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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 29th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival Winners 2024 – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) announced the three top-placing high school jazz bands in the nation plus more than 100 individual and section awards in the prestigious 29th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center and the hallmark program for the largest jazz education network in the world.
Blue Engine Records Announces Freedom, Justice, and Hope Performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Bryan Stevenson – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Claudia Schreier’s ‘Nighthawks’ brings jazzy vibes to Atlanta Ballet stage – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Set to Marsalis’ dynamic portrait of New York City, “Nighthawks” is Schreier’s homage to the two cities she loves — her native New York and Atlanta, her second home since she became Atlanta Ballet’s resident choreographer in 2020.
Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Five stars for Wynton Marsalis’s dazzlingTrumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
With Simon Rattle having departed and plans for a new concert hall in the City of London long shelved, the London Symphony Orchestra could be forgiven for feeling down in the dumps. Instead, the announcement of its 2024-25 season showed all the signs of an organisation powering forwards.
Wynton Marsalis: Symphony No 4, ‘The Jungle’ album review — irrepressible energy – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
There is no holding back Wynton Marsalis. As well as being a virtuoso trumpeter and leading jazz musician, he has thrown himself into composing major new works in the classical tradition, including an ambitious range of concertos and symphonies.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Barbican — a century of jazz history – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra signalled its balance of orchestral jazz spectacle and nightclub intimacy from the start. A fanfare of trumpets was answered by a sheen of reeds before a froth of swapped phrases unfolded over springy walking-bass swing.
LSO/Pappano review — a virtuosic Alison Balsom and sumptuous Ravel – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
It would be a dull soul who didn’t enjoy at least some aspects of Wynton Marsalis’s new Trumpet Concerto, especially as its UK premiere was delivered with such panache by Alison Balsom and the London Symphony Orchestra. The music exudes joy and energy throughout its six movements.
LSO/Alison Balsom, Barbican review: An astonishing feat of stamina – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
There may be things that Wynton Marsalis does not know about the trumpet – but from the UK premiere of his new concerto, presented by Alison Balsom, the LSO and Antonio Pappano at the Barbican last night, it’s hard to imagine what.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2024-25 Season of World Premiere Commissions and Unique Collaborations – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2024 Gala Celebrating Tony Bennett – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Swing into Spring with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Rose Theater – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Alison Balsom gives the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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).
Wynton, Branford Marsalis will play rare concert together in St. Louis – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Residency – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
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 – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars featuring Branford Marsalis & Wynton Marsalis at The Chase Park Plaza – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Jazz St. Louis’ 2024 Gala Swing For Tomorrow’s Stars will feature Wynton & Branford Marsalis! The hottest jazz event in the world takes place at Jazz St. Louis on February 21, 2024 and The Chase Park Plaza on February 22, 2024. This two-night fundraising event will secure the future of Jazz St. Louis’ impactful educational programs for students in the St. Louis area.
Wayne Shorter Celebration featuring JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and special guests Joe Lovano and Walter Blanding – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
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.
Max Roach at 100: ‘Inventor of Modern Drumming’ Is Only the Beginning – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Over the course of a little more than a year in 1955 and ’56, Max Roach, who was already the premiere jazz drummer of his generation, experienced the death of two of his very closest musical partners.
Musical Comfort Food: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Focuses on Master Composers – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
The title of this weekend’s concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center is “Masters of Form,” and as Vincent Gardner, who served as musical director for the first half, announced at the start, the name is a play on words in that it refers to “forms in music, the kind of established forms that we have ingrained in us, like the 12-bar blues” and the 32-bar popular song.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Greets the Season with Big Band Holidays Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guest vocalist Ashley Pezzotti – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Jazz at Lincoln Center spreads good cheer this holiday season as the world renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis featuring guest vocalist Ashley Pezzotti perform Big Band Holidays throughout the U.S. Music directed by veteran JLCO member Marcus Printup.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Performs Music of Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Charles Mingus, and World Premiere of Andy Farber’s “Usonian Structures” in Masters of Form: – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Masters of Form: Duke, Jelly Roll, and Mingus, in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on Feb. 2-3, 2024, at 8:00 p.m., features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performing masterfully structured pieces from musical architects Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, and Charles Mingus.
