Press Release Dec 20, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Jim Griffith National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of 2011 National Heritage Fellow Jim Griffith
Press Release Dec 13, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Ralph W. Stanley
Press Release Dec 09, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Barry Harris, pianist, composer, arranger, educator, and recipient of a 1989 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
Press Release Nov 29, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on National Medal of Arts Recipient Stephen Sondheim It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Stephen Sondheim, recipient of a 1996 National Medal of Arts.
Press Release Nov 23, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Slide Hampton It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Slide Hampton—trombonist, arranger, composer, educator, and recipient of a 2005 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release Oct 12, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Jeronimo Lozano NEA Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Jeronimo Lozano
Press Release Oct 12, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Zakarya Diouf NEA Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Zakarya Diouf
Press Release Oct 01, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Opera Honors Recipient Carlisle Floyd It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Carlisle Floyd, opera composer and librettist, and recipient of a 2008 NEA Opera Honor.
Press Release Sep 29, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Dr. Lonnie Smith It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B-3 jazz organist and composer, and recipient of a 2017 NEA Jazz Master Fellowship.
Press Release Sep 22, 2021 National Endowment of the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Warner Williams NEA acknowledges the death of 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellow, Piedmont blues songster Warner Williams
Press Release Sep 16, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Kenny Sidle It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of 1988 National Heritage Fellow Kenny Sidle.
Press Release Sep 14, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master George Wein It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of George Wein, producer, pianist, and recipient of the 2005 A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Sep 08, 2021 NEA Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Phil Schaap It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Phil Schaap, archivist, educator, historian, jazz radio host, and recipient of the 2021 A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.