JAZZed Magazine

At the recent 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert at Lincoln Center, the National Endowment for the Arts not only welcomed five new inductees into this elite group, but also celebrated 30 years of jazz and its importance in American culture. Held at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, nearly 40 previously named NEA Jazz Masters attended and more than 15 – including three of this year's inductees – joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program of works that were also all composed by NEA Jazz Masters.

The 2012 class of Jazz Masters includes Jack DeJohnette, Von Freeman, Charlie Haden, Sheila Jordan, and Jimmy Owens.

To learn more, visit www.neajazzmasters.org.