NEA Archives - The Washington Informer

From left: Saxophonist Langston Hughes, II and trumpeter Paul Baily, both master’s degree students, received feedback from NEA 2023 Jazz Master Fellow saxophonist Kenny Garrett during a master class at Howard University. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

NEA Jazz Masters Celebration Returned to D.C.

by Brenda C. SilerApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023

Three events honoring the National Endowment for the Arts 2023 Jazz Masters Fellows were held over several days in the District.

The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship will be awarded to Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Louis Hayes. Sue Mingus will be honored posthumously with the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy. (Courtesy of NEA)

NEA Jazz Masters Celebration Returns to D.C.

by Brenda C. SilerMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson (second from right) joined by NEA colleagues. (Courtesy photo)

Senate Confirms New NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson

by Brenda C. SilerMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Arts, Lifestyle

National Endowment for the Arts Names 2022 Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. SilerJuly 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Abdullah Ibrahim gives young pianist Jose Andre Montano advice on his performance during a jazz master class at Howard University in D.C. on April 16. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Entertainment, Lifestyle

NEA Honors Newest Class of Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. SilerApril 17, 2019December 21, 2021

From left: Bob Dorough (photo by Garth Woods), Abdullah Ibrahim (photo by Marina Umari), Maria Schneider (photo by Jimmy and Dena Katz), and Stanley Crouch (photo by Frank Stewart, courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center)

National Endowment for the Arts Names 2019 Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. SilerMarch 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Archie Shepp

NEA Jazz Master Celebrates Music of John Coltrane

by Eve M. FergusonFebruary 20, 2019October 31, 2020

R&B musician and 2018 NEA National Heritage Fellow Barbara Lynn performs at the NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert on Sept. 28. (Photo by Tom Pich)

NEA Honors 2018 Heritage Fellows

by Eve M. FergusonOctober 11, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Pat Metheny, Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan and Dianne Reeves at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16, 2018 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Shannon Finney/National Endowment for the Arts)

2018 Jazz Masters Receive Genre’s Highest Honor

by Brenda C. SilerApril 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Dianne Reeves

Top Artists Honor 2018 Jazz Masters

by Brenda C. SilerApril 11, 2018October 31, 2020