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Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929 – May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. [1] He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the Sextet's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the self-proclaimed highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians. [ 1 ]
He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship award in January 2004. Hall was one of the first artists to join the fan-funded label ArtistShare and released Magic Meeting in 2005. In 2006, on behalf of the French Minister of Culture, Kareen Rispal, Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of France, bestowed Hall with the honor of Chevalier dans l ...
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. [1]
Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) [1] is an American jazz drummer and band leader. [2] He was with McCoy Tyner's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with Vincent Herring formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He is part of the NEA Jazz Masters awards class of 2023.
In April 2017, Bridgewater was the recipient of an NEA Jazz Masters Award [10] with honors bestowed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and in 2018 was awarded the 2018 Maria Fisher Founder's Award by the Thelonious Monk/Hancock Institute of Jazz. [11] Bridgewater was also, in November 2019, inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. [12]
University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (2007, 2009) Celebrating Billie Holiday, St. Peter's Church, New York, NY (2008) Giants of Jazz, South Orange, NJ (2002–2009) Honors and awards. A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy (2012) Y’All New York Salutes Jimmy Owens (2009)
Pages in category "Musical groups from Nashville, Tennessee" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 235 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .