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Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrate 30 years of spreading the music
When Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra swing into Chicago next week, they won’t just be kicking off a three-concert residency in Orchestra Hall. They’ll also be celebrating two landmark anniversaries: 25 years since the band made its Chicago debut on that same stage (in a far-reaching program celebrating the music of Duke Ellington) and 30 years since Jazz at Lincoln Center began to emerge as an institution. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis on Preserving the Sanctity of Jazz
Scratch a jazz artist and underneath you’ll find solid musical training coupled with an innate sense of improvisation that combines to create the often explosive expression characterizing America’s authentic musical art form. Dig a little deeper and you’ll uncover the rich musical continuum stemming from the origins of jazz to modern day practitioners that keep the musical culture alive. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates Leonard Bernstein Centennial
Jazz at Lincoln Center joins the international centennial celebration honoring world-renowned educator, conductor, composer, activist and humanitarian Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). As a composer, Bernstein united diverse musical elements at a time when it was not widely accepted, combining classical European traditions with American styles including jazz, blues, and Latin dance in iconic works including West Side Story, Candide, Wonderful Town, and On the Town. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Songbook Concerts Celebrate Band Members’ Original Works
Jazz at Lincoln Center continues its 30th anniversary celebration by showcasing the brilliant composers and arrangers in its resident orchestra in a special concert event, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Songbook, on October 20-21 at 8pm in Rose Theater. Rose Theater, in Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Keep reading »
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In Season Opener, Marsalis & JLCO Pay Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton
“The Fantastic Mr. Jelly Lord,” the all-Jelly Roll Morton concert that opened the 2017 season of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, revealed the continued relevance of the great New Orleans maestro and was as good a case as any for Wynton Marsalis’ credo that “all jazz is modern.” Keep reading »
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At 30, What Does Jazz at Lincoln Center Mean?
When the curtain rises on Thursday on the opener of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 30th season, its flagship orchestra will debut arrangements of Jelly Roll Morton’s compositions, some of which are a century old. That’s no surprise: The organization has never wavered from its commitment to jazz’s thickest roots. Keep reading »
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Jazz is Everything - The Artful Life of Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis was born in New Orleans, the same city that also birthed jazz. However, just as the music couldn’t be contained, neither could the people who made it. Keep reading »
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Blue Engine Records Announces the Release of Handful of Keys
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records today announced the release of Handful of Keys on September 15, 2017, a live recording of performances that captured 100 years of jazz piano in one night in Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 30th Anniversary Season Opening Weekend Events, September 14-17
Jazz at Lincoln Center kicks off its milestone 30th anniversary celebration on September 14-17, 2017 with free concerts, tastings and an acclaimed roster of jazz artists on every stage of Frederick P. Rose Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th Street in New York, New York. Keep reading »
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The Wynton Marsalis Septet and Quintet performing at Jazz in Marciac 2017
Iraqi virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma joins the Wynton Marsalis Septet for a night of music exhibiting how the oud is a perfect fit in the world of jazz. Fresh off their premiere performance together, Shamma and Marsalis’ group plan to perform some of the classic repertoire of Wynton’s Septet while also contributing new arrangements from Shamma’s catalog.? Join us on Monday August 7th at 6pm EDT (11pm CEST) Keep reading »