This just in from the NEA (thanks, Janis, for forwarding it to me):Washington, DC - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the recipients of the 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Award -- the nation's highest honor in this distinctly American music. The eight recipients will each receive a $25,000 grant award and be publicly honored in an awards ceremony and concert on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The eight 2010 NEA Jazz Masters are:
Muhal Richard Abrams
Pianist, Composer, Educator
New York, NY
Kenny Barron
Pianist, Composer, Educator
Brooklyn, NY
Bill Holman
Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist
Los Angeles, CA
Bobby Hutcherson
Vibraphonist, Marimba Player, Composer
Montara, CA
Yusef Lateef
Saxophonist, Flutist, Oboist, Composer, Educator
Amherst, MA
Annie Ross
Vocalist
New York, NY
Cedar Walton
Pianist, Composer
Brooklyn, NY
George Avakian, a jazz producer, manager, critic, and educator from Riverdale, New York, will receive the 2010 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy.
See the full press release at http://www.arts.gov/news/news09/2010-NEA-Jazz-Masters.html
All of those names are luminaries, so I can't disagree. However, it shows the mountain to climb if you don't live in NY or CA.
ReplyDeleteEven if you do live in NY or CA, there's probably some mountain climbing involved in becoming a Jazz Master, don't you think?
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