NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert October 17, 2008

Join in the celebration of the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters: George Benson, Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans, Rudy Van Gelder and Snooky Young. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis plays the night away, with special guests honoring the work of these outstanding artists. Each year since 1982, the Arts Endowment has conferred the NEA Jazz Masters Award on a handful of living legends who have made major contributions to jazz.