NEA Jazz Masters: Willard Jenkins (2024)

Willard Jenkins has been involved in jazz as a writer, broadcaster, educator, historian, artistic director and arts consultant since the 1970s and is one of the major voices in promulgating the music and its importance to American culture. Currently the artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival and host of the Ancient/Future program on DC’s WPFW radio station, Jenkins is an authority on the local as well as national jazz scene. Jenkins is the 2024 recipient of the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy given to those who have made major contributions to the appreciation, knowledge, and advancement of the American jazz art form.
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows upon jazz musicians. Nominations are now open for the 2025 class of NEA Jazz Master. The NEA will honor musicians who represent a range of styles and instruments. In addition, one fellowship-the A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy-will be given to an individual who has made major contributions to the appreciation, knowledge, and advancement of the American jazz art form. Nominations are due October 31, 2024.
Visit the National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Masters Fellowships section to learn more about how to submit a nomination: www.arts.gov/h...

[@maisoui62]

A wonderful writer about jazz.

[@brunocoltrane]

he only write books or for websites and stuff like that?

[@maisoui62]

⁠@@brunocoltrane - I don’t know. I was commenting on his talk. Maybe newspaper articles or magazines? I just liked listening to him talk.