2010 NEA Jazz Masters: An auspicious crew!

Posted on May 21, 2009 by The Independent Ear

 

 

National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2010 NEA Jazz Masters

 

Nation’s highest honor in jazz is bestowed on eight living legends

 

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:

 

Name

 

Category

 

City, State

 

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.

 

For the full release, please go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news09/2010-NEA-Jazz-Masters.html

 

 

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