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Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month!

Apr 05, 2023
By Paulette Beete
photo of concert finale with quote As we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and the newest NEA Jazz Masters this April, I’ve found myself asking: what if we were all a little more like jazz musicians? Musicians who are great listeners who pick up on one another’s contributions and weave what they have to offer into the greater whole. Musicians who both give a little here, and take a little there, bringing together the known and the unknown. Musicians who selflessly nurture the next generation wh

Visit the NEA YouTube channel to watch the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on demand. 

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