2026 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert
About this Event
The National Endowment for the Arts will present a free tribute concert in honor of the 2026 Jazz Masters on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. PDT at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. This concert will feature performances in honor of the 2026 honorees, recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz, who were announced last fall: Carmen Lundy, Airto Moreira, Patrice Rushen, and A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy recipient Rhonda Hamilton.
In addition to premiering short videos exploring the honorees’ lives and careers, the concert will feature performances celebrating the 2026 Jazz Masters. Note: Rhonda Hamilton and Carmen Lundy will participate in this event; Airto Moreira and Patrice Rushen are unable to attend the concert but will have special performances in their honor.
Performers include 2026 Jazz Master Carmen Lundy, 2021 Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, Justo Almario, Krishna Booker, Lila Booker, Grecco Buratto, Michael Carvin, Leonardo Costa, Andre de Santana, Gibi Dos Santos, Dezron Douglas, Randal Fisher, Terreon Gully, Yayoi Ikawa, Diana Purim Andrew Renfroe Julius Rodriguez, Bryan Velasco, and Ben Williams. Subject to change; additional performers will be announced at a later date.
Ticket details: Up to two tickets per person may be reserved for this free concert. Tickets must be picked up the night of the concert at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012, before 7:45 p.m. At 7:45 p.m., all unclaimed tickets will be released and distributed through a ticket giveaway line based on availability.
Tickets for walk-up patrons will be available the night of the concert on a first-come, first-served basis to those in a giveaway line based on availability. Patrons who do not reserve tickets in advance are encouraged to arrive from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. to receive tickets via the giveaway line.
If you or a member of your party requires accessible locations and/or seating in the sign-interpreted and captioned section, please indicate your needs when making your reservation and upon picking up your tickets.
Photography and Recording Terms
By reserving, obtaining, or using a ticket to the "2026 NEA Jazz Masters Concert" (the "Event"), you acknowledge and agree that photography and audio and video recording will take place at the Event in connection with an audiovisual production by Kevin Struthers Productions LLC and the National Endowment for the Arts ("NEA") (collectively, the "Producers").
By attending the Event, you consent to being photographerd and recorded and grant the Producers and their respective affiliates, licensees, successors, assigns and designees the irrevocable right to record and use your name, image, likeness, voice, appearance, and statements in connection with the production and related content, including, but not limited to, to promote and further the NEA's mission to support and educate the public about the arts. Such use may include, but is not limited to, websites, social media, promotional materials, and responses to press inquiries, in any media now known or later developed, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without compensation, notice, or further approval.
If you obtain a ticket for a minor and are the minor's parent or legal guardian, you provide the foregoing consent and authorization on the minor's behalf. If you obtain tickets for other attendees, you agree to inform them of these terms before they attend. Each attendee's use of a ticket and entry into the Event constitutes acceptance of these terms.
On behalf of yourself and any minor for whom you are authorized to consent, you waive any right to inspect or approve such use and release the Producers from claims arising from the recording or use.
If you do not want you or a minor for whom you are responsible to be recorded, or if you have concerns about such use, please contact [email protected] before attending the Event.
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