Billy Hart

Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart & Cassandra Wilson. Watch live Thu, March 31, 10:30 p.m. ET!

For more than 60 years, Billy Hart has brought an earthy, exacting style to the art of jazz drumming. He officially joins the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters this week.

What better way to celebrate our latest class of NEA Jazz Masters — Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison, Jr. — than with their music?

The NEA celebrates the 40th anniversary of its Jazz Masters Fellowship and inducts the class of 2022, including four jazz icons: Billy Hart, Stanley Clarke, Cassandra Wilson and Donald Harrison, Jr.

Along with a trio album by Kevin Hays, Ben Street and Billy Hart; and new releases by Josh Johnson and Dahveed Behroozi.

Plus a taste of Michael Olatuja’s new album, featuring Regina Carter.Roy Ayers, “Gravity”Pardon the pun, but right about now it would make perfect sense…

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