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| Seven Jazz Greats Are Named NEA Jazz Masters NOVEMBER 4, 2004 -- At a gala event held today in Seattle, Washington, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia announced that seven living legends of American music are joining the ranks of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters. Each year since 1982, the Arts Endowment has awarded this title to a handful of living figures in recognition of their exceptional contributions to jazz. Designation as an NEA Jazz Master is the nation’s highest honor in jazz and may be conferred on a solo instrumentalist, rhythm instrumentalist, keyboardist, arranger-composer, big band leader, vocalist, or jazz advocate. The seven new NEA Jazz Masters, who will officially receive their awards at a ceremony and concert on January 7, 2005, are Kenny Burrell (guitarist), Paquito D’Rivera (clarinetist-saxophonist), Slide Hampton (arranger-composer), Shirley Horn (vocalist), Artie Shaw (big band leader), Jimmy Smith (keyboardist), and George Wein (jazz advocate). write your comments about the article :: © 2004 Jazz News :: home page |