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PBS and Chautauqua Institution Announce CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS’ ALL RISE
Today at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, PBS and Chautauqua Institution announced the production of a new one-hour documentary film, CHAUTAUQUA AT 150: WYNTON MARSALIS’ ALL RISE, to air on PBS in early 2025. Keep reading »
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A Juneteenth album captures the rhythm of life
Just in time for Juneteenth, Jazz at Lincoln Center has released an album called “Freedom Justice & Hope”. The album is a collaboration between Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, fronted by Wynton Marsalis. Stevenson provides some introductions and historical context. Keep reading »
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Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
Black music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights lawyer and jazz pianist Bryan Stevenson. That’s why he and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis have debuted “Freedom, Justice and Hope,” a live performance album of historic jazz records created to protest racial injustice, in time for this year’s celebrations. Keep reading »
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With ‘Rhythms of India,’ the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Closes Its Season on an Otherworldly Note
As a prelude to “Rhythms of India,” the final concert of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2023-24 season, the composer and educator Kavita Shah on Friday night gave a brief but excellent talk Keep reading »
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Blue Engine Records Announces Freedom, Justice, and Hope Performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Bryan Stevenson
Blue Engine Records proudly releases Freedom, Justice, and Hope, the live recording of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s multidisciplinary concert that contextualizes jazz within Black Americans’ pursuit of equality. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Closes out the 2023-24 Concert Season with “Rhythms of India”
The JALC season concludes on June 7-8, when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis presents Rhythms of India, and continues its proud tradition of international community building and cultural exchange. Keep reading »
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Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO
This week, musicians of the Chicago Symphony get to do something they typically don’t during their regularly scheduled subscription concerts: be part of the audience. Then again, it’s not every day the CSO shares a crammed Orchestra Hall stage with an ensemble like the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2024-25 Season of World Premiere Commissions and Unique Collaborations
Jazz at Lincoln Center and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis proudly announce the organization’s 37th season of concerts and the 20th anniversary of the home of JALC, Frederick P. Rose Hall, colloquially known as The House of Swing, which houses Rose Theater, The Appel Room, and Dizzy’s Club. Keep reading »
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Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Guitar Brings a Freshness to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
The evening of exceptional music further signals the orchestra’s ongoing push — not only into the past and present of jazz, but the future as well. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2024 Gala Celebrating Tony Bennett
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced that its signature fundraiser Gala event celebrates NEA Jazz Master, Kennedy Center honoree, multi-GRAMMY award-winner Tony Bennett and takes place Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the organization’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Keep reading »