What a Great Night for Jazz!

A group shot of NEA Jazz Masters Charles Lloyd, Carla Bley, George Coleman, Joe Segal, and NEA Chair Jane Chu — (l-r) 2015 NEA Jazz Masters Charles Lloyd, Carla Bley, George Coleman, and Joe Segal with NEA Chair Jane Chu.

Tight shot of NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley speaking into a microphone — "When I first heard jazz, I was fatally attracted to it." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley

NEA Jazz Master George Coleman playing the saxophone — "Everything I've done since that first two-dollar gig in Memphis--I feel good about." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master George Coleman

Close-up of NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal wearing a baseball cap and speaking into a microphone — Last night 2015 NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal said he couldn't be a musician, "so I became an instigator."

Tight shot of smiling NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd on stage wearing winter hat and sunglasses — "I'm in awe of this great tradition I come from and I'm still in service." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd

We'll have more photos from the 2015 NEA Jazz Masters Concert Celebration soon--on arts. gov and on the National Endowment for the Arts Facebook page. The entire concert archive will also be published shortly. Follow @NEAarts for updates.

What a Great Night for Jazz!

"When I first heard jazz, I was fatally attracted to it." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley

"Everything I've done since that first two-dollar gig in Memphis--I feel good about." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master George Coleman

Last night 2015 NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal said he couldn't be a musician, "so I became an instigator."

"I'm in awe of this great tradition I come from and I'm still in service." -- 2015 NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd

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