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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.

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News

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Annie Ross

Virtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Johnny Mandel

Features

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Celebrate #JazzAppreciation Month with the 2019 #NEAJazz Masters!

Publications

2017 NEA Jazz Masters

Profiles the 2017 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ira Gitler, Dave Holland, Dick Hyman, and Dr. Lonnie Smith with brief biographies and selected discographies. April 2017. 28 pp.

2016 NEA Jazz Masters

Profiles the 2016 class of NEA Jazz Masters: Gary Burton, Wendy Oxenhorn, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp with brief biographies and selected discographies. April 2016. 28 pp.

Videos

2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Webcast Archive

2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Webcast Archive

2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Webcast Archive

Jazz Masters Audio

Randall Kline

Founder and Executive Artistic Director, SFJAZZ

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2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert