NEA Jazz Masters

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Jack DeJohnette

Widely regarded as one of the great drummers in modern jazz, Jack DeJohnette has a wide-ranging style that makes him a dynamic sideman and bandleader. He has played with virtually every major jazz figure from the 1960s on, including NEA Jazz Masters Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman,...

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• Продолжительность: 3:21
• Метки: jazz  drums  performance  music  NEA  NEA Jazz Masters  percussion  Chicago  piano  rhythm 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Bill Holman

Composer, arranger, and saxophonist Bill Holman's unique and complex arrangements have long been appreciated by musicians and critics alike. Jazz writer AB Spellman talks with Holman about his early development as a composer/arranger.

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• Продолжительность: 3:46
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  composer  jazz  lifetime achievement  Bill Holman  saxaphone  Grammy Awards 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Hubert Laws

Hubert Laws is one of the very few to specialize on the flute in jazz, using it as his primary axe, and in doing so he has become the premier musician on the instrument. In three decades of playing, he has also mastered pop, rhythm-and-blues, and classical genres.

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• Продолжительность: 4:1
• Метки: jazz  classical music  flute  improvisation  rhythm and blues 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Cedar Walton

One of the great hard bop pianists, Cedar Walton is also known for his compositions, some of which have become jazz standards, such as "Bolivia," "Clockwise," and "Firm Roots." AB Spellman spoke with Mr. Walton about his musical journey from Dallas to New York to the world stage.

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• Продолжительность: 3:44
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  composer  jazz  lifetime achievement  piano  performer  arts  Cedar Walton 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to the Marsalis Family

It is not a surprise that the first group award of the NEA Jazz Masters has gone to the formidable Marsalis family - never before in jazz (or most any other art form) has a family produced so many masters of the form. The Adderleys, the Jones, even today's Clayton Brothers, all produced a few...

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• Продолжительность: 5:24
• Метки: jazz  jazz education  piano  saxophone  Ellis Marsalis  Delphayo Marsalis  Jason Marsalis  Wynton Marsalis  Branford Marsalis  New Orleans 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Von Freeman

Although not as well-known outside the Windy City as he should be, Earle Lavon "Von" Freeman, Sr. is considered a founder of the "Chicago School" of jazz tenorists, a distinction shared with Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin, and Clifford Jordan. With his individual sound, at once husky and melodic, he...

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• Продолжительность: 3:54
• Метки: jazz  music  Chicago School  saxophone  tenor saxophone  improvisation  Chicago  bebop  performance 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Sheila Jordan

Sheila Jordan is not only one of the premier singers in jazz, but she is known for her stimulating vocal workshops as well. A superb scat singer, she can just as easily reach the emotional depths of a ballad. Whether singing well-known standards or original material, she makes it all sound like...

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• Продолжительность: 3:57
• Метки: jazz  vocals  music  NEA  NEA Jazz Masters  singer  scat singing  performance  Detroit 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Muhal Richard Abrams

Muhal Richard Abrams -- pianist, composer, administrator, and educator -- is predominately a self-taught musician. He is highly respected by critics and musical peers as both a pianist and composer in a variety of musical styles, including jazz, extended forms of improvisation, and classical...

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• Продолжительность: 3:47
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  composer  jazz  lifetime achievement  blues  piano 

2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony & Concert

At the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert on January 10, 2012, the National Endowment for the Arts not only welcomed five new inductees into this elite group, but also celebrated 30 years of jazz and its importance in American culture. Held at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall,...

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• Продолжительность: 134:0
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  Jack dejohnette  Charlie Haden  Sheila Jordan  Jimmy Owens  Von Freeman  Chicago  bass  saxophone  drums  percussion  improvisation  composition  vocals  scat 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson's sound and innovative style on the vibraphone helped revitalize the instrument in the 1960s, adding an adventurous new voice to the free jazz and post bop eras. Jazz writer AB Spellman spoke with Mr. Henderson about what playing means to him.

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• Продолжительность: 3:46
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  composer  jazz  lifetime achievement  vibraphone  arts 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Yusef Lateef

A virtuoso on the traditional jazz instruments of saxophone and flute, Yusef Lateef also brings a broad spectrum of sounds to his music through his mastery of such Middle Eastern and Asian reed instruments as the bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, argol, sarewa, and taiwan koto. A major force on the...

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• Продолжительность: 3:53
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  composer  jazz  lifetime achievement  performer  saxophone  flute  oboe  educator  Yusef Lateef 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Annie Ross

As part of the vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Annie Ross was one of the early practitioners of a singing style known as "vocalese," which involves the setting of original lyrics to an instrumental jazz solo. She has been equally at home in the acting field, appearing in numerous films. AB...

