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Author: | Duchess of Malfi [ Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | NEA Jazz Masters |
www.nea.gov/national/jazz/index.html Quote: The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that our nation bestows upon jazz musicians. These fellowships are given in recognition that this magnificent art form, so profoundly based in American culture, is one of America's greatest gifts to the world. NEA Jazz Masters 1982-2005 1982: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Sun Ra 1983: Count Basie, Kenneth Clarke, Sonny Rollins 1984: Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Max Roach 1985: Gil Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Jonathan "Jo" Jones 1986: Benny Carter, Dexter Gordon, Teddy Wilson 1987: Cleo Patra Brown, Melba Liston, Jay McShann 1988: Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Billy Taylor 1989: Barry Harris, Hank Jones, Sarah Vaughan 1990: George Russell, Cecil Taylor, Gerald Wilson 1991: Danny Barker, Buck Clayton, Andy Kirk, Clark Terry 1992: Betty Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Harry "Sweets" Edison 1993: Milt Hinton, Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams 1994: Louie Bellson, Ahmad Jamal, Carmen McRae 1995: Ray Brown, Roy Haynes, Horace Silver 1996: Tommy Flanagan, J.J. Johnson, Benny Golson 1997: Billy Higgins, Milt Jackson, Anita O'Day 1998: Ron Carter, James Moody, Wayne Shorter 1999: Dave Brubeck, Art Farmer, Joe Henderson 2000: David Baker, Donald Byrd, Marian McPartland 2001: John Lewis, Jackie McLean, Randy Weston 2002: Frank Foster, Percy Heath, McCoy Tyner 2003: Jimmy Heath, Elvin Jones, Abbey Lincoln 2004: Jim Hall, Chico Hamilton, Herbie Hancock Luther Henderson, Nancy Wilson, Nat Hentoff 2005: Kenny Burrell, Paquito D'Rivera, Slide Hampton, Shirley Horn, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Smith, George Wein 2006: Ray Barretto, Tony Bennett, Bob Brookmeyer, Chick Corea, Buddy DeFranco, Freddie Hubbard, John Levy They have a jazz masters tour yearly; thus far I have been blessed with being able to attand concerts with Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Check out the schedule and see if there will be any concerts near you from these masters! ****************************************************** Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell <i></i> |
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