NEA Jazz Masters Fellows
Regina Carter
Violinist, Educator
Kenny Garrett
Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader
Louis Hayes
Drummer, Bandleader
Sue Mingus
Author, Archivist, Band Manager, Educator, Musical Director, Record Producer
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
Terri Lyne Carrington
Drummer, Composer, Educator, Producer
Albert "Tootie" Heath
Percussionist, Educator
Phil Schaap
Archivist, Educator, Historian, and Jazz Radio Host (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Henry Threadgill
Saxophonist, Flautist, Composer
Dorthaan Kirk
Jazz Advocate
Bobby McFerrin
Vocalist, Composer, Conductor, Educator
Roscoe Mitchell
Saxophonist, Composer, Educator