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Marsalis Family, Hubert Laws, Dave Liebman Saluted as NEA Jazz Masters

BMI partnered with the National Endowment for the Arts and its Chairman Rocco Landesman to celebrate the 2011 Class of NEA Jazz Masters at a luncheon at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 11. In addition to the Marsalis family, BMI composers Hubert Laws and Dave Liebman were honored along with legendary composer and producers Johnny Mandel and Orrin Keepnews. "I am really pleased to continue the…
NEA Salutes 2010 Jazz Masters

The National Endowment for the Arts saluted the gilt-edged coterie of 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Award honorees on Tuesday, January 12 in New York City. As part of the celebration, BMI hosted a celebratory luncheon at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. An overwhelming majority of the honorees are BMI composers: Recipients in the Pianist, Composer, Educator category included Muhal Richard Abrams and
BMI Composers Dominate List of 2010 NEA Jazz Masters

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced the 2010 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Award, and an overwhelming majority of the honorees are BMI composers. Recipients in the Pianist, Composer, Educator category are Muhal Richard Abrams and Kenny Barron; in the Vibraphonist, Marimba Player, Composer field, Bobby Hutcherson will be honored; in the Saxophonist, Flutist, Oboist, Composer, Educator field,…
