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:: 2005 Jazz Masters
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Kenny Burrell
Guitarist, Composer, Educator
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Paquito D'Rivera
Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Flutist, Composer, Arranger
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Slide Hampton
Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Educator
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Shirley Horn
Vocalist, Pianist
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Artie Shaw
Bandleader, Clarinetist, Composer, Arranger
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Jimmy Smith
Organist
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George Wein
Producer, Pianist
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Photo credits:
Kenny Burrell: by Vance Jacobs/vancejacobs.com
Paquito D'Rivera: by Vance Jacobs/vancejacobs.com
Slide Hampton: by Vance Jacobs/vancejacobs.com
Shirley Horn: by Ray Avery/ctsimages.com
Artie Shaw: courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Jimmy Smith: by Vance Jacobs/vancejacobs.com
George Wein: by Vance Jacobs/vancejacobs.com
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The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest
honors that our government 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. |
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