NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz.
The National Endowment for the Arts will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships with the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, taking place on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in collaboration with SFJAZZ. More information will be available in early 2022.
2022 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows
Stanley Clarke
Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
Donald Harrison, Jr.
Cultural Activist, Saxophonist, Composer, Educator (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Billy Hart
Drummer, Educator
Cassandra Wilson
Vocalist, Composer, Guitarist
Nominate an NEA Jazz Master Fellow!
The Arts Endowment encourages nominations from the public of a broad range of men and women who have been significant to the field of jazz through vocal and instrumental performance, creative leadership, and education.Recent NEA Jazz Masters Podcasts
Terri Lyne Carrington
Drummer, producer, educator and 2021 NEA Jazz Master
Albert “Tootie” Heath
Percussionist and 2021 NEA Jazz Master
Phil Schaap
Educator, Radio Host, Producer, and 2021 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellow for Jazz Advocacy
