Jazz musician/educator Billy Taylor appointed artistic adviser of the Kennedy Center. (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.) (Brief Article)

From: Jet | Date: March 28, 1994 | Copyright information

Master jazz performer Billy Taylor was recently appointed the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser on jazz in Washington, DC.

In making the announcement, Kennedy Center President Lawrence J. Wilker said, "We are honored to welcome Dr. Taylor to the Kennedy Center. His renown as a jazz artist is the result of his talent; his fame as a jazz educator has grown out of his generosity in sharing his prodigious knowledge."

Taylor's first program for the center will be a...

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