24 June 2011
Today Charlie Haden takes his rightful place among the all time jazz greats as he receives the 2012 Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts in the USA.
Charlie joins luminaries such as Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Ella Fitzgerald in list of previous winners of the Jazz Masters accolade, as awarded at the National Council on the Arts. Charlie told us "it's a great honour" before dashing off to the ceremony, which is streamed live on www.arts.gov and available to stream-on-demand thereafter.
Well done Charlie Haden!