These features played on March 31, 2022 when the NEA honored the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters at SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium in San Francisco. The evening kicked off a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters program.
The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows on jazz artists. 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.