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The National Endowment for the Arts announced the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters: Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins
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National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center to kickoff Jazz Appreciation Month with a special live stream of 2023
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On the July 16 edition of the WBGO Journal, the new class of NEA Jazz Masters is announced, WBGO's Gary Walker chats with pianist Bill Charlap about "Jazz in July" and singer and executive producer Melissa Walker runs down the 2022 Montclair Jazz Festival
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'Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival,' due out on Candid on Sept. 9, captures a climactic set from 2017, featuring Wayne Shorter with Terri Lyne Carrington, esperanza spalding and Leo Genovese.
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Archie Shepp, the fearless saxophonist, composer, playwright and poet, was born on May 24, 1937. As he turns 85, we honor his recorded legacy with a special edition of Take Five.
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Jazz Night In AmericaHear stories from New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr.'s upbringing, words from his mentee, drummer Joe Dyson, and a performance on his home turf recorded at Snug Harbor.
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Donald Harrison preserves legacy as an alto saxophonist and composer, and as Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group. He is this year’s recipient of the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
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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!
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"I've never really defined myself within a genre of music," says Stanley Clarke, on the cusp of his induction as an NEA Jazz Master. "I play bass."