Bessie Awards
Jazz musicians who received the Bessie Awards: list of 4 recipients by year.
The New York Dance and Performance Awards, also known as the Bessie Awards, are awarded annually for exceptional achievement by independent dance artists presenting their work in New York City. The broad categories of the awards are: choreography, performance, music composition and visual design. The Bessie Awards were established in 1983.
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Recipients
| 1984 | Anthony Davis American pianist and composer |
| — | Donald Byrd American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and… |
| — | Julius Hemphill American saxophonist (1938-1995) |
| — | Lenny Pickett American saxophonist and musical director |