The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced the first-ever recipients of its Doris Duke Impact Awards and the third group of individuals to receive Doris Duke Artist Awards. Both awards, according to a press release, “are part of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, a special, 10-year initiative of the foundation to empower, invest in and celebrate artists by offering flexible, multi-year funding in response to financial challenges that are specific to the performing arts.”
Doris Duke Artist Award recipients receive $275,000, and Doris Duke Impact Award recipients receive $80,000.
The 2014 Artist award recipients with connections to jazz are:
• Oliver Lake
• Steve Lehman
• Roscoe Mitchell
• Zeena Parkins
• Craig Taborn
• Randy Weston
The 2014 Doris Duke Impact award recipients with connections to jazz are:
• Muhal Richard Abrams
• Ambrose Akinmusire
• Steve Coleman
• Ben Monder
• Aruán Ortiz
• Matana Roberts
• Jen Shyu