Reggie has performed with almost every notable figure in the jazz world. Mr. Workman made his first recording in 1958. In 1960 he became a member of Coltrane’s famous quartet, along with Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. His 50-year career includes landmark recordings with John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Archie Shepp, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Cecil Taylor. His own groups have included Top Shelf, The Reggie Workman Ensemble, and his current group, Trio 3. In 1998, Mr. Workman launched Tribute to an African American Legacy, an ongoing initiative featuring arrangements and new works inspired by 20th-century African-American composers. Among his many accolades, Mr. Workman has received the Eubie Blake Award for Musical Excellence (1978), the International Association of Jazz Educators’ Award for Merits in Education (1991), a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jazz Foundation of America (1997), and the Living Legacy Jazz Award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation (1999).