Press Release Jul 16, 2024 Announcing the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announced today the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Marshall Allen, Marilyn Crispell, Chucho Valdés, and recipient of the 2025 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Master...
Press Release Feb 21, 2024 2024 NEA Jazz Masters to be Celebrated at Free Events in Washington, DC The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will celebrate the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters at a series of public events April 11-13, 2024, in Washington, DC, culminating in a free tribute c...
Press Release Jul 12, 2023 NEA Announces the 2024 Recipients of NEA Jazz Masters Honors The National Endowment for the Arts today announced the 2024 recipients of NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships—Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers, and Willard Jenkins, recipient of the 2024 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz...
Press Release Feb 22, 2023 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Honored at Free Events In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA is collaborating with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a series of free events March 30-April 1 t...
Press Release Jul 14, 2022 NEA Announces the 2023 Recipients of NEA Jazz Masters Honors The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship—musicians Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, and Louis Hayes, as well as Sue Mingus, recipient of the 2023 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Maste...
Press Release Feb 23, 2022 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Celebrated in March 31 Tribute Concert The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters—Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart, Cassandra Wilson—and kick off a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the program with a concert on Thursday, March ...
Press Release Jul 20, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2022 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters recipients--Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison Jr., recipient of the 2022 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Apr 09, 2021 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert to Take Place Virtually April 22, 2021 The 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will take place on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater and actor Delroy Lindo will co-host this event, featuring recorded performances and tributes ...
Press Release Oct 21, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap, who is the recipient of the 2021 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Jul 16, 2020 Virtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020 The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Dorthaan Kirk (A.B. Spellman Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy), Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell,...
Press Release Feb 06, 2020 2020 NEA Jazz Masters to be Honored at Events April 1-3 at SFJAZZ in San Francisco
Press Release Jul 11, 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Announces Newest Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz