Celebrate Jazz with the National Endowment for the Arts on April 4, 2016
Washington, DC— The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters at a tribute concert, held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, DC. Taking place during Jazz Appreciation Month, the concert will honor four individuals whose creativity, passion, and hard work have contributed to the continuing vibrancy of jazz.
Part of the NEA’s 50th anniversary celebrations, this concert will feature world-renowned and emerging musicians performing in honor of the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters, recipients of our nation's highest honor in jazz. The 2016 NEA Jazz Masters tribute concert will also be streamed live and broadcast on SiriusXM. While in Washington, DC, the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters also will participate in a listening party at NPR’s headquarters on Sunday, April 3, and a master class at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on Tuesday, April 5. More details about all of the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters events are below.
The 2016 NEA Jazz Masters are:
- Gary Burton—Vibraphonist, Bandleader, Educator
- Wendy Oxenhorn*—Musicians’ Advocate
- Pharoah Sanders—Saxophonist, Composer
- Archie Shepp—Saxophonist, Composer, Educator
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Contact
Liz Auclair (NEA), auclaire@arts.gov, 202-682-5744
Camille Cintrón Devlin (Kennedy Center), ccdevlin@kennedy-center.org, 202-416-8447
Hugo Rojo (NPR), mediarelations@npr.org, 202-513-2302