DEJF Lifetime Achievement Award
Each year, as part of its mission, the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF)
honors jazz greats for their lifetime contributions to jazz and humanity.
The DEJF Lifetime Achievement Award is bestowed, at a concert during the
annual festival, to individuals who serve as model representatives for jazz.
Award winners have dedicated their lives to
jazz as an art form, an education tool, and a unifying force.
This year’s award recipients are George T. Wein and Buck Hill.
Past DEJF Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients are:
Hank Jones (2007)
Clark Terry (2007)
Dr. Billy Taylor (2006)
Dave Brubeck (2005)
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