Press Release Dec 20, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Opera Honors Recipient Richard Gaddes It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of opera advocate Richard Gaddes, recipient of a 2008 NEA Opera Honors Fellowship.
Press Release Dec 07, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Eldrid Skjold Arntzen It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Eldrid Skjold Arntzen, recipient of a 2005 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
Press Release Nov 14, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow R.L. Boyce The NEA acknowledges the death of 2023 National Heritage Fellow R.L. Boyce
Press Release Oct 18, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of composer, arranger, bandleader, and keyboardist Carla Bley, recipient of a 2015 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.
Press Release Sep 08, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Richard Davis It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of bassist and jazz educator Richard Davis, recipient of a 2014 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.
Press Release Aug 15, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Roland Freeman It is with great sadness that the NEA acknowledges the passing of 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellow Roland Freeman
Press Release Jul 21, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Tony Bennett It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of vocalist Tony Bennett, recipient of a 2006 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release Jun 26, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Jesse McReynolds It is with great sadness that the NEA acknowledges the passing of 1997 NEA National Heritage Fellow Jesse McReynolds
Press Release May 08, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Chris Strachwitz It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of record producer and label founder Chris Strachwitz, recipient of the first Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship in 2000.
Press Release Apr 17, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal, recipient of a 1994 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release Mar 09, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Fujima Kansuma
Press Release Mar 02, 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, recipient of a 1998 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.