Скачать или смотреть NEA Jazz Masters: Ira Gitler (2017)

Ira Gitler is an American jazz historian, journalist, educator, and author who has written several books about jazz and hundreds of liner notes for jazz recordings. He has also written for many jazz publications, and served as associate editor of DownBeat during the 1960s. In the 1980s and '90s he produced concerts for George Wein’s New York jazz festivals. Gitler also taught jazz history at several colleges and is considered one of the great historians and champions of the music. He is the recipient of the 2017 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy. More information: https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/ira-...

Visit the National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Masters Fellowships section to learn more about the recipients of our nation’s highest honor in jazz: https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz