Renowned jazz pianist and Bronxite Valerie Capers will be the first person honored this year with her own street sign on the Bronx Walk of Fame, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and the Bronx Tourism Council announced this week.

A number of notable people who hail from the Bronx are inducted into the Walk of Fame each year during Bronx Week, the annual borough celebration that takes place in May. Honorees participate in a celebratory parade along Mosholu Parkway that ends on the Grand Concourse, where street signs bearing their names are unveiled. Past inductees include actor Chazz Palminteri, best known for his role in the film “A Bronx Tale,” KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, and others.

Capers attended the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx, before going on to Julliard, where she was the first blind student to graduate from the prestigious music school. Her career as pianist, composer and singer had earned her a number of awards and commissions. She also taught for decades in the music department at Bronx Community College, where she is currently a professor emeritus.

“As a child growing up in the Bronx, I always knew I would remain close to my roots. Today, I still live in the Bronx and am honored to be selected as one of this year’s Walk of Fame inductees. This is truly an honor and only strengthens my pride in being from the Bronx,” Capers said in a statement.

Bronx Week will be held this year from May 10 to 20. For more information and a list of events, visit the Bronx Tourism Council’s website here.