NEA Arts Magazine

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Events

Below are some candid photographs from the various NEA Jazz Masters events that took place during the International Association for Jazz Education annual conference, held this January in Toronto, Canada.

Candido Camero, David Baker, Joe Wilder, and Paquito D'Rivera

Taking a bow after the concert finale, from left, NEA Jazz Masters Candido Camero, David Baker, Joe Wilder, and Paquito D'Rivera.

 

Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern.

NEA Jazz Masters Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern.
 
Quincy Jones, TomMcIntosh, and Joe Wilder

2008 NEA Jazz Masters, from left, Quincy Jones, TomMcIntosh, and Joe Wilder at the special luncheon for the honorees.

 

Quincy Jones and Candido Camero

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Quincy Jones (left) and Candido Camero at the NEA Jazz Masters panel discussion.

 

Roy Haynes (left) and Gunther Schuller

NEA Jazz Masters Roy Haynes (left) and Gunther Schuller share a moment.

 

The National Endowment for the Arts would like to congratulate NEA Jazz Masters Herbie Hancock and Paquito D'Rivera for their 2008 Grammy Awards:

  • Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Jazz Album: River: The Joni Letters by Herbie Hancock

  • Best Latin Jazz Album: Funk Tango by the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet