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JALC Fall Season Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Frederick P. Rose Hall and Blue Engine Records Releases

August 6, 2024

Concerts Include: Opening Night: “Hot Jazz & Swing” featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, co-music directed by Marsalis and Loren Schoenberg, with guest vocalists Kurt Elling, Shenel Johns on Sept. 19-21

The 20th Anniversary of Frederick P. Rose Hall: Rubén Blades with iconic Brazilian vocal group Boca Livre and Costa Rica’s Editus Ensemble in Rose Theater on Oct. 18-19, 2024; Bryan Carter and the Jazz at Pride Orchestra celebrating the life and times of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin in The Appel Room on Oct. 18-19, 2024; and Jon Faddis celebrating Dizzy Gillespie’s birthday at Dizzy’s Club on Oct. 18-21, 2024

Family Concert: “What Is the Jazz Age?” hosted by Catherine Russell on Oct. 26, 2024

Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa at Rose Theater on Nov. 15-16, 2024

Big Band Holidays featuring the JLCO with singers Ekep Nkwelle and Robbie Lee on Dec. 18-22, 2024

Blue Engine Records releases: September 2024: Wynton Marsalis’s The Shanghai Suite featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

October 2024: The House of Swing: Celebrating 20 Years featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guests

Dizzy’s Club highlights include: Dizzy Gillespie Birthday Celebration led by trumpeter Jon Faddis on the 20thanniversary of The House of Swing; Late Night Sessions; Songbook Sundays; Big Band Mondays; and the launch of new series Hometown Heroes and Salsa Meets Jazz

On September 19, 2024, Jazz at Lincoln Center opens the organization’s 37th season and celebrates the 20th anniversary of the home of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Frederick P. Rose Hall, colloquially known as the House of Swing. Frederick P. Rose Hall is the...

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15 U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BIG BANDS SELECTED FOR JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S VIRTUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON FESTIVAL, NATION’S PREMIER JAZZ EDUCATION EVENT

April 9, 2021

Faced with enormous challenges due to concerns around COVID-19, band directors and high school student jazz musicians around the country have applied innovative and creative approaches to perform with and learn from each other. Inspired by this dedication and commitment, Jazz at Lincoln Center continues its support for this unique community and today announced plans to salute these high school students at the 2021 Virtual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival on June 4—5, 2021.

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2021 Jazz Congress to be held virtually on May 17-20, 2021

March 11, 2021

2021 JAZZ CONGRESS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY ON MAY 17-20, 2021

Annual conference moves online; registration free for all participants

Now soliciting ideas for content through open panel submission process

To ensure the safety of participants during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes will hold this year’s edition of the annual Jazz Congress conference online, featuring interactive programs and performances designed to address the concerns and needs facing the global jazz community during this challenging, unprecedented time.

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ANNOUNCING THE DEMOCRACY! SUITE, WYNTON MARSALIS’S NEWEST WORK RECORDED LIVE BY THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA SEPTET WITH WYNTON MARSALIS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

December 28, 2020

On January 15, 2021, on the occasion of a new year and the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration, Wynton Marsalis will release The Democracy! Suite, the follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer’s provocative work, The Ever Fonky Lowdown, which was released in 2020. Featuring a hand-picked lineup consisting of members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, The Democracy! Suite will be available globally as a digital album on Blue Engine Records.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center premieres virtual concert, Big Band Holidays, Saturday, December 19, 7:00p.m. EST

November 23, 2020

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PREMIERES BIG BAND HOLIDAYS, A VIRTUAL CONCERT EVENT FEATURING THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, RUBÉN BLADES, CATHERINE RUSSELL, KURT ELLING, ASHLEY PEZZOTTI, AND MORE

Big Band Holidays streams online on Saturday, December 19 at 7:00p.m. EST Virtual tickets for premiere and on-demand access are 
available today via jazz.org/bbh

Jazz at Lincoln Center will ring in the holiday season with messages of peace and good cheer with the premiere of a one-of-a-kind virtual concert event, Big Band Holidays, on Saturday, December 19 at 7:00p.m. EST. Ticket holders will have on-demand access to the concert through Sunday, December 27 at 3:00a.m. EST.

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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S LATEST FAMILY PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS

November 20, 2020

Virtual WeBop Family Jazz Party streams on Saturday, November 21

A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration digital album featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis available now

Jazz at Lincoln Center continues its mission to introduce new generations to America’s greatest art form with two new programs designed for family audiences: WeBop Family Jazz Party, a virtual New Orleans Jazz Jam, on Saturday, November 21; and A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration digital album featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, available now.

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Blue Engine Records Announces New Album: “A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration” Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis available on Oct 30

October 26, 2020

BLUE ENGINE RECORDS ANNOUNCES

A SWINGIN’ SESAME STREET CELEBRATION FEATURING THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

New digital album includes beloved Sesame Street songs performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and iconic Sesame Street characters Available exclusively on digital platforms on October 30, 2020

Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house record label, today announced plans to release A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on October 30, 2020.

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