NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. For more information, read our brief history of the program.
In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA is collaborating with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a series of free events March 30-April 1.
The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will take place Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and will also be available through a live webcast and radio broadcast. Starting on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. ET, up to two tickets may be reserved for this free concert in person at the Kennedy Center Box Office, at [tkc.co/JazzMasters]kennedy-center.org, or by dialing 202-467-4600 or 800-444-1324.
Additional events include a masterclass with Kenny Garrett at Howard University on March 30 and a listening party with the honorees at NPR’s headquarters, also on April 1.
Read the press release for full details on the 2023 events.
2023 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows
Regina Carter
Kenny Garrett
Louis Hayes
Sue Mingus
Nominate an NEA Jazz Master Fellow!
The Arts Endowment encourages nominations from the public of a broad range of individuals who have been significant to the field of jazz through vocal and instrumental performance, creative leadership, and education.Recent NEA Jazz Masters Podcasts
Louis Hayes
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