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2010 NEA Jazz Masters: An auspicious crew!

 

 

National Endowment for the Arts Announces the 2010 NEA Jazz Masters

 

Nation’s highest honor in jazz is bestowed on eight living legends

 

Washington , DC – The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced the recipients of the 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Award — the nation’s highest honor in this distinctly American music. The eight recipients will each receive a $25,000 grant award and be publicly honored in an awards ceremony and concert on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center .

 

The eight 2010 NEA Jazz Masters are:

 


Name

 

Category

 

City, State

 

Muhal Richard Abrams

 

Pianist, Composer, Educator           

 

New York , NY

 

Kenny Barron

 

Pianist, Composer, Educator           

 

Brooklyn , NY

 

Bill Holman

 

Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist           

 

Los Angeles , CA

 

Bobby Hutcherson

 

Vibraphonist, Marimba Player, Composer

 

Montara , CA

 

Yusef Lateef           

 

Saxophonist, Flutist, Oboist, Composer, Educator

 

Amherst , MA

 

Annie Ross

 

Vocalist

 

New York , NY

 

Cedar Walton

 

Pianist, Composer

 

Brooklyn , NY

 

George Avakian

, a jazz producer, manager, critic, and educator from Riverdale , New York , will receive the 2010 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy.

 

For the full release, please go to http://www.arts.gov/news/news09/2010-NEA-Jazz-Masters.html

 

 

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