Capacity 2,750.
Early jazz programming, including the “House of Sounds” festival, was coordinated by Willis Conover.
Recordings by Art Pepper (1982), Mulgrew Miller (2002), Nnenna Freelon (2003), Bill Henderson (2004), Buck Hill: [Kool Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center, 1982], Roseanna Vitro (2005), Rufus Reid (2006).
Artists
- Earl Hines (1972)
House of Sounds Festival at Kennedy Center
WP 9/23/71 p.C20
Dave Brubeck at Kennedy Center
WP 3/4/77 p.B11
Pablo Jazz Festival at Kennedy Center
WP 6/10/76 p.E13
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