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“These are people we build statues to in our hearts.”
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“Lives like this are so rich, so full, so productive, so creative, that they can’t really be mourned they can only be celebrated,” Spellman said. Spellman offered a discursive, elegantly rendered, extemporaneous eulogy for late NEA Jazz Masters John Levy, Von Freeman and Dave Brubeck. Wein introduced Allison, who accompanied his daughter, Amy, as she sang his hymn-like ballad “Was.” Then author A.B. NEA Director of Music and Opera Wayne Brown then introduced each of the Jazz Masters in attendance: Muhal Richard Abrams, George Avakian, David Baker, Candido Camero, Paquito D’Rivera, Chico Hamilton, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Heath, Ahmad Jamal, Sheila Jordan, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Dan Morgenstern, Jimmy Owens, Annie Ross, McCoy Tyner, George Wein, Randy Weston, Joe Wilder and Marsalis family members Ellis, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason.
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The group interpreted Dave Brubeck’s “In Your Own Sweet Way” with an extraordinary level of interactivity, nuance and swing. A worldwide online audience viewed the ceremony via simultaneous HD webcasts from both Jazz at Lincoln Center’s website and the NEA website, as well as through collaborative live broadcasts on WBGO-FM, NPR Music and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.Īfter a set by pianist Helen Sung, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Obed Calvaire, emcee Wynton Marsalis introduced NEA Jazz Masters pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jimmy Cobb as the house band for the evening. Twenty-eight NEA Jazz Masters attended with their families and guests. 14, pianist Mose Allison, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, Village Vanguard owner Lorraine Gordon and pianist Eddie Palmieri joined the ranks of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters, expanding the list of honorees to 128 members.ĭue to budgetary constraints, the NEA diverged from the more expansive celebrations of recent years by consolidating the proceedings into a one-day event that culminated with a black-tie gala at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. I am now deleting all my Quernus bookmarks though, because I’m scared I’ll just go and buy everything.2013 NEA Jazz Masters (seated from left) Eddie Palmieri, Mose Allison and Lou Donaldson with (standing) the NEA’s Joan Shigekawa and Wayne Brown (Photo: Michael G. Harry Potter geeks, Terry Pratchett geeks, Comic Book geeks, Torchwood geeks, Hobbit geeks, Manga geeks, Dr Who geeks, Science geeks, Star Wars geeks, or just a geek who likes cute things.Ĭheck out the Quernus Crafts website too, where you can shop or even commission your own Quernus creation. But then I looked through some of the other things that Kirsten has made and found there was a goldmine of beautifully crafted figurines, and something for any type of geek. I was a HUGE fan of Firefly (why, Fox, whyyy?) so was instantly drawn to this precious piece of polymer clay. It’s Mal Reynolds! From Firefly! But he’s a mouse! But seriously, I’ve just had the biggest cute-fest in weeks browsing through Quernus Crafts’ photostream over on Flickr, after seeing this incredibly wonderful mini sculpture: Have you ever seen something so cute you’ve actually squealed out loud? Of course you have you’re a Geek Crafts reader.