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STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
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The National Endowment for the Arts mourns the passing of organist extraordinaire Jimmy Smith. Only last month, on January 7th, Mr. Smith accepted his award as a 2005 NEA Jazz Master, the nation's highest honor in jazz, at an awards ceremony and concert in Long Beach, CA. Our thoughts are with his family and friends as we sadly acknowledge this great loss to the world of jazz.
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2005 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Smith
Photos taken by Vance Jacobs January 7, 2005, courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts |
2005 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Smith accepts his award from 2004 NEA Jazz Master Nancy Wilson at an awards ceremony and concert January 7, 2005 in Long Beach, CA. |
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