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Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced

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Topic: Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced
Posted By: snobb
Subject: Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced
Date Posted: 03 May 2016 at 3:58pm

Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced

Eight jazz artists among this year’s honorees

By http://jazztimes.com/contributors/261-jazztimes" rel="nofollow - JazzTimes

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced 21 recipients of its fifth annual Doris Duke Artist Awards. Among them are eight jazz artists:

Dave Douglas
Fred Hersch
Wayne Horvitz
Jason Moran
Matana Roberts
Jen Shyu
Wadada Leo Smith
Henry Threadgill


According to a press release from the DDCF, artists are “appointed in recognition of their creative vitality and ongoing contributions to the fields of dance, jazz and theater.”

Awardees will each receive $275,000 “in flexible, multi-year funding as well as financial and legal counseling, professional development activities and peer-to-peer learning opportunities provided by Creative Capital, DDCF’s primary partner in the awards,” according to the press release.



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