“Presented by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Opera America … made possible by The Boeing Company.”

Brochure describing NEA program Jazz in the Schools.

Includes bibliographical references (p.98) and selected discography for each performer.

gift agreement

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Profiles NEA Jazz Masters from 1982 to 2012 with brief biographies and selected discographies for all 124 honorees. Includes an essay on the 30th anniversary of the program by NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern, and an audio CD of NEA-produced Jazz Moments, radio shorts of interviews with NEA Jazz Masters. January 2012.

Includes selected discographies for each musician

CD (Jazz moments) contains brief segments of interviews with jazz musicians on various subjects.

CD Tracks: Introduction by A. B. Spelman — Early inspiration from hearing live music : Kenny Barron, Muhal Richard Abrams, Marian McPartland, Buddy DeFranco — Early inspiration from radio & recordings : Jim Hall, Cedar Walton, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dan Morgenstern, George Avakian — Early inspiration from teachers : Johnny Mandel, Ramsey Lewis, Curtis Fuller — First instruments : Roy Haynes, Yusef Lateef, George Benson, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Heath, Hubert Laws — FIrst performing experiences : Quincy Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Buddy DeFranco, Annie Ross, McCoy Tyner, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cobb, Chico Hamilton — Relating to audiences : Bobby Hutcherson, Slide Hampton — The art of improvisation : Lee Konitz, Jim Hall, Kenny Barron — Composing and arranging : Yusef Lateef, Jon Hendricks, Bill Holman, Frank Foster, Gerald Wilson, Johnny Mandel — Musical influences and mentors : Snooky Young, Frank Wess, Marian McPartland, Curtis Fuller, George Benson, Herbie Hancock — Jazz education : Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Dave Liebman — Why jazz? : George Benson, Jimmy Heath, Dave Brubeck