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Jazz At Lincoln Center announced the 2008 inductees into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame (NEJHF). Saxophonist Ornette Coleman, arranger Gil Evans, vocalist Bessie Smith and pianist Mary Lou Williams will be honored at a private luncheon on Nov. 20 at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, where each will be celebrated with their own video and web installation.
To date, Jazz At Lincoln Center has inducted 30 members into its Hall of Fame and will continue to induct four new members annually. These inductees are nominated by a committee of select musicians and scholars and voted in by an international voting panel comprised of more than 50 artists, journalists and scholars.
Inductees in the Hall of Fame are also celebrated throughout Jazz At Lincoln Center’s 2008-’09 programming season in the Hall of Fame concert series.
More info: jalc.org/halloffame
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