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.

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.

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.

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.

Jazz at Lincoln Center will broadcast one of its most popular concerts, Ella: Forever the First Lady of Song, online on Saturday, November 14 at 7:00p.m. EDT.

On October 30, at 9:00 p.m. EDT / 8:00 p.m. CT, Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration will debut on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). In this hour-long special—filmed in front of a sold-out audience at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater— the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis welcomes beloved Sesame Street characters Elmo, Bert & Ernie, Big Bird, Herry Monster, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Abby, Hoots the Owl, and Rosita to sing classic Sesame Street songs for fans of all ages.