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:: 1998 Jazz Masters


Ron Carter
Bassist, Cellist Composer, Educator
 


James Moody
Saxophonist, Flutist, Vocalist, Educator
 


Wayne Shorter
Saxophonist, Composer
 

   

Photo credits:
Ron Carter: by Tom Pich/tompich.com
James Moody: by Tom Pich/tompich.com
Wayne Shorter: by Michael Wilderman<br>jazzvisionsphotos.com

For high-resolution press images of the 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, please contact NEA Public Affairs at 202-682-5570 or auclaire@arts.gov

     

The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that our government bestows upon jazz musicians. These fellowships are given in recognition that this magnificent art form, so profoundly based in American culture, is one of America's greatest gifts to the world.

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