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Jazz at Lincoln Center Pays Homage to Three of America’s Most Influential Jazz Artists - Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Dave Brubeck
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs its last show of the 2022-23 concert season with a performance that pays homage to three of America’s most influential figures in jazz Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Paquito D’Rivera Perform World Premiere of Elio Villafranca and Edmar Castañedas’ “Tres Aguas & Colors of Colombia”
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) presents the world premiere of Tres Aguas & Colors of Colombia—new works commissioned by JALC created by global jazz composers Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca (Tres Aguas) and Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda (Colors of Colombia), and brought to life by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guest Paquito d’Rivera in Rose Theater on April 14-15 at 8pmET. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Lew Tabackin Perform the Music of Toshiko Akiyoshi
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and master tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin will celebrate the magisterial legacy of composer and pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi who the National Women’s History Museum says, “changed the face of jazz music over her sixty-year career. Keep reading »
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Middle East Meets West by Way of Jazz
If you don’t know what an oud is, you will by the end of the show, Wynton Marsalis said to a young audience member at the start of the performance. Oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma fronted the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on Thursday night at the Marcus Performing Arts Center for a program titled “Middle East Meditations.” Keep reading »
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Q&A: Wynton Marsalis talks jazz and democracy ahead of return to central Ohio
It’s been close to two years since jazz icon Wynton Marsalis last performed in Greater Columbus. Much has changed in the interim. In March 2021, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by trumpeter Marsalis, gave a pandemic-era performance in the Lincoln Theatre. Keep reading »
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Journey through Jazz: Part III - Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in the Appel Room
Count Basie and Kansas City. Budd Freeman and Chicago. Sonny Rollins and Harlem. The Casa Loma Orchestra and Detroit. These and other communities and masters of the music significantly impacted the development of jazz in America. At the same time, the communities and scenes inspired the sounds of these iconic bands and artists. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Middle East Meditations Featuring Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Naseer Shamma
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announces Middle East Meditations, a milestone concert event and U.S. tour featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Naseer Shamma, the eminent Iraqi oud virtuoso-composer-educator. Keep reading »
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Wynton’s Shanghai Suite Proves a Glorious Premiere
Several years ago, Wynton Marsalis, during an interview on CNN, was asked about the components of jazz. He said, “The main three components are blues, improvisation… and swing.” Keep reading »
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“Arts give form to the chaos of life”: Wynton Marsalis – Bop Spots
The importance of supporting jazz in this moment was highlighted by Wynton Marsalis, founder of the Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra and jazz icon already, during his visit for the Festival Internacional Cervantino 2022 in Mexico. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Rings In The Holidays with Big Band Holidays 2022
Jazz at Lincoln Center spreads good cheer this holiday season as the world renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) featuring Dianne Reeves with Samara Joy perform Big Band Holidays throughout the U.S. The 10-city U.S. tour embarks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on November 29. Keep reading »
