Washington, DC—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest award bestowed by our nation on jazz musicians and advocates. Today, the NEA announced the newest recipients of this honor: Carmen Lundy, Airto Moreira, Patrice Rushen, and A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy recipient Rhonda Hamilton.
“Drummer, percussionist, composer, and educator Airto Moreira is a defining voice in jazz percussion, with skills on instruments ranging from the tambourine to the bongos.”