NEA Jazz Masters

The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2026 NEA Jazz Masters with a tribute concert in Los Angeles. Watch a livestream at wrti.org on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11 p.m. ET.

Jazz radio has never had a better friend than Rhonda Hamilton, who's spent the last 50 years broadcasting with her trademark warmth, integrity and composure. As she receives the 2026 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, she joined us for a conversation brimming with insights

The 2026 NEA Jazz Masters are singer Carmen Lundy, keyboardist Patrice Rushen, percussionist Airto Moreira, and broadcaster Rhonda Hamilton. They'll be honored with a concert in April.

In a fraught moment for two institutions behind the awards, this year's NEA Jazz Masters ceremony celebrated musicians who have upheld the genre's legacy while looking anxiously toward an uncertain future.

A celebration to honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Marshall Allen, Chucho Valdés, Marilyn Crispell and Gary Giddins. Watch live on Sat., April 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

A saxophonist of otherworldly gusto, two pianists of impulsive eloquence and a critic with a pen nearly as sharp as his ears are the latest selections for the the nation's highest honor for jazz.

A celebration too honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Amina Claudine Myers, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard and Willard Jenkins. Watch live on Sat., April 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The National Endowment for the Arts has selected Terence Blanchard, Willard Jenkins, Amina Claudine Myers and Gary Bartz for the prestigious honor.

Jazz Night in America honors the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters: Louis Hayes, Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett and Sue Mingus. Four newly crowned masters, with plenty of music, stories, and memories.

This celebration honors this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes and Sue Mingus. Watch live Sat, April 1, 7:30 p.m. ET!