National Endowment for the Arts Announces Live Webcast of 2011 NEA
Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert on January 11, 2011
Panel Discussion with 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Moved to 1:00 p.m. on
January 10, 2011

Washington, DC – The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at
Lincoln Center announced today that the NEA Jazz Masters Awards
Ceremony & Concert on January 11, 2011, will be video streamed live
for those unable to attend in person. The concert will begin at 7:30
p.m. EST and can be accessed through arts.gov.

In addition, a live audio broadcast will be carried through three
outlets: Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s Real Jazz Channel 70, WBGO radio
on 88.3FM or wbgo.org, and at NPR Music (npr.org/music).

The NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert honors the recipients
of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Award-the nation’s highest honor in this
distinctly American music. The 2011 NEA Jazz Masters are Hubert Laws,
David Liebman, Johnny Mandel, and the Marsalis Family-Ellis Marsalis,
Jr., Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, and Jason
Marsalis. In addition, the 2011 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award
for Jazz Advocacy is awarded to Orrin Keepnews.

The Awards Ceremony & Concert will feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program dedicated to the honorees’
works; honorees Mr. Liebman, Mr. Laws, and the Marsalis Family will
perform. The evening also will feature a special performance by
Roberta Gambarini and others in honor of the Jazz Masters who have
passed away in the last year: Hank Jones, Abbey Lincoln, James Moody,
and Dr. Billy Taylor.

The concert is sold out but stand-by tickets will be distributed on
January 11, with the line beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Jazz at
Lincoln Center Box Office, Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor.
Those who do not receive a ticket are invited to watch the concert via
simulcast at Frederick P. Rose Hall.

Please see below for a full list of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters events
open to the press:

MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.* Panel discussion with 2011 NEA Jazz Masters led by
A.B. Spellman- This event is free to the public on a first come, first
served basis. Doors open at 12:45 pm.

Location: The Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Studio in the Irene
Diamond Education Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.
Please note: This event will also be webcast and can be accessed
through arts.gov.

* NOTE THE NEW TIME FOR THIS EVENT

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011

6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Photo Opportunity with 2011 NEA Jazz Masters plus
more than 30 previously-recognized NEA Jazz Masters. (See attached
list.) Open to press only.

Location: The Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Studio in the Irene
Diamond Education Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert.

Location: Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street.

Please note: This event will also be webcast and can be accessed
through arts.gov.

For interviews with the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters or to attend any of the
events listed above, please contact Liz Stark at 202-682-5744 or [email protected].

The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in
1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the
NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence,
creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and
communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state
arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the
philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit
the NEA at arts.gov.

About NEA Jazz Masters: NEA Jazz Masters are selected from nominations
submitted by the public and receive a one-time fellowship award of
$25,000, are honored at a public awards ceremony, and may participate
in NEA-sponsored promotional, performance, and educational activities.
Only living musicians or jazz advocates may be nominated for the NEA
Jazz Masters honor.

The National Endowment for the Arts has supported jazz artists and
organizations since 1969, providing millions of dollars in grants and
awards. In 2004, the NEA significantly expanded its NEA Jazz Masters
program and in 2005 created the NEA Jazz Masters Initiative, a
comprehensive program of jazz support that includes the NEA Jazz
Masters Award; NEA Jazz Masters Live, a series of performance and
educational engagements in selected communities, featuring NEA Jazz
Masters; radio programming featuring NEA Jazz Masters; educational
resources through the NEA Jazz in the Schools program produced by the
Arts Endowment in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center; and
publications and reports. For more information on NEA Jazz Masters,
the public is invited to visit the website, at neajazzmasters.org.

Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences
for jazz. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and
a comprehensive array of guest artists, Jazz at Lincoln Center
advances a unique vision for the continued development of the art of
jazz by producing a year-round schedule of performance, education, and
broadcast events for audiences of all ages. These productions include
concerts, national and international tours, residencies, hall of fame
inductions, weekly national radio and television programs, recordings,
publications, an annual high school jazz band competition and
festival, a band director academy, jazz appreciation curriculum for
students, music publishing, children’s concerts, lectures, adult
education courses, student and educator workshops, and interactive
websites. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis,
Chairman Lisa Schiff, and Executive Director Adrian Ellis, Jazz at
Lincoln Center produces thousands of events each season in its home in
New York City, Frederick P. Rose Hall, and around the world. For more
information visit jalc.org.