"A Great Day for Jazz"
New York, NY -- Some of the greatest jazz musicians the world has
ever known - all NEA Jazz Masters - were brought together by the
National Endowment for the Arts for a historic reunion luncheon
in New York City on January 23, 2004. Photo by Tom Pich.
NEA Jazz Masters, left to right from back row: George Russell,
Dave Brubeck; second row: David Baker, Percy Heath, Billy Taylor;
third row: Nat Hentoff, Jim Hall, James Moody; fourth row: Jackie
McLean, Chico Hamilton, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Heath; fifth row: Ron
Carter, Anita O'Day; sixth row: Randy Weston, Horace Silver; standing
next to or in front of balustrade: Benny Golson, Hank Jones, Frank
Foster (seated), Cecil Taylor, Roy Haynes, Clark Terry (seated)
Louie Bellson, NEA Chairman Dana Gioia. |