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Jan 14, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; Rocco Landesman, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman; and Joan Shigekawa, National Endowment for the Arts Senior Deputy Chairman pause for a photo during the luncheon saluting the 2011 Class of NEA Jazz Masters at Jazz at Lincoln Center. View Photo

Jan 14, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant (far left) and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman (far right) pause for a photo with 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Jason Marsalis, Hubert Laws, Orrin Keepnews, Ellis Marsalis, Jr., David Liebman, Johnny Mandel, Branford Marsalis, and Wynton Marsalis at the Jazz Masters Reunion Luncheon on January 11, 2011. View Photo

Jan 14, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant welcomes guests to the luncheon saluting the 2011 Class of NEA Jazz Masters at Jazz at Lincoln Center. View Photo

Jan 14, 2011 BMI President & CEO Del Bryant (left) presents an engraved silver plate to 2011 Jazz Master and BMI composer Hubert Laws, with NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. View Photo

Jan 14, 2011 BMI composer and 2011 Jazz Master David Liebman celebrates with NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and BMI President & CEO Del Bryant. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Pictured at the “Come Back Song” #1 dinner are BMI’s Clay Bradley and Jody Williams, co-writer Casey Beathard, Darius Rucker, and BMI’s Bradley Collins. Written by Beathard, Chris Stapleton, and Rucker, the song is the lead single from Rucker’s second country album Charleston, SC 1966. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 BMI toasted the team behind Darius Rucker’s latest chart-topper, “Come Back Song,” at an intimate dinner on Tuesday, January 11. Written by Casey Beathard, Chris Stapleton, and Rucker, the song is the lead single from Rucker’s second country album Charleston, SC 1966. Pictured are Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Mike Whelan, BMI’s Jody Williams and Clay Bradley, McGhee Management’s Scott McGhee, co-writer… View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Pictured performing during the January installment of BMI’s Acoustic Lounge series are Jose Promis, Kristi Jo, Michelle Fletcher, and Jason Reid. View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 BMI’s January edition of its Acoustic Lounge series provided a smorgasbord of sweet acoustic sounds. The performances took place on Monday, January 10, and featured singer/songwriters Kristi Jo, Jason Reid, Michelle Fletcher and Jose Promis. Held on the first Monday of each month at Genghis Cohen (740 N. Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood), Acoustic Lounge is free and open to the… View Photo

Jan 13, 2011 Rhett Akins (far right) celebrates with his collaborators, Dallas Davidson (middle) and Ben Hayslip (far left) at the “All About Tonight” #1 party on January 7. View Photo