Arts Post Archive: Jazz

President Obama talks about the influence of art and words

Standing in the East Room of the White House, President Obama spoke ardently of the role of artists and writers in building the values of the country, and adding to his own identity. "There are people here whose books or...

By Jacqueline Trescott  | March 2, 2011; 5:30 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott, Jazz, National Endowment for the Arts, national endowment for the humanities  | Tags:  Arnold Rampersad, Bernard Bailyn, Daniel Aaron, Donald Hall, Gordon Wood, James Taylor, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark di Suvero, National Humanities Medal, National Medal of Arts, Philip Roth, President Obama, Quincy JOnes, Robert Brustein, Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria, Sonny Rollins, Stanley Nider Katz, Van Cliburn  
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NEA plans to webcast jazz concert

On Tuesday night, the National Endowment for the Arts, will broadcast the ceremony and concert of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters on its website. The ceremony will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York but the NEAhttp://www.nea.gov/...

By Jacqueline Trescott  | January 7, 2011; 10:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott, Jazz, National Endowment for the Arts  | Tags:  David Liebman, Hubert Laws, Jazz Masters, Jazz Masters concert, Johnny Mandel, Marsalis Family, National Endowment for the Arts  
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