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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 »
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Alison Balsom gives the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano
Alison Balsom gives the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and its Chief Conductor Designate Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican (11 April), with subsequent performances at Bristol Beacon (12 April); Philharmonie, Cologne (23 April) and Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg (30 April). Keep reading »
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The Marsalis Brothers Reunited in St. Louis and It Was Magical
Thursday was an historic night in St. Louis, as jazz giants Wynton and Branford Marsalis, playing together for the first time in many years, performed to a capacity audience at the Chase Park Plaza. Keep reading »
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Branford, Wynton Marsalis share stage for Jazz St. Louis gala thanks to lifelong friend Victor Goines
At the root of Swing for Tomorrow’s stars – the two-day star-studded extravaganza of a fundraising gala for Jazz St. Louis – is an honored promise. Keep reading »
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Concert review: Wynton Marsalis and his band entertain and enlighten
Wynton Marsalis and his 15-member Lincoln Center band finally made it to Merrill Auditorium in Portland Thursday night for a sold-out concert that was rescheduled from April due to illness. Keep reading »
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Top 15 high school jazz bands in the U.S. commemorate Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival 2024
No figure looms larger in the story of jazz than Duke Ellington whose artistic development and sustained achievement are among the most spectacular and influential in the history of music. Keep reading »
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2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Residency
The Blue Note Jazz Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center—two renowned New York cultural institutions—come together for a landmark collaboration and unity. Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold a residency during the forthcoming 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival, in which the legendary Wynton Marsalis performs six nights at the Blue Note Jazz Club June 11-16. Keep reading »
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Wynton, Branford Marsalis will play rare concert together in St. Louis
Brothers Wynton and Branford Marsalis will join forces next Wednesday and Thursday for a pair of extremely rare performances together that will benefit Jazz St. Louis’ educational programs and community engagement events. Keep reading »
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Swing into Spring with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Rose Theater
Throughout March, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – an ensemble of 15 virtuoso instrumentalists, unique soloists, composers, arrangers, and educators – performs an unprecedented variety of styles and genres with characteristic flair and authority. Keep reading »