Marshall Allen and Chucho Valdés included in 2025 class of NEA Jazz Masters - Photos

Marshall Allen and Chucho Valdés included in 2025 class of NEA Jazz Masters - Photos: A saxophonist of otherworldly gusto, two pianists of impulsive eloquence and a critic with a pen nearly as sharp as his ears — these are just a few choice epithets for the 2025 class of NEA Jazz Masters, announced this morning by the National Endowment for the Arts. The four new inductees — Marshall Allen, […]

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