Sep 23, 2025 11:09 AM
Amina Claudine Myers Revisits Her Formative Years
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
“Who I am today is because of my experiences with the AACM,” Amina Claudine Myers said of the artist-led Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
Sep 23, 2025 11:09 AM
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
2024 NEA Jazz Masters Amina Claudine Myers, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard and Willard Jenkins.
Apr 9, 2024 3:29 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
Terence Blanchard is one of four new NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Honorees.
Jul 13, 2023 11:45 AM
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Check out the Kenny Barron Trio on March 20.
Mar 22, 2021 9:37 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, some…
Pianist Ramsey Lewis performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 1.
Sep 11, 2018 12:04 PM
Although singer Dianne Reeves’ set was cut short by a thunderstorm and alto saxophonist Maceo Parker proclaimed early…
Amina Claudine Myers performs at The New School’s 12th Street Auditorium on Jan. 6 during Winter Jazzfest.
Jan 17, 2017 3:55 PM
For all its eminence on the New York scene—the first jazz festival of the year, with over 150 acts across a dozen…
