Wendell Harrison the 2018 Kresge Eminent Artist

Clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Wendell Harrison has been named the 2018 Kresge Eminent Artist, a lifetime achievement award that includes a $50,000 unrestricted cash prize. Harrison, who helped establish the Tribe collective in the 1970s, is the tenth recipient of the annual prize, joining past jazz winners such as Marcus Belgrave.