It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Navajo Basketweaver, Mary Holiday Black, recipient of a 1995 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist Ramsey Lewis, recipient of a 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Irish musician Mick Moloney of New York, New York, recipient of a 1999 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
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
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.
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.