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• Продолжительность: 3:21
• Метки: music  NEA Jazz Masters  performer  vocalist  vcalese  jazz  lifetime achievement  Lambert Hendricks & Ross 

NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero at Dizzy's

NEA Jazz Maste Candido Camero Performing with the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Bobby Sanabria at Dizzys Club Coca Cola on April 5, 2010. An early celebration of his 89th birthday on April 22nd. He has been an endorser of LP® for over 40 years.

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• Продолжительность: 1:25
• Метки: cadido  camero 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Charlie Haden

Musician, composer, bandleader, educator, producer, activist, Charlie Haden has created a powerful collection of work during his long and productive career. Lyrical and expressive on the bass, he has embraced a variety of musical genres, ranging from jazz to country to world music. His work as an...

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• Продолжительность: 3:30
• Метки: jazz  bass  performance  music  improvisation  education  NEA  NEA Jazz Master  Ornette Coleman  Liberation Music Orchestra 

Jack DeJohnette biography - NEA Jazz Masters 30th Anniversary

Jack DeJohnette biography - NEA Jazz Masters 30th Anniversary

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• Продолжительность: 3:22
• Метки: Jack dejohnette  NEA  biography  music  drums  percussions  Drum (Musical Instrument)  Drumming  NEA Jazz Masters 

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Panel, Part 1

On 1/11, 2008, writer and former NEA Deputy Chairman ABSpellman led a panel with the 2008 NEA Jazz Masters, exploring their careers, influences, and stories from their collective 270 years in the jazz business. Panelists included Joe Wilder, Candido Camereo, Quincy Jones, Gunther Schuller, and...

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• Продолжительность: 6:0
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  jazz  music  Joe Wilder  Candido Camereo  Quincy Jones  Gunther Schuller  Tom mcintosh  lifetime honors 

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Panel, Part 2

n 1/11, 2008, writer and former NEA Deputy Chairman ABSpellman led a panel with the 2008 NEA Jazz Masters, exploring their careers, influences, and stories from their collective 270 years in the jazz business. Panelists included Joe Wilder, Candido Camereo, Quincy Jones, Gunther Schuller, and Tom...

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• Продолжительность: 5:56
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  jazz  music  Candido Camereo  lifetime honors  percussion  drumming  Cuba 

NEA Jazz Masters: Tribute to Jimmy Owens

Jimmy Owens wears many hats. He is a trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, and music education consultant. His involvement as an advocate regarding the rights of jazz artists led to the founding of the Jazz Musician's Emergency Fund, a program of the Jazz Foundation of America. See a more...

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• Продолжительность: 3:19
• Метки: jazz  trumpet  composer  arranger  educator  music education  Jazz Musician's Emergency Fund  music  education  performance 

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Panel, Part 3

On 1/11, 2008, writer and former NEA Deputy Chairman ABSpellman led a panel with the 2008 NEA Jazz Masters, exploring their careers, influences, and stories from their collective 270 years in the jazz business. Panelists included Joe Wilder, Candido Camereo, Quincy Jones, Gunther Schuller, and...

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• Продолжительность: 2:25
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  jazz  music  Quincy Jones  lifetime honors  composition  producer  arranger 

George Benson's NEA Jazz Masters video

Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, George Benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. Rounding out his singular approach with sly, seductive rhythm...

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• Продолжительность: 5:22
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters video 

NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston

American Jazz Museum Kansas city, Mo 64108

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• Продолжительность: 6:28
• Метки: Jazz Master  Jazz  NEA Jazz Master  Randy Weston  American jazz museum  kansas city  18th vine. 

The Pace Report: "The 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Induction Ceremonies"

The 2011 Association of Performing Arts Presenters ended this year's conference with the 2011 National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters Induction Ceremonies. Held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, this years induction class included composer and lyricist Johnny Mandel, flutist Hubert...

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• Продолжительность: 16:21
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  2011 NEA Jazz Masters  Dave Liebman  Hubert Laws  The Marsalis Family  Johnny Mandel  Orrin Keepnews  Ellis Marsailis  Brian Pace  The Pace Report 

2008 NEA Jazz Masters Panel, Part 4

On 1/11, 2008, writer and former NEA Deputy Chairman ABSpellman led a panel with the 2008 NEA Jazz Masters, exploring their careers, influences, and stories from their collective 270 years in the jazz business. Panelists included Joe Wilder, Candido Camereo, Quincy Jones, Gunther Schuller, and...

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• Продолжительность: 6:14
• Метки: NEA Jazz Masters  jazz  music  Gunther Schuller  lifetime honors  composition  classical music  Third Stream 

NEA Jazz Masters: Interview with Kenny Barron

With more than 40 albums to his name, and scores more that he has appeared on, Kenny Barron's imprint on jazz is large. The pianist has been recognized the world over as a master of performance and composition.AB Spellman talks with Mr. Barron about his early influences.

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• Продолжительность: 3:33
• Метки: Kenny Barron  music  NEA Jazz Masters  jazz  lifetime achievement  piano  jazz educator  performer