For immediate release: May 21, 2009
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 |
| Muhal Richard Abrams | Pianist, Composer, Educator |
| Kenny Barron | Pianist, Composer, Educator |
| Bill Holman | Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist |
| Bobby Hutcherson | Vibraphonist, Marimba Player, Composer |
| Yusef Lateef | Saxophonist, Flutist, Oboist, Composer, Educator |
| Annie Ross | Vocalist |
| Cedar Walton | Pianist, Composer |
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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Interesting list this year! I'm particularly excited to see Muhal Richard Abrams and Bobby Hutcherson on there. The thing I don't get is why the Awards Ceremony & Concert features Wynton Marsalis!?
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