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Apr 22, 2015 2008 NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero, 2001 NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston and Fatamata Weston at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 2015 NEA Jazz Masters George Coleman Sr. and Charles Lloyd celebrate at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 2015 NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal is surrounded by NEA’s Music & Opera Director Ann Meier Baker, NEA’s Chair Jane Chu, and BMI’s Vice President,Writer/Publisher & Industry Relations Charlie Feldman at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 NEA’s Music & Opera Director Ann Meier Baker, NEA’s Chair Jane Chu, and BMI’s Vice President, Writer/Publisher & Industry Relations Charlie Feldman flank 2015 NEA Jazz Master George Coleman, Sr. at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 NEA’s Music & Opera Director Ann Meier Baker and NEA Chair Jane Chu with 2015 NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 2010 NEA Jazz Master Muhal Richard Abrams is surrounded by his daughter and wife (seated) and NEA Chair Jane Chu. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 2015 NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley shares a good laugh with Steve Swallow, 2000 NEA Jazz Master David Baker and Mrs. Lida Baker at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 22, 2015 2009 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb is flanked by NEA’s Jazz Specialist Katja von Schuttenbach and Eleana Cobb at the BMI/NEA Jazz Masters annual luncheon. View Photo

Apr 18, 2015 Nashville-based BMI songwriter Travis Meadows shows the audience his talent for writing emotional country tracks. Meadows has written songs for fellow BMI writers Jake Owen, Frankie Ballard and Eric Church. View Photo

Apr 18, 2015 Playing songs off his latest EP, Staring at Maps – Pt. 1, BMI songwriter Sean Bruce rocks the BMI stage at the French Quarter Festival. View Photo