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With One of the Best Openers in Memory, Jazz at Lincoln Center Launches Its 20th Season at Rose Hall
Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday night launched its 20th season at Rose Hall with a fairly spectacular concert, which helped illuminate precisely what makes the JALC organization so unique. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis celebrates Max Roach centennial — album review
Max Roach’s unerring sense of time, dynamic interplay and melodic invention gave drum virtuosity another dimension. His 1940s recordings accompanying Charlie Parker laid down a template for modern jazz drumming. Keep reading »
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New Album Celebrates Centennial Of Jazz Musician Max Roach
Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house label, has just released The Music of Max Roach, a live album that celebrates the centennial of Max Roach, the legendary drummer-composer, bebop pioneer and activist. Keep reading »
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Blue Engine Records releases “The Music of Max Roach”
Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house label, is thrilled to announce the release of The Music of Max Roach, a live album celebrating the centennial of the legendary drummer-composer, bebop pioneer, and activist Max Roach (1924-2007). Keep reading »
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Music School Festival Orchestra students take stage with Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for second evening of Wynton Marsalis’ seminal work
When playing his part in Wynton Marsalis’ “All Rise,” the word that comes to mind for School of Music student Angel Ruiz is “community.” It’s a word relevant to more than just tonight’s performance — Marsalis’ work aims to translate our differences through music, creating a cohesive future built of collaboration in a rapidly developing global community. Keep reading »
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Live Review: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap recently witnessed a jazz performance of exceptional brilliance as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), led by the legendary Wynton Marsalis, took the stage. Keep reading »
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Jazz at Lincoln Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guests Kick off Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 37th Season
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), known as the House of Swing, kicks off its 37th season and celebrates the 20th anniversary of Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), with Hot Jazz & Swing, The Ertegun Jazz Concert, September 19-21, 2024, at 7:30pm ET in Rose Theater. Keep reading »
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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 »