It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist Ramsey Lewis, recipient of a 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Irish musician Mick Moloney of New York, New York, recipient of a 1999 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Barry Harris, pianist, composer, arranger, educator, and recipient of a 1989 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Slide Hampton—trombonist, arranger, composer, educator, and recipient of a 2005 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Carlisle Floyd, opera composer and librettist, and recipient of a 2008 NEA Opera Honor.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B-3 jazz organist and composer, and recipient of a 2017 NEA Jazz Master Fellowship.
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