#ThrowbackThursday: Getting Jazzy with the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters


By Paulette Beete
on stage a man plays a Hammond B-3 organ with a drummer and a guitarist
Matthew Whitaker (Hammond B-3), Nate Smith (drummer), and Mike Moreno (guitarist) perform in honor of Dr. Lonnie Smith at the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 3, 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Shannon Finney
Can't wait till Monday's 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert? We can help with that! For #ThrowbackThursday revisit some highlights from last year's concert, which honored 2017 Jazz Masters DeeDee Bridgewater, Ira Gitler, Dave Holland, Dick Hyman, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. And don't forget to join us Monday night at 8pm on arts.gov for a live webcast of this year's NEA Jazz Masters concert honoring impresario Todd Barkan, pianist Joanne Brackeen, guitarist Pat Metheny, and vocalist Dianne Reeves!
Can't get enough of the NEA Jazz Masters? Visit the NEA Jazz playlist on the National Endowment for the Arts YouTube channel.