Max Roach Centennial Celebration Tour Honors Legendary Drummer-Composer, Bebop Pioneer, and Civil Rights Activist – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
To commemorate the centennial of the legendary musician drummer-composer, bebop pioneer, and activist Max Roach (1924-2007), the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis premieres new arrangements of works by the iconic artist at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, NY
Announcing Big Band Holidays III, Digital Album featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year, Blue Engine Records—Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) in-house record label—proudly presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis’ new collection of holiday music: Big Band Holidays III.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Jazz at Lincoln Center Announce Partnership and Unique Programs – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Building off their 2019 collaborative concerts entitled Portraits of America, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Jazz at Lincoln Center announce a unique creative partnership aimed to enrich the experiences of jazz and visual arts for audiences of all ages and levels of appreciation. Funded through a $1.15M gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation, the partnership seeks to engage audiences and create connections between the visual and performing arts.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Guest Catherine Russell in: Journey Through Jazz part IV – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
On Nov. 17-18, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns to the intimate and iconic Appel Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall for the latest installment of the Journey Through Jazz concert series.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Leaves the World Behind – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
“Sherman Irby’s Musings of Cosmic Stuff,” a new extended work for big band presented this past week at Jazz at Lincoln Center, is a team-up between the most famous man in jazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s artistic director, Wynton Marsalis, and perhaps the most easily recognized name, face, and voice in all of science, Neil deGrasse Tyson. It’s a collaboration presided over by a saxophonist, composer, and arranger, Sherman Irby.
Another great Lied Center performance from Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Wynton Marsalis is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest — if not the greatest — trumpeters, which he repeatedly demonstrated with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Sunday afternoon at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Wynton Marsalis Is Focus as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Opens Season – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
For the opening of the 2023-’24 season, Jazz at Lincoln Center did something it hasn’t done for a long time, if ever: It invited certain correspondents to attend the sound check at 4:30 p.m. at Rose Hall.
Recording of November 2023: Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives Hot Sevens – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Recorded in 2006 but not released until now, Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives Hot Sevens was recorded live at the Rose Theater, the largest of three performance rooms at the Jazz at Lincoln Center facility. House label Blue Engine Records has now released this concert for streaming.
Sherman Irby’s Musings Of Cosmic Stuff – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Embark on a voyage through time and space as the JLCO unveils a celestial event like no other. The world premiere of saxophonist and composer Sherman Irby’s JALC-commissioned work Musings of Cosmic Stuff promises to take you on a sonic journey spanning billions of years, from microscopic particles to awe-inspiring supernovas.
How Suite It Is, Or Six Flourishes For Trumpet From Master Marsalis – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
MONTREAL — Bebop revivalist, classical virtuoso, educator, and music director, Wynton Marsalis could be called a man of many careers had he never written a note. Yet the American trumpeter is a prolific composer, often in an idiom that subtly combines the traditions of classical and jazz.
Wynton Marsalis brings Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Portland – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Wynton Marsalis is a world-renowned trumpeter, bandleader, composer and a leading advocate of American culture. Whether you know him from one of his 100-plus recordings, his position as director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra or as a collaborator on Ken Burns’ ”Jazz” documentary for PBS, you are likely to recognize that he is one of the go-to commentators on where jazz has been, and where it is going.
Wynton Marsalis reflects on the way time flies, as Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra plays a program full of his work – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
WHEN WYNTON MARSALIS and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra play an all-Marsalis program at the Orpheum on October 10, it will mark a significant departure from their usual practice: honouring the giants of the jazz past by reconstructing their music for the jazz present.
Wynton Marsalis on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Future of Jazz - The Arik Korman Show – Wynton Marsalis Official Website
Wynton Marsalis, internationally acclaimed musician, composer, educator, and a leading advocate of American culture, discusses what he says to kids who want to be musicians, what makes the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra unique, and what he is trying to tell the world through his music.