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JUMP IN THE LINE! CELEBRATING HARRY BELAFONTE WITH RENÉ MARIE

René Marie salutes artist and activist Harry Belafonte with calypso-inspired evenings in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room

Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

On October 25 and October 26, Grammy-nominated vocalist and songwriter René Marie leads Jump In The Line! Celebrating Harry Belafonte and pays homage to the iconic Jamaica-born calypsonian-actor-political activist (1927-2023) who staked his money and his life on the...

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The Music of Toshiko Akiyoshi Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Lew Tabackin

March 10 & 11 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York, NY

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and master tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin will celebrate the magisterial legacy of composer and pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi who the National Women’s History Museum says, “changed the face of jazz music over her...

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JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS

First-Place Winner: North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)

Second-Place Winner: Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)

Third-Place Winner: Michigan State University College of Music (East Lansing, MI)

In an awards ceremony tonight, January 15, 2023, 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 third...

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Blue Engine Records Announces March 17th Release of Rising Star Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson’s The Power of the Spirit

Lead single “The IT Department” available on all digital platforms now Album available on digital platforms and CD on March 17th

The hard-swinging album—recorded live at Dizzy’s Club—captures a pivotal moment in the young artist’s evolution.

Hailed as “a young musician and composer with a mature touch and rare combination of talent, creativity, humility and honesty” by NPR, pianist Isaiah J. Thompson is an emerging generational talent. This March 17th, his first live album—The Power of the Spirit—will be...

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JALC Announces Middle East Meditations Featuring the JLCO and Iconic Iraqi Oud Virtuoso Naseer Shamma

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES  MIDDLE EAST MEDITATIONS

FEATURING JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND ICONIC IRAQI OUD VIRTUOSO, COMPOSER, AND EDUCATOR NASEER SHAMMA

American premiere and national tour of compositions with Shamma January 20-February 4 Middle East Meditations Tour opens on January 20-21 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York, NY  Jazz at Lincoln Center today announces Middle East Meditations, a...

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