NEA Jazz Masters
Eugene Edward "Snooky" Young
Solo Instrumentalist (Trumpet)
Cándido Camero
Percussionist
Andrew Hill
Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Educator
Quincy Jones
Bandleader, Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger, Producer
Tom McIntosh
Composer, Arranger, Trombonist, Educator
Gunther Schuller
Author, Composer, Arranger Conductor, Educator, French Horn Player (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Joe Wilder
Trumpeter
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Bandleader
Curtis Fuller
Solo Instrumentalist (Trombone)
Ramsey Lewis
Pianist
Dan Morgenstern
Jazz Historian, Archivist, Author, Editor, Educator (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Jimmy Scott
Vocalist
Frank Wess
Flutist, Saxophonist, Composer
Phil Woods
Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist, Bandleader, Educator
Ray Barretto
Percussionist, Bandleader