IAJE 2005 Pictures by Jon Hammond
NEA Jazz Master JIMMY SMITH
c) 2005 JON HAMMOND International, Inc.
official website: http://community.webtv.net/laterent/JONHAMMOND *A sad note about the passing of Jimmy Smith on Feb. 9 2005 in Arizona just one month after receiving the NEA Jazz Master Award. Jon Hammond said: "He clearly demonstrated that he could play more organ with one hand tied behind his back the night he received his award..very funny cat too!" *as pictured, photo by Jon Hammond
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
BOB FLORENCE and ASCAP's FRAN RICHARD
NEA Jazz Masters PAQUITO D'RIVERA & NANCY WILSON
2005 IAJE honoree HERBIE HANCOCK
NEA Chairman DANA GIOIA
NEA Jazz Master GERALD WILSON
ASCAP honoree BOB FLORENCE interviewed by JON HAMMOND
NEA Jazz Master GEORGE WEIN
DICK JOHNSON accepts NEA Jazz Master Award for ARTIE SHAW
NEA Chariman DANA GIOIA
NEA Jazz Master KENNY BURRELL
JIMMY SMITH accepting NEA Jazz Master Award
GERRI ALLEN
RAMSEY LEWIS
NEA Jazz Master SLIDE HAMPTON
2005 NEA Jazz Masters
from l to r: Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, George Wein
*in absentia: Artie Shaw, Shirley Horn
Paquito D'Rivera telling Dizzy story, Slide & George look on
Jimmy Smith telling story, Kenny Burrell looking on
Radio veteran TONY MOWOD WDUQ
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DR. HERB WONG (in foreground)-Jazz Media Communications & Productions
George Wein telling story
Presentation of $100,000 check from Verizon to NEA Chairman Dana Gioia
NEA Jazz Master ROY HAYNES
organist RHODA SCOTT & LUCIEN DOBAT drums
ASCAP's Director of Awards KEN CICERALE, JON HAMMOND and ASCAP's VP and Director of Concert Music FRANCES RICHARD
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DEREK SIVERS of CD Baby with JON HAMMOND
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Saxophonist TIM ARMACOST & BILLY HART
NEA Jazz Master HERBIE HANCOCK
IAJE President 2004-2006 H. DAVID CAFFEY
DEREK SIVERS of CD Baby and Journalist BRET PRIMACK
JIMMY SMITH playing the New Portable Hammond B3 organ
2005 NEA Jazz Master SHIRLEY HORN
JIMMY SMITH getting down!