• 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Announced

    June 3, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

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    Jazz MastersThe National Endowment for the Arts today announced the recipients of the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Award-the nation's highest honor in this distinctly American music. The six recipients will each receive a $25,000 grant award, and will be publicly honored in an awards ceremony and concert on Friday, October 17, 2008.
    The six 2009 NEA Jazz Masters are:
    George Benson (vocalist/guitar)
    Jimmy Cobb (drums)
    Lee Konitz (saxophone)
    Toots Thielemans (harmonica and guitar)
    Snooky Young (trumpet)
    Rudy Van Gelder (rec. engineer)

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