The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters--Dorthaan Kirk, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman.
2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater will emcee this premier event coordinated by Musical Director, drummer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington, which will include performances by acclaimed jazz musicians--including honorees McFerrin, Mitchell, and Workman--recorded from locations around the country.
The concert will feature remarks by the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters, as well as National Endowment Chairman Mary Anne Carter and Randall Kline, Founder and Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ.
In addition to the musician honorees, performers include Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ambrose Akinmusire, James Carter, Vincent Davis, Gerald Clayton, Morgan Guerin, Oliver Lake, Jevon McFerrin, Madison McFerrin, Taylor McFerrin, Kanoa Mendenhall, Junius Paul, and Steve Turre, as well as the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars.
The 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert is free to watch, and will replace the previously-scheduled concert at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco that was postponed due to COVID-19.
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters--Dorthaan Kirk, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman.
2017 NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater will emcee this premier event coordinated by Musical Director, drummer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington, which will include performances by acclaimed jazz musicians--including honorees McFerrin, Mitchell, and Workman--recorded from locations around the country.
The concert will feature remarks by the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters, as well as National Endowment Chairman Mary Anne Carter and Randall Kline, Founder and Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ.
In addition to the musician honorees, performers include Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ambrose Akinmusire, James Carter, Vincent Davis, Gerald Clayton, Morgan Guerin, Oliver Lake, Jevon McFerrin, Madison McFerrin, Taylor McFerrin, Kanoa Mendenhall, Junius Paul, and Steve Turre, as well as the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars.
The 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert is free to watch, and will replace the previously-scheduled concert at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco that was postponed due to COVID-19.
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