festival, childrens camp and environmental workshops.

Both the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival and the Jammy Awards are produced by Relix Magazine/Jambands.com and Peter Shapiro. This years list of Jammy nominees will be announced later this month.