mcarthur ignores jazz composers and improvisers

[alocispepraluger102]

only in the u.s.------------whom would you recommend as worthy?

link

.....But considering the MacArthur program, established since in 1981 has included jazz-related musicians frequently since 1988 (starting with Ran Blake and Max Roach, continuing with George Russell, Ali Akbar Khan, Gunther Schuller, Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Ken Vandermark, George E. Lewis, Edgar Meyer — with whom Chris Thile has collaborated — Reginald Robinson, Regina Carter, John Zorn, Corey Harris, Miguel Zenon, Jason Moran and Dafnis Prieto), and that the fellowships are not for past works but rather investments in the artists and hence their art forms’ futures, the absence this year is disappointing........

Edited October 3, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[Blue Train]

Those who I know who have won. Some of them make no sense when you consider whom they could have been chosen instead.

Max Roach 1988

Ran Blake 1988

Gunther Schuller 1991

Cecil Taylor 1991

Stanley Crouch 1993 (No comment.)

Ornette Coleman 1994

Anthony Braxton 1994

Ken Vandermark 1999

George E. Lewis 2002

Regina Carter 2006

John Zorn 2006

Jason Moran 2010

Dafnis Prieto 2011

Edited October 3, 2012 by Blue Train

[Blue Train]

A full list of all the winners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Fellows_Program

[colinmce]

I noticed but figure it's OK to take a year off. Glad to see Junot Diaz and Dinaw Mingetsu get a prize.

[Blue Train]

Some of those that come to mind. Some are so obvious it's actually embarrassing when you consider half of those that won and they haven't.

Sonny Rollins

Roscoe Mitchel

Wayne Shorter

Mcoy Tyner

Lee Konitz

Andrew Cyrille

Hamid Drake

Dave Holland

Herbie Hankcock (yeah, he least of all needs the money and really hasn't been relevant with regards to Jazz in a long time, but still.)

Randy Weston

Charles Tolliver

Muhal Richard Abrams

Joe Lovano

Dave Douglas

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Edited October 3, 2012 by Blue Train