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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF MONK CON CLAVE PERFORMED BY THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF MONK CON CLAVE PERFORMED BY THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA

Music directed by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and GRAMMY®-Nominated bassist Carlos Henriquez and featuring Pedrito Martinez

Presented as part of the Ertegun Jazz Concert Series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist and musical director, Carlos Henriquez, leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in the world premiere of Monk con Clave in Rose Theater on Friday, May 20 at 8:00pmET and...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces Winners of 27th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 27TH ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WINNERS

First Place Winner: Osceola County School for the Arts (Kissimmee, FL) Second Place Winner: Foxboro High School (Foxboro, MA) Third Place Winner: Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, CA)

Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced the three top-placing high school jazz bands in the nation and more than 35 other individual and section awards in the prestigious 27th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Frederick P....

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JALC Announces 2022 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship Winners

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2022 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

First Place Winner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC Second Place Winner: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Third Place Winner: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

In an awards ceremony tonight, April 20, 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis announced the top three university and college jazz band finalists and section awards in the second...

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2022 Gala “Body + Soul: America Rises Through the Arts” Honors Darren Walker and Terence Blanchard

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2022 Gala “Body + Soul: America Rises Through the Arts” Honors Darren Walker and Terence Blanchard

Hosted by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, gala concert features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guests J’Nai Bridges; Summer Camargo; Elvis Costello; Garth Fagan Dance; Sullivan Fortner; Samara Joy; Julian Lee; Felix Moseholm; Endea Owens; Unity Phelan, Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet; TJ Reddick; and Isaiah J. Thompson Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 7:00pm at Frederick P. Rose Hall, “The House of Swing”

Today, Jazz at Lincoln Center announced its signature gala will return as an in-person celebration on Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the organization’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, located at Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York.   The 2022 Gala, “Body +...

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JALC Celebrates Charles Mingus Centennial with Performances in Rose Theater and Dizzy’s Club, April 19-26

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER CELEBRATES CHARLES MINGUS CENTENNIAL WITH PERFORMANCES IN ROSE THEATER AND DIZZY’S CLUB APRIL 19–26

Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis led by Vincent Gardner, Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, Mingus Orchestra, and leading college and conservatory ensembles

In honor of bassist and composer Charles Mingus, whose 100th birthday would have been on April 22, 2022, Jazz at Lincoln Center will present a Charles Mingus Centennial Celebration to commemorate his legacy as a trailblazing composer, performer, and bandleader, and as...

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Announcing Top 15 High School Jazz Bands Competing at 2022 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES RETURN OF IN-PERSON

ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL

Nation’s Premier Jazz Education Event to Feature 15 Top High School-Aged Bands from Across the Country in Performance and Competition at JALC From May 5-7, 2022

Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, Jazz at Lincoln Center announced today the 27th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, the hallmark program for the largest jazz education network in the world....

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