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Each year since 1982, the program has elevated to its ranks a select number of living legends who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. For more information, read our brief history of the program. ### 2026 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert The National Endowment for the Arts will present a free tribute concert in honor of the 2026 Jazz Masters on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.
m. PT at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. Hosted by the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mary Anne Carter, the 2026 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert is free to attend and will be available through a live webcast and radio broadcasts across the country.
_**Watch the concert live on this page on Sept. 15 at 8 p. m.
ET! (Concert will be available to watch on-demand afterwards.) **_ * #### Concert press release * #### Reserve free tickets via Eventbrite") ## 2026 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows 2026 Rhonda Hamilton Jazz Broadcaster 2026 Carmen Lundy Vocalist, Composer, Educator, Visual Artist 2026 Airto Moreira Drummer, Percussionist, Composer, Educator 2026 Patrice Rushen Pianist, Composer, Musical Director, Educator ## Nominate an NEA Jazz Master Fellow!
The Arts Endowment encourages nominations from the public of a broad range of individuals who have been significant to the field of jazz through vocal and instrumental performance, creative leadership, and education.
Tribute Concerts (2012-2025)") | Photo Gallery All NEA Jazz Masters News Aug 13, 2026 National Endowment for the Arts to Honor 2026 Jazz Masters in Tribute Concert on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in Los Angeles, California Jun 16, 2026 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim May 26, 2026 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master and National Medal of Arts Recipient Sonny Rollins ## NEA Jazz Masters Podcasts All NEA Jazz Masters Podcasts Feb 25, 2025 Terence Blanchard: A Life in Music—Part Two Trumpeter, Composer, and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Feb 11, 2025 Terence Blanchard: A Life in Music – Part One Trumpeter, Composer, and 2024 NEA Jazz Master Nov 19, 2024 Celebrating Jazz Giants: Roy Haynes and Lou Donaldson 1995 NEA Jazz Master Roy Haynes and 2013 NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson Newsletter SignupMagazine Signup * Section 508 Accessibility * Scam Regarding NEA Grants 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506
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