
Jazz Night In America

2023 NEA Jazz Masters (left to right): Louis Hayes (photo by Janette Beckman), Regina Carter (photo by Jeff Dunn), Kenny Garrett (photo by Jimmy Katz), Sue Mingus (Photo courtesy Mingus Archives) National Endowment for the Arts hide caption
Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz Night toasts the NEA Jazz Masters class of 2023
Terri Lyne Carrington at PDX Jazz in 2018 Mark Sheldon/PDX Jazz hide caption
Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Terri Lyne Carrington: Trailblazer, Advocate and NEA Jazz Master
From gospel to TikTok to vocal big shot: the rise of Samara Joy
Jazz at Lincoln Center
From gospel to TikTok to vocal big shot: the rise of Samara Joy
Wayne Shorter, photographed during a live performance at the Town & Country Club in London in April 1987. Fin Costello/Redferns hide caption
Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
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Exploring the many orbits of jazz legend Wayne Shorter
John Zorn in performance in New York. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
'This is not entertainment': John Zorn, all over Big Ears
Jazz at Lincoln Center
'This is not entertainment': John Zorn, all over Big Ears
Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Chris Pizzolo/Courtesy of Artist hide caption
Yule dig? Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson's festive Christmas Tree-O
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Yule dig? Celebrate the holidays with drummer Matt Wilson's festive Christmas Tree-O
Drummer Nate Smith arranges funky grooves with strings attached
Jazz at Lincoln Center
BADBADNOTGOOD perform live at Brooklyn Steel. Jonathan Chimene/WBGO hide caption
Jamaaladeen Tacuma in front of the Whiteville Bus Station Sound Evidence/Courtesy of Artist hide caption
Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
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Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma reflects on his journey down a 'Dirt Road' in N. Carolina
Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods. Rog Walker/Amna Ijaz/NPR hide caption
Youngbloods: Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins
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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins
Pianist Sean Mason, one of five young jazz artists included in Jazz Night's inaugural class of Youngbloods. Martina DaSilva/Amna Ijaz/NPR hide caption
Youngbloods: Pianist Sean Mason
Youngbloods: Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan
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Youngbloods: Saxophonist Sarah Hanahan
Photo: Zeph Colombatto; Graphics: Amna Ijaz Zeph Colombatto hide caption
Youngbloods: Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson
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Youngbloods: Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson
Emmet Cohen (left) and Houston Person (right) at Dizzy's Club. Gabriela Gabrielaa hide caption
Pianist Emmet Cohen hosts a Harlem rent party for the modern day
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Pianist Emmet Cohen hosts a Harlem rent party for the modern day
Rhoda Scott Alexandre Lacombe/Alexandre Lacombe hide caption
An American in Paris: organist Rhoda Scott's remarkable career in Jazz
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Theo Croker performs at Jacksonville Jazz Festival, October 1, 2021 Kim Reed/Courtesy of Artist hide caption