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Chris Botti performs "Smile" for Arturo Sandoval | 2024 Kennedy Center Honors
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The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
- Acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola;
- Legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bobby Weir);
- Blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt;
- Jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer Arturo Sandoval;
- The Apollo, receiving a special Honors as an iconic American institution.