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Jazz at Lincoln Center Reopens, With Four Young Players in the Spotlight
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra was amused as four trumpet players, all under the age of 30, took their position in the rehearsal room late Tuesday morning. “It’s the Young Lions!” called out the baritone saxophone player Paul Nedzela, referring to the coterie of sharp-dressed, tradition-minded bop up-and-comers who rose during the Reagan and Clinton administrations while edging jazz toward a concert art with a classical-music-style repertoire. 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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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 »