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Overview JFYP Concerts JFYP Curriculum NEA Jazz in the Schools Middle School Jazz Academy EE High School Jazz Band Program Band Director Academy Educator Advantage Card Workshops & Clinics Professional Development Print Music Overview WeBop JFYP Concerts EE Competition & Festival Overview Listening Party Swing University Pre-Concert Discussions Overview Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame Essentially Ellington Resources Education Events JFYP Curriculum Concert Resources	Jazz At Lincoln Center is often in the news or is making news itself. Some of our more noteworthy events are available here. 22nd Annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy DATE: Thursday, April 2, 2009 MAIN PARTICIPANTS: Wynton Marsalis LOCATION: Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. RUNNING TIME: 1:30:04 DESCRIPTION: On April 2, 2009 Pulitzer Prize and Grammy® Award-winning musician, composer, educator and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis, joined Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to provide more support for the arts to help restore America’s integrity through its culture. With keen observations and a moving, interwoven tale of American music, art and cultural identity, Marsalis delivered the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy during National Arts Advocacy Day on Monday night at the Kennedy Center – where he brought a packed-house of more than 2,000 to their feet for a tear-filled, 10-minute standing ovation. Cultural Bankruptcy: Investing in Arts Education DATE: Monday, September 22, 2003, 1pm MAIN PARTICIPANTS: Wynton Marsalis LOCATION: National Press Club Ballroom Washington, D.C. RUNNING TIME: 55:29 DESCRIPTION: Join Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, as he speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. His speech addresses the lack of emphasis on arts and culture in our country, the need for better funding for arts education, the influence that parents can have on their children, and the importance of strong performing arts centers. Marsalis also explores how music can enhance the lives of American youth. Jazz and American Democracy: A Symposium DATE: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 MAIN PARTICIPANTS: President Bill Clinton, Wynton Marsalis, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Michael Kammen, Jack Martens, Frances Rauscher, Charlie Rose (moderator) LOCATION: Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center RUNNING TIME: 0:21 DESCRIPTION: Jazz at Lincoln Center convened this special evening for the purpose of discussing the wide-ranging impact of jazz on American life. Factual evidence and data on this topic are often missing from our current discourse and, by gathering experts in a variety of fields, Jazz at Lincoln Center wished to illuminate the many ways in which jazz has influenced our culture and politics, and vice versa. Download a PDF of excerpts from the evening's discussion. Talks and Lectures Master Classes Concerts for Students