It seems the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has made another honest mistake. I say "honest," because I assume the folks down in Washington, D.C., who head up the Kennedy Center are well educated and cultured. How else can one explain the decision by an organization of this national standing to repeatedly ignore jazz and jazz musicians when handing out its most prestigious annual award?
Upon opening the newspaper over the weekend, I was dismayed to read that once again, not one jazz artist was among the six individuals who were awarded the Kennedy Center's Honors for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. Instead, ribbons and medals adorned the necks of Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Tharp, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.....Continue reading this article by Marc Myers at JazzWax
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