NEA Jazz Masters Fellows
Buddy DeFranco
Clarinetist, Educator
Freddie Hubbard
Trumpeter
John Levy
Manager, Bassist (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Kenny Burrell
Guitarist, Composer, Educator
Paquito D'Rivera
Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Flutist, Composer
Slide Hampton
Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Educator
Shirley Horn
Vocalist, Pianist
Artie Shaw
Clarinetist, Bandleader, Composer, Arranger
Jimmy Smith
Organist
George Wein
Producer, Pianist (Award for Jazz Advocacy)
Jim Hall
Guitarist, Composer
Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton
Percussionist, Bandleader, Composer, Educator
Herbie Hancock
Keyboardist, Composer
Luther Henderson
Arranger, Musical, Director, Pianist
Nat Hentoff
Critic, Journalist, Producer (Award for Jazz Advocacy)