{"id":1509,"date":"2014-01-15T14:59:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T19:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2014-01-15T18:46:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T23:46:48","slug":"nea-2014-jazz-masters-investiture-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2014\/01\/nea-2014-jazz-masters-investiture-photo-gallery.html","title":{"rendered":"NEA 2014 Jazz Masters’ investiture photo gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photographer S\u00c3\u00a1nta Istv\u00c3\u00a1n\u00c2\u00a0Csaba<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0flew from Budapest to attend the NEA’s 2014 Jazz Masters awards ceremony, and here are some of his fresh images.<\/p>\n

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Jamey Abersold’s “Ornithology” onstage at the Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center; photo by S\u00c3\u00a1nta Istv\u00c3\u00a1n Csaba<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m reporting about the event for Down Beat, so must reserve most of my comments prior to publication. The entire three-hour event<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0can be watched at the NEA’s website.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Braxton; photo by S\u00c3\u00a1nta Istv\u00c3\u00a1n Csaba<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soledad O’Brien<\/p><\/div>\n

However, many controversies could arise from the program. The most notable within the Allen Room itself as the evening unfolded concerned new Jazz Master Anthony Braxton’s 40+ minute peroration. I’ve followed Braxton’s music for more than 40 years, and wonder what else than a long, spirited, self-referential improvised speech one could expect from a musician whose first record release, For Alto<\/em><\/a>, was a two-LP set of solo sax improvisations? If a stage manager had wanted Braxton to conclude, co-MC Soledad O’Brien could have easily been asked to step up and help Braxton offstage. But the producer’s advance message to each Master receiving their Award was: “It’s your show . . .”<\/p>\n

Prior to the program that was streamed, many formerly inducted Jazz Masters participated in a group photo:<\/p>\n

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rear row, from l. – Randy Weston, Jamey Aebersold, Anthony Braxton, Keith Jarrett, Richard Davis
2nd row: Eddie Palmieri, Dave Liebman, Muhal Richard Abrams, Jimmy Owens, Dan Morgenstern, Kenny Barron
front row: Candido Camero, Annie Ross, Delfeayo Marsalis, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Heath, David Baker
at side: NEA Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00c2\u00a0It was more fun to meet the Masters up close and personal —<\/p>\n

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Richard David, bassist<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jamey Aebersold, saxophonist and educator<\/p><\/div>\n

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Keith Jarrett, improvising pianist<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"EddiePalmieri-1\"<\/a>

Eddie Palmieri, pianist-composer-bandleader<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cecil Taylor, pianist<\/p><\/div>\n

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from l.: Annie Ross, Dave Liebman, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Owens, Sheila Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Music highlights included a beautiful rendition of the late Master Frank Wess’ composition “Placidtude” —<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Owens and Kenny Barron<\/p><\/div>\n

Joe Lovano and young musicians drawn from JALC circles performed “Blue Bossa” by the late Jazz Master Kenny Dorham —<\/p>\n

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bassist Yasushi Nakamura, tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, drummer Mark Whitfield Jr.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Jimmy Heath and Melissa Aldana, winner of the 2013 Thelonious Monk saxophone competition, ended the event with Heath’s “New Picture” —<\/p>\n

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Tenor saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Jimmy Heath<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00c2\u00a0Wynton Marsalis, \u00c2\u00a0 Jazz Master and JALC managing\/artistic director,\u00c2\u00a0co-hosted the program —<\/p>\n

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I’m reporting on the NEA Jazz Masters events for Down Beat, so reserve most comments ’til publication. But some controversies regarding the ceremonial events may emerge . . . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-main","8":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Owens-Barron.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1i3CL-ol","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1182,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2013\/01\/how-to-recognize-nea-jazz-masters.html","url_meta":{"origin":1509,"position":0},"title":"How to recognize NEA Jazz Masters","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"January 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"There is no Golden Globes, Emmies, Oscars or highly hyped Grammys for jazz. 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