Thursday, May 1 CLOSED for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2014 Annual Gala Friday – Sunday, May 2 – 4 Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band featuring Shannon Powell The Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band was organized in 1970 by banjoist and guitarist Danny Barker, who...

For Immediate Release: March 13, 2014 JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’s 2014 ANNUAL GALA “LOVE, LOSS AND LAUGHTER: THE STORY OF JAZZ” Concert and Dinner on May 1 Frederick P. Rose Hall, “The house of swing” With Host Billy Crystal, Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center...

The finest musicians in Jazz will join Billy Crystal and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a special night of improvisatory brilliance on the timeless themes of love and loss, addressed through laughter, dance and the indomitable spirit of...

For Immediate Release JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES SWING UNIVERSITY’S 2014 SPRING TERM COURSE OFFERINGS Historian and Jazz at Lincoln Center Curator Phil Schaap Introduces New Course: The Chicagoans: The First Garage Band New York, NY – March 10, 2014 – Jazz at...

Jazz at Lincoln Center announces Swing University’s  Spring Term course offerings, including “Cecil Taylor” taught by historian and WKCR program director Ben Young; “Discography,” taught by world-renowned scholar and biographer Ed Berger; and “Thelonious Monk,” led by...

For Immediate Release Jazz at Lincoln Center CELEBRATES SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ and Democracy in APRIL Hugh Masekela: Celebrating 75 Years in Rose Theater, April 4–5, 2014 Uhadi: All-Stars of Johannesburg Jazz featuring Sibongile Khumalo in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, April...

To celebrate his 75th birthday and mark the 20th anniversary of a democratic South Africa, the legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and lyricist Hugh Masekela presents a retrospective extravaganza in Rose Theater on April 4–5. Joined by associates from...

For Immediate Release: February 26, 2014 Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dave Brubeck Festival APRIL 7-13, 2014 Brubeck Brothers Quartet (April 7-8); Darius, Chris and Dan Brubeck with special guest Dave O’Higgins (April 9 & 13); Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet (April 10...

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2014-15 SEASON The Allen Room Renamed The Appel Room In Honor of Robert J. Appel New York, NY—February 25, 2014—Today Jazz at Lincoln Center announces its 2014-15 Concert and Education season, which features a season-long journey...

Today Jazz at Lincoln Center announces its 2014-15 Concert and Education season, which features a season-long journey “through the Americas.”  Through a diverse array of concerts and programs, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 27th season will explore how jazz has both...

On April 7-13, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dave Brubeck Festival will honor Dave Brubeck, one of America’s most significant jazz musicians to emerge after the Swing Era. The Dave Brubeck Festival will include seven nights of concerts, pre-concert discussions and a new...

For Immediate Release: February 21, 2014 DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA April 2014 Artist lineup Tuesday, April 1 Northern Illinois University Rosebud Jazztet The talented senior and graduate level students from the Northern Illinois University School of Music’s outstanding...

Tuesday, April 1 Northern Illinois University Rosebud Jazztet The talented senior and graduate level students from the Northern Illinois University School of Music’s outstanding jazz program, led by internationally renowned jazz educator Ronald Carter, join us at...

For Immediate Release JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 15 FINALISTS FOR THE 2014 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL Bands Compete for Top Honors at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 8 – 10, 2014 NEW YORK, NY –...

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the 15 finalist bands that will compete in the prestigious 19th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 8 – 10, 2014. The following finalists are among...

NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOL VOCALISTS JOIN YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM ELLINGTON’S SACRED MUSIC AT CARNEGIE HALL ON SUNDAY, MARCH 23 Performance Features All-Star Lineup Including Lalah Hathaway, Jimmy Heath, Sean Jones,...

On Sunday, March 23 at 3:00 p.m. in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, high school singers from across New York City and young artists from the recently launched Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra (JLCYO) will join together to perform works from...

For Immediate Release   JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2014 ERTEGUN JAZZ HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES  Betty Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Elvin Jones, and Wes Montgomery to be honored at induction ceremony on June 9, 2014 in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola   New York, NY...

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) announces Betty Carter, Fletcher Henderson, Elvin Jones, and Wes Montgomery as the 2014 inductees into the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame (EJHF). After gaining the majority popular vote cast by jazz fans around the world, the newest EJHF class...

For Immediate Release: February 19, 2014 (Updated) DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLAMarch 2014 Schedule and Artist lineup Saturday–Sunday, March 1–2The Music of Dexter Gordon: A CelebrationThe Dexter Gordon Legacy EnsembleGeorge Cables, Musical DirectorCelebrating Dexter Gordon...

Saturday–Sunday, March 1–2 The Music of Dexter Gordon: A Celebration The Dexter Gordon Legacy Ensemble George Cables, Musical Director Celebrating Dexter Gordon on what would have been his 91st birthday, the legendary tenor saxophonist and Academy-Award nominee for...

For Immediate Release: January 29, 2014 THE MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRARETURNS TO JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER Multi-GRAMMY® Award WinnerPerforms in The Allen RoomMarch 14-15, at 7pm and 9:30pm New York, NY In her first performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center since her...

In her first performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center since her 2003 concert in Alice Tully Hall, multi-GRAMMY® Award winning composer, arranger and bandleader Maria Schneider brings her critically acclaimed big band, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, to Jazz at...

For Immediate Release: January 16, 2014 Valentine’s Dayat Jazz at Lincoln Center Dianne Reeves in Rose Theater, February 14 & 15, 8pmTierney Sutton in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, February 13-16, 7:30 & 9:30pm*Special Valentine’s Day music & dinner packages...

Dianne Reeves and Tierney Sutton, two of the world’s most extraordinary vocalists, imbue Jazz at Lincoln Center with romance during Valentine’ s Day week. In Rose Theater, multi-GRAMMY® award winner Dianne Reeves performs songs of love and selections from her latest...

For Immediate Release The Spring Quartet FeaturingJack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese Quartet Cécile McLorin Salvant opensJazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater on February 28-March 1 New York, NY – January 13, 2014 – To headline this...

To headline this evening’s performance, Jazz at Lincoln Center convenes The Spring Quartet, a cooperative all-star quartet representing three generations, including 2012 NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette on drums; serial poll-winner Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone,...

For Immediate Release DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLAFebruary 2014 Artist lineup New York, NY (January 9, 2014) – Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola’s February shows feature not-to-be-missed performances by some of jazz’s leading voices, among them Renee...

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola’s February shows feature not-to-be-missed performances by some of jazz’s leading voices, among them Renee Rosnes, Kenny Rampton, Jack Walrath, T. Oliver Reid, Omer Avital and Amina Figarova. We also showcase the music of a few of jazz’s greatest...

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRAWITH WYNTON MARSALIS PERFORM INJAZZ FOR YOUNG PEOPLE®FAMILY CONCERT: WHO IS DAVE BRUBECK In Rose Theater on February 8 at 1pm & 3pm Tickets start at $12 Jazz at Lincoln Center will also present?Dave Brubeck Festival from April...