NEA Announces Live Webcast of 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert
As a music form born and bred in the United States, jazz has committed fans throughout the world. On January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., EST, the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, will hold its annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, located at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, in New York City. The NEA invites the nation's jazz fans to join in celebrating the recipients of the nation's top honor in jazz by watching the NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert via live webcast. The NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert will prominently feature NEA Jazz Masters, who will perform tributes to the 2013 honorees: Mose Allison
Mose Allison
b.1927
composer/conductor
, Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson
b.1926
saxophone
, Lorraine Gordon (A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy), and Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
b.1936
piano
.
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
b.1961
trumpet
, NEA Jazz Master (2011) and Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director, will emcee the concert. NEA Jazz Masters Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron
b.1943
piano
(2010), Ron Carter
Ron Carter
b.1937
bass
(1998), and Jimmy Cobb
Jimmy Cobb
b.1929
drums
(2009) will make up a featured trio in an evening of performances that will also include Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
b.1948
saxophone
(2005), Sheila Jordan
Sheila Jordan
b.1928
vocal
(2012), Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman
b.1946
saxophone
(2011), and Randy Weston
Randy Weston
b.1926
piano
(2001), as well as 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Mose Allison, Lou Donaldson, and Eddie Palmieri. Other NEA Jazz Masters in attendance at the concert include Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams
b.1930
piano
(2010), David N. Baker
David N. Baker
b.1931
cello
(2000),), Benny Golson
Benny Golson
b.1929
sax, tenor
(1996), Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton
b.1921
drums
(2004), Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
b.1926
drums
(1995), Dan Morgenstern (2007), Jimmy Owens
Jimmy Owens
b.1943
trumpet
(2012), McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
b.1938
piano
(2002), Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
b.1934
piano
(2010), and Phil Woods
Phil Woods
b.1931
sax, alto
(2007).*
In addition to the live webcast, the concert will be broadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3FM, NPR Music, and SiriusXM Satellite Radio's Real Jazz Channel XM67.
*Performers and attendees are subject to change.
Live Webcast Viewing Parties: The live webcast of the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert on January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. can be found both on the NEA's website. The NEA encourages households and schools to gather together to watch the webcast and use this opportunity to share our nation's best jazz musicians with families and students. Viewers can engage in conversation with the broader community by sharing comments and photos on Twitter using the hashtag #NEAJazz.
About NEA Jazz Masters: Each year since 1982, the Arts Endowment has conferred the NEA Jazz Masters Award to living legends in recognition of their outstanding contributions to jazz. With this new class, 128 awards have been given to great figures of jazz in America, including Count Basie
Count Basie
1904 - 1984
piano
, George Benson
George Benson
b.1943
guitar
, Art Blakey
Art Blakey
1919 - 1990
drums
, Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
1920 - 2012
piano
, Betty Carter
Betty Carter
1930 - 1998
vocal
, Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
b.1930
sax, alto
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis
1926 - 1991
trumpet
, Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
1911 - 1989
trumpet
, Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1917 - 1996
vocal
, Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
1917 - 1993
trumpet
, Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
1908 - 2002
vibraphone
, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
b.1940
piano
, Elvin Jones
Elvin Jones
1927 - 2004
drums
, John Levy
John Levy
1912 - 2012
bass
, Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
1930 - 2010
vocal
, Max Roach
Max Roach
1925 - 2007
drums
, Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
b.1930
saxophone
, Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
b.1929
piano
, Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
1924 - 1990
vocal
, Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
b.1937
vocal
, and Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
1912 - 1986
piano
.
NEA Jazz Masters are selected from nominations submitted by the public and receive a one-time fellowship award of $25,000, are honored at an awards ceremony, and may participate in NEA-sponsored promotional, performance, and educational activities. One-hundred seventy-three nominations were considered for the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters. Only living musicians or jazz advocates (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) may be nominated for the NEA Jazz Masters honor.
The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector.
Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and broadcast events for audiences of all ages. Under the leadership of Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis and Chairman Robert J. Appel, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of events each season in its home in New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, and around the world.
