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

“National Endowment for the Arts salutes … Leontyne Price soprano, Carlisle Floyd composer/librettist, Richard Gaddes general director, James Levine music director/conductor, October 31, 2008.”–P. 1.

A comparison of total revenues for nonprofit and taxable performing arts (theater, music, dance) based on the Economic Censuses of 1992, 1987, 1982, and 1977. State and regional estimates are also provided.

Economic census data show 9,303 performing arts companies in 2002, up by 104 from 1997. The data also reveal that many states with large numbers of companies, such as New York and California, lost organizations, while small states such as North Dakota and Mississippi added companies.

A comparison based on total revenues for nonprofit and taxable performing arts organizations (theater, dance, music). State and regional estimates are also provided.