NEA Jazz Masters Fellows

Portrait of man holding guitar.
2018
Pat Metheny
Guitarist, Composer, Educator
Portrait of woman in black feathery hat and dress.
2018
Dianne Reeves
Vocalist
Portrait of woman in black dress.
2017
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Vocalist, Producer, Broadcaster
Portrait of bald man with glasses.
2017
Ira Gitler
Author, Editor, Producer, Educator (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Man holding bass.
2017
Dave Holland
Bassist, Cellist, Composer, Bandleader
Man sitting at a piano.
2017
Dick Hyman
Keyboardist, Composer, Arranger
Portrait of man in turban with white beard.
2017
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Organist, Composer
Man playing a vibraphone
2016
Gary Burton
Vibraphonist, Bandleader, Educator
Portrait of a woman.
2016
Wendy Oxenhorn
Musicians' Advocate (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Man holding a saxophone.
2016
Pharoah Sanders
Saxophonist, Composer
Man in hat holding saxophone.
2016
Archie Shepp
Saxophonist, Composer, Educator
Profile of woman.
2015
Carla Bley
Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Keyboardist
Man playing saxophone
2015
George Coleman
Saxophonist, Composer, Educator
Man in hat holding saxophone.
2015
Charles Lloyd
Saxophonist, Flutist, Composer, Arranger
Portrait of man.
2015
Joe Segal
Jazz Presenter and Club Owner (Award for Jazz Advocacy)