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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...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Rings In The Holidays with Big Band Holidays

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER RINGS IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH BIG BAND HOLIDAYS Big Band Holidays U.S. Tour, November 29–December 10 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Dianne Reeves with Samara Joy Big Band Holidays at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, December...

JALC Announces 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP

10 PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE JAZZ PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO COMPETE IN JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL IN NEW YORK CITY JANUARY 14-15, 2023

New York, NY (November 10, 2022) – Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) is proud to announce the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, a two-day invitational competition featuring ensembles from ten of the most well-regarded university jazz programs in the country. Jazz...

Steve Miller on Steve Miller: A Blues and Rock and Roll Journey on November 11-12 at 8:00pm ET

Steve Miller on Steve Miller: A Blues and Rock and Roll Journey Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center  November 11-12 at 8:00pm ET

Members of the Steve Miller Band and special guest jazz musicians join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee  in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Miller, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, makes his long-awaited return to Jazz at Lincoln Center to perform Steve Miller on Steve Miller: A Blues and Rock and Roll Journey at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose...

JALC Launches Jazz Live

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER LAUNCHES JAZZ LIVE, NEW PLATFORM FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LIVE WEBCASTS, HISTORICAL PERFORMANCES, ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING AND MORE FEATURING JAZZ’S GREATEST PERFORMERS

Jazz Live is available now on Apple (iOS/tvOS), Google (Android/Android TV), Amazon Fire TV, and Roku

Today, Jazz at Lincoln Center launches Jazz Live, a video streaming service providing exclusive access to all the institution’s live webcasts, a selection of archival performances, and all of the original world-class digital content for which Jazz at Lincoln Center is...

JALC Announces 2022-23 Season of Concerts, Education, Tours and More

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2022-23 SEASON OF WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONS AND UNIQUE COLLABORATIONS; JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS WORLDWIDE TOURS; AND IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

35th season features 22 unique programs celebrating Jazz as a Global Language including: Opening Night: “The Shanghai Suite” features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing Wynton Marsalis’ work inspired by the musical culture of China American premiere and national tour of compositions by Wynton Marsalis and iconic Iraqi oud virtuoso, composer, and educator Naseer Shamma on “Middle East Meditations” Towering Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdés celebrating his 81st birthday with the epic “La Creación,” featuring big band, Afro-Cuban percussion, and vocals Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez centennial celebrations led by Carlos Henriquez World premiere commissions by Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda and Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca, exploring the Pan-American continuum with multi-Grammy winning clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera Brazilian mandolin wizard Hamilton de Holanda and South African pianist-composer Nduduzo Makhathini explore the diaspora of African musical culture to North and South America The JALC debut of “Carnival: The Sound Of A People” by Trinidad-born trumpet virtuoso and composer Etienne Charles Iconic Brazilian singer Rosa Passos with NEA Jazz Masters Kenny Barron and Ron Carter “Shades of Django” led by Parisian-born gypsy jazz guitar legend, Stéphane Wrembel with French-born vocal sensation Cyrille Aimée, mandolin master Sam Bush, and pianist Sean Mason Collaborations by JLCO with NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi and special guest tenor saxophonist-flutist Lew Tabackin Concerts by internationally renowned singers Cécile McLorin Salvant and Dianne Reeves Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour, with iconic singers Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling, with music director and pianist Christian Sands and saxophone sensation Lakecia Benjamin; Steve Miller Plays Steve Miller Band; “Singers Over Manhattan” by the Emmet Cohen Trio with Mary Stallings, Johnny O’Neal, and Lucy Yeghiazaryan Parts II and III of JLCO’s popular “Journey Through Jazz” series; Jazz For Young People concerts exploring Charles Mingus and Thad Jones Big Band Holidays, in Rose Theater and on tour, directed by Victor Goines, marks JLCO and Samara Joy in first time collaboration

Jazz at Lincoln Center and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis today proudly announce the organization’s 35th season of concerts featuring JALC’s customary mix of American-premiere commissions and exclusive collaborations by iconic guest artists from across...

BURT BACHARACH REIMAGINED PERFORMED BY CAMILLE THURMAN AND DARRELL GREEN QUARTET

BURT BACHARACH REIMAGINED PERFORMED BY CAMILLE THURMAN AND DARRELL GREEN QUARTET

THURMAN, GREEN, AND ALL-STAR LINEUP FEATURING BUSTER WILLIAMS, ROMERO LUBAMBO, MICHAEL WOLFF INTERPRET BACHARACH’S ENDURING HITS

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, June 3-4, 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

In Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, against a backdrop of sweeping views of Central Park and Columbus Circle, saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman will demonstrate her spectacular musicality in Burt Bacharach Reimagined on June 3 and 4, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. and...

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...

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....

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...

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 +...

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...

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....