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21st Annual Essentially Ellington Winning Band and Awards Announcement

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2016

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the top high school jazz bands in the nation that took the highest honors tonight at the prestigious 21st Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at...

Lush Life: Celebrating 100 years of Billy Strayhorn

Jazz at Lincoln Center concludes its 2015-2016 season by celebrating the centenary birth year of American music icon Billy Strayhorn. Guest vocalist and pianist, Johnny O’Neal makes his debut with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis as they...

2016 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame Nominees Online Public Vote

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center offers jazz fans around the world the opportunity to participate in the 2016 Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame induction process.  The public can cast votes online via http://academy.jazz.org/hall-of-fame/ for legendary artists of the jazz community who...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Honors America’s Timeless Vocalists on May 20-21

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER HONORS AMERICA’S TIMELESS VOCALISTS ON MAY 20-21

On Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate the timeless artistry of some of the most beloved vocalists and composers in American history. Throughout one weekend, the finest talents in jazz will perform The Ray Charles...

Webop Summer Term Open for Enrollment

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s WeBop Summer 2016 term is now open for enrollment. Named “best music class in the city” by New York Family, this interactive jazz class for children (ages 8 months to 5 years) is led by trained faculty and  allows families and caregivers to...

Miles and ‘Trane Festival

For Immediate Release

On May 12 – 15, Jazz at Lincoln Center will honor the artistry and 90th birthdays of Miles Davis and John Coltrane on every stage at Frederick P. Rose Hall. The organization’s four-day Miles and ‘Trane Festival will take place in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater,...

Jazz at Lincoln Center 2016 Gala

Jazz at Lincoln Center 2016 Gala CELEBRATES JAZZ AND BROADWAY

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2016 Gala, entitled Jazz and Broadway, will celebrate the music of Broadway and the profound influence jazz has had on The Great White Way throughout history. The organization’s one-night benefit performance and dinner – one of the most highly...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates International Jazz Appreciation Month

Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates International Jazz Appreciation Month with a diverse line-up of artists throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall, the “House of Swing.” The exciting offerings in April include an homage to Broadway composers with jazz-oriented roots, sets...

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy at 10

Since 2006, Jazz at Lincoln Center has proudly offered free jazz education to 60 middle school age student musicians in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx through its groundbreaking program Middle School Jazz Academy. To celebrate the 10th anniversary and the young...

World on a String: The Swinging Songs of Broadway

The world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and guest vocalist Kate Davis will debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions including “Annie Get Your Gun,” “South Pacific,” “West Side Story,” “Fiddler On The Roof,”...

Bill Charlap: Broadway To Harlem

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the world premiere of Bill Charlap: Broadway to Harlem on Friday & Saturday, April 8 & 9, 2016 at 8:00pm in Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall (60th and Broadway). Raised by the dynamic combination of his Broadway composer...

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola APRIL 2016 Lineup

For Immediate Release: March 3, 2016

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola APRIL 2016 Lineup ANNOUNCED Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola April 2016 Lineup: Friday-Sunday, April 1-3, 2016 Uhadi: All-Stars of Johannesburg Jazz Featuring Jazzmeia Horn With Musical Director and saxophonist McCoy Mrubata, vocalist Jazzmeia Horn,...

Steve Miller: Out of this World

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the world premiere of Steve Miller: Out of this World with Jimmie Vaughan on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30pm in Rose Theater, with encore performances on Saturday, April 9 at 7pm and 9:30pm in The Appel Room. A 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of...

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2016-17 CONCERT & EDUCATION SEASON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2016

Wynton Marsalis, Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, today announces its 2016-17 season consisting of more than 110 concerts in Rose Theater and The Appel Room, more than 350 nights of music in Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, and a diverse and extensive...

Aaron Diehl: The Real Deal

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Aaron Diehl: The Real Deal on Friday & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 2016, at 7:00pm & 9:30pm in The Appel Room. Acclaimed pianist Aaron Diehl makes his Appel Room debut as a leader. Diehl, known fondly as “The Real Diehl” in...

Blue Engine Records Releases The Abyssinian Mass

Raise your voices and lift your hearts as Blue Engine Records releases The Abyssinian Mass by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Damien Sneed, Chorale Le Chateau and Special Guest Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III on March 18, 2016....

Monty Alexander & Friends: Frank Sinatra at 100

Monty Alexander & Friends: Frank Sinatra at 100

At 17 years old, a serendipitous encounter with Frank Sinatra and his long-time pal Jilly Rizzo changed the trajectory of Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander’s career forever: Alexander would soon become the house pianist for the famed Jilly’s club in New York City...

Moonglow: The Magic of Benny Goodman

The great Benny Goodman first recorded “Moonglow” in 1934 and had a #1 hit with the song. Two years later, Goodman released a new version of the song with his quartet, which featured the legends Lionel Hampton on vibraphone, Teddy Wilson on piano, and Gene Krupa on...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2016 Blue Engine International Tour

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” (Chicago Tribune), will perform a stylistic range of material with a host of guest artists throughout 15 international cities in 40 days. The Jazz at Lincoln...

Family Concert: Who is Frank Sinatra?

For Immediate Release

Jazz at Lincoln Center continues to celebrate the centennial of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra with Family Concert: Who Is Frank Sinatra? The concert takes place on Saturday, February 6 at 1pm & 3pm at Rose Theater in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P....

Valentine’s Day Weekend at Jazz at Lincoln Center

VALENTINE’S DAY WEEKEND AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

A stellar pianist and three beloved vocalists imbue Jazz at Lincoln Center with romance during Valentine’ s Day weekend. In Rose Theater, GRAMMY® Award-nominated pianist Monty Alexander is joined by GRAMMY® Award-winning singer Kurt Elling to perform love songs from...

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola February 2016 Lineup Announced

Monday, February 1, 2016 Oscar Peñas Crossroad Oscar Penas was trained as a classical guitarist in Spain and has since moved to New York City and emerged as a unique voice in jazz. His group has sold out numerous New York clubs and prestigious venues like the Kennedy...