via Forbes
Honorees—selected by jazz enthusiasts worldwide—will be inducted next month at curated performances, with special tributes, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club in New York
Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced the 2024 inductees into its Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.
They are composer, pianist and bandleader Dave Brubeck; drummer and bandleader Kenny Clarke; alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson; trumpeter Kenny Dorham; drummer Roy Haynes; singer and songwriter Sheila Jordan; and bandleader, arranger and composer of salsa and Latin jazz Eddie Palmieri.
The honorees will be inducted at curated performances and through moving tributes at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club in New York from October 15 to 17 and on October 30. Performers and presenters scheduled to appear include Jaleel Shaw, John Patitucci, Christian McBride, Chris Brubeck, Roni Ben Hur, Gabriela Palmieri and Marcus Gilmore.
Each honoree was selected from a pool of nominees who had received a high volume of votes from jazz enthusiasts worldwide in previous years.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame induction ceremony schedule will include the following concerts:
Celebrating Roy Haynes, at 7:00 p.m. October 15, and featuring Jaleel Shaw, saxophone; Dave Kikoski, piano; John Patitucci, bass; and Marcus Gilmore, drums. Haynes will be inducted into the EJHF by musician, recording artist and educator Christian McBride.
Honoring Eddie Palmieri at 9:30 p.m. on October 17, featuring Conrad Herwig, trombone; Zaccai Curtis, piano; Luques Curtis, bass; and Camilo Molina, drums. Palmieri will be inducted into the EJHF by his daughter, Gabriela Palmieri.
The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 and is located in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home in Manhattan. It is named after the late Nesuhi Ertegun, Atlantic Records partner; his brother, Ahmet, co-founded the company. The Hall of Fame’s first class of inductees included Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Bix Beiderbecke, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum and Lester Young.