In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Jazz at Lincoln Center offers jazz fans around the world the opportunity to participate in the 2018 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame induction process. The public can cast votes online via http://academy.jazz.org/hall-of-fame/ for legendary artists of the jazz community who have been nominated based on their dedication and outstanding contributions to the music. Voting is open now and will close on April 28, 2018, at 11:59 pm ET.
Jazz at Lincoln Center will announce the 2018 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame class on April 29. The legacy of each inductee will be celebrated at curated sets on July 17-19, 2018 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Viewers can tune in via live webcast at jazz.org/live.
The 2018 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame nominees are:
Jimmie Blanton
Nat Cole
Roy Haynes
Jon Hendricks
Freddie Hubbard
Nina Simone
Cecil Taylor
Frank Trumbauer
Dinah Washington
Teddy Wilson
The 2018 EJHF nominees were selected by a Jazz at Lincoln Center-appointed panel which includes Bill Charlap, Aaron Diehl, Jon Faddis, Will Friedwald, Ethan Iverson, Jerome Jennings, Renee Rosnes, Ellen Rowe, Catherine Russell, Bobby Sanabria, Phil Schaap, Loren Schoenberg, Bria Skonberg, Terell Stafford, Helen Sung, and Ben Young. The top three nominees, determined by the popular vote, will be inducted into the 2018 EJHF class.
This initiative is made possible through a generous
gift from Ray and Barbara Dalio
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges
its major corporate partners:
Bloomberg, Brooks Brothers, The Coca-Cola Company,
Con Edison, Entergy, JP Morgan Chase, Lincoln Center Corporate Fund, Movado, Related, Sirius XM, United Airlines.