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Jazz at Lincoln Center announces 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) is proud to announce the second annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, a two-day invitational competition featuring ensembles from ten of the most well-regarded university jazz programs in the country. Keep reading »
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Announcing Top 15 High School Jazz Bands Competing at 2022 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival
Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, Jazz at Lincoln Center announced today the 27th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, the hallmark program for the largest jazz education network in the world. Keep reading »
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Getting Jazzed For Wynton Marsalis: Residency at the John J. Cali School of Music
Jazz and classical music legend Wynton Marsalis will provide the pinnacle to the new Cali Immersive Residency Program, a reimagined professional residency program of 10 rotating ensembles and solo artists at the John J. Cali School of Music, when he comes to campus for a three-day series of master classes and events early this November. Keep reading »
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Wynton Marsalis visits Cornell University campus for Nov. 6 concert
A.D. White Professor-at-Large Wynton Marsalis will visit campus the week of Nov. 1, offering a concert with the Barbara and Richard T. Silver ’50, M.D. ’53 Cornell Wind Symphony, open to the public, and a talk open to members of the Cornell community. Keep reading »
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Zero to Sixty: A Visual Exhibition Celebrating Excellence
Today marks Wynton Marsalis’s 60th turn around the sun. In celebration of this milestone, Wynton Marsalis Enterprises, Inc. is partnering with Google Arts & Culture to launch Zero to Sixty: A Visual Exhibition Celebrating Excellence. Zero to Sixty is a sophisticated and hands-on learning tool that explores the many branches of Wynton’s life and career. Keep reading »
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Concertgebouw Prize for American jazz icon Wynton Marsalis
Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize. This award is meant for musicians who over an extended period have contributed to the Concertgebouw’s artistic profile. Keep reading »
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Wynton at 60 marks Jazz at Lincoln Center’s return to live, in-person concerts in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall
New York, NY (September 15, 2021)—On November 18–19, at 8:00 p.m., Jazz at Lincoln Center opens a homecoming season of live, in-person performances in the organization’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall. The opening night concert, entitled Wynton at 60, also marks Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis’s 60th birthday and features the world renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra highlighting his works in small and big band configurations. Keep reading »
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars Set to Release A Gift to Pops with Special Guests Wynton Marsalis and Common
While New Orleans native Louis Armstrong passed away in 1971 at the age of 69, today his legacy as the kingpin of jazz continues to grow. The most significant example of this is the ensemble The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars, comprised largely of top-of-the-line Crescent City musicians paying tribute to him with the brilliant album A Gift to Pops. Keep reading »
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Swing Into Summer with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center swings into summer with more than a dozen live outdoor concerts throughout New York City, and education programs online. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center awards the Nation’s Outstanding High School Jazz Soloists at 2021 Essentially Ellington virtual festival
Tonight, at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2021 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Virtual Festival, Wynton Marsalis announced the Outstanding Soloists and Sections of the 26th annual event. Keep reading »