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OUT NOW Big Band Holidays III Digital Album featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
December 15, 2023
In celebration of the most wonderful time of the year, Blue Engine Records—Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) in-house record label—proudly presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis’ new collection of holiday music: Big Band Holidays III,...
MAX ROACH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION TOUR
December 14, 2023
FEATURING THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, HONORS LEGENDARY DRUMMER-COMPOSER, BEBOP PIONEER, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
U.S. Tour Opens on Jan. 19-20 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, NY
To commemorate the centennial of the legendary musician drummer-composer, bebop pioneer, and activist Max Roach (1924-2007), the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis premieres new arrangements of works by the iconic artist at Jazz at Lincoln Center in...
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES
EMERSON S. MOORE II
AS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
November 29, 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced that Emerson S. Moore II, a veteran legal executive, has been named Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Moore will serve as the organization’s chief legal officer, reporting to Executive Director Greg Scholl and working with...
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL UNITY FESTIVAL JANUARY 12-13, 2024
November 13, 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center announces its inaugural Unity Festival premiering Jan. 12-13, 2024 throughout The House of Swing. Featuring 15 diverse acts — including Jazz at Lincoln Center fan favorites and artists from the global jazz scene performing across three venues:...
JLCO and Catherine Russell in “Journey Through Jazz” in The Appel Room on Nov. 17-18
November 7, 2023
On Nov. 17-18, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns to the intimate and iconic Appel Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall for the latest installment of the Journey Through Jazz concert series. For this Journey Through...
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Jazz at Lincoln Center Announce Partnership and Unique Programs Designed to Explore and Nurture Connection Between Jazz, American Art, Visual Art, and the American Experience
November 6, 2023
Building off their 2019 collaborative concerts entitled Portraits of America, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Jazz at Lincoln Center announce a unique creative partnership aimed to enrich the experiences of jazz and visual arts for audiences of all ages and...
Blue Engine Records: Sean Mason’s Debut Album The Southern Suite Out Now
October 27, 2023
Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house record label, announces Sean Mason’s debut album The Southern Suite is out now, streaming on all platforms. A rising star who’s earned praise and support from both Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Mason’s infectious,...
STEVE MILLER: THE FUTURE OF THE BLUES AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S ROSE THEATER
October 12, 2023
Renowned blues-rock guitarist, multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and 2022 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Steve Miller returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater with the special concert event, The Future of the...
SHERMAN IRBY WORLD PREMIERES “MUSINGS OF COSMIC STUFF,” PERFORMED BY THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS, NARRATED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S ROSE THEATER
October 4, 2023
Sherman Irby, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s stalwart alto and soprano saxophonist, leads a gravity-defying exploration of the universe with the world premiere of his new commission Musings of Cosmic Stuff on October 27-28, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. in Jazz at Lincoln...
CHARLES LLOYD AT 85
September 25, 2023
NEA JAZZ MASTER DEMONSTRATES UNPARALLELED VIRTUOSITY WITH TWO ALL-STAR BANDS ON TWO SEPARATE NIGHTS IN JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S ROSE THEATER • Charles Lloyd with group Sangam featuring percussionist Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland on Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m. • Charles Lloyd with his New Quartet featuring Eric Harland, Jason Moran, and Reuben Rogers on Oct. 14 at 8:00 p.m.
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly celebrates the 85th birthday of Charles Lloyd, NEA Jazz Master and tenor saxophone poet, on two separate nights in Rose Theater. On Oct. 13, the concert features the long-awaited return of Sangam, the trio with Indian percussionist Zakir...
Roy Hargrove’s The Love Suite: In Mahogany – Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center available on all streaming platforms on October 13, 2023
September 18, 2023
Roy Hargrove, named “the most impactful trumpeter of his generation” by The New York Times, left behind a remarkable legacy when he passed in 2018. Now, Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s (JALC) in-house record label, celebrates Hargrove’s legacy with the...
Blue Engine Records Announces Sean Mason’s Debut Album The Southern Suite Out October 27, 2023
September 8, 2023
Blue Engine Records, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s in-house record label, announces the upcoming release of jazz pianist and singular new voice Sean Mason’s debut album The Southern Suite. Today, the lead track “Closure” is released on all major streaming platforms...
2023-24 Season Opener: ‘Beyond Black Codes’ on Sept. 21-23, and Blue Engine Records Re-Issues 5 Wynton Marsalis Albums
August 28, 2023
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER 2023-24 SEASON OPENING WEEKEND: BEYOND BLACK CODES FEATURING THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS ON SEPTEMBER 21-23, 2023, 8:00 P.M. FOLLOWED BY U.S. TOUR DATES BLUE ENGINE RE-MASTERS and RE-ISSUES WYNTON MARSALIS ALBUMS: -LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF TRIBES -FROM THE PLANTATION TO THE PENITENTIARY -UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON -HE AND SHE -THE MAGIC HOUR AVAILABLE NOW ON DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS
The world premiere of Beyond Black Codes featuring big band arrangements of songs from Wynton Marsalis’s highly influential small group albums will open Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2023-24 season on Sept. 21-23, 2023, at 8:00pm in Rose Theater. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s...
Blue Engine Records Releases Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Sevens on streaming platforms on August 4, 2023
July 31, 2023
BLUE ENGINE RECORDS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF WYNTON MARSALIS PLAYS LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S HOT FIVES AND SEVENS
Live album featuring an all-star band including trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and pianist Jon Batiste
Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Sevens available on all streaming platforms on August 4, 2023
On August 4, 2023, on what would have been Louis Armstrong’s 122nd birthday—although many celebrate the trailblazer on July 4, as he was lovingly hailed as a “firecracker baby” by his mother—Blue Engine Records proudly releases Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2023 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition Winners
May 13, 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center Announces 2023 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition Winners
First Place Winner: Osceola County School for the Arts (Kissimmee, FL)
Second Place Winner: Susan E. Wagner High School (Staten Island, NY)
Third Place Winner: New World School of the Arts (Miami, FL)
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 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Frederick P....
Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez Centennial Celebration featuring Carlos Henriquez and Friends
April 5, 2023
On May 5 and 6, at 8:00 p.m. in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, Grammy nominated Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist-composer-arranger Carlos Henriquez leads an all-star band to celebrate the respective centennial birthdays of Mambo Kings Tito Puente and...
15 Finalists to Compete in 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival
February 15, 2023
15 Finalists to Compete in 28th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Festival Nation’s Premier Jazz Education Event to Feature 15 High School-Aged Bands from Across the Country in Performance and Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center From May 11-13, 2023
Today, Marcus Printup, Trumpet, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, announced the 15 finalists for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 28th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, the hallmark program for the largest jazz education network in...
The Music of Toshiko Akiyoshi Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Lew Tabackin
February 9, 2023
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...
Just Added: Richard Bona and Somi Added as Special Guests at Nduduzo Makhathini and Hamilton de Holanda JALC Collaboration
February 7, 2023
The Appel Room, February 24-25, 7:00pm & 9:30pm ET
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) announces the addition of special guests Grammy Award-winning bassist, singer and composer Richard Bona (on Friday, February 24) and Grammy nominated vocalist and composer SOMI (on Saturday, February 25) to South African pianist-composer...
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
February 3, 2023
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...
Blue Engine Records Announces March 17th Release of Rising Star Pianist Isaiah J. Thompson’s The Power of the Spirit
January 27, 2023
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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