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January 23, 2025

THE JLCO WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND SPECIAL GUESTS SALUTE THE BLUES, GOSPEL, COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS, AND EARLY SOUNDS OF SWING IN JAZZ AMERICANA

Concert event includes premieres of new works
by Dr. Michael White and Terry Waldo respectively

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater
Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

New York, NY
(January 23, 2025) —  

On February 7 and 8, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, joined by special guests—vocalist Shenel Johns, violinist and fiddler Maggie O’Connor, fiddler Mark O’Connor, banjo player and guitarist Gavin Rice, and pianist Terry Waldo—will explore the roots of jazz in Jazz Americana at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater. Jazz at Lincoln Center is located on Broadway at 60th Street in New York, NY.

Jazz Americana convenes Shenel Johns, Maggie O’Connor, Mark O’Connor, Gavin Rice, and Terry Waldo on one bill for the first time for a performance featuring new arrangements, by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, of traditional roots music.

Dr. Michael White and Terry Waldo were each commissioned by Jazz at Lincoln Center to compose new works. On these special evenings, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will premiere “New Orleans Humbug,” by White, and “Waldo World in Three Parts” by Waldo.

“’New Orleans Humbug’ was inspired by the 1920s and early 1930s big bands of King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Luis Russell, and Duke Ellington – who all used and expanded elements from classic New Orleans Jazz, like the growl cornet, rich-toned clarinet, and the solo styles of Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and others,” said Dr. White. “The tuba and banjo in the rhythm section are a bridge between early jazz and later big bands which helped to give those transitional orchestras their unique sound.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit jazz.org/jazzamericana.

The leitmotif of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2024-25 season celebrates integration. Through the Jazz Americana concert, the organization acknowledges and honors the diverse backgrounds of the brilliant master practitioners who established and developed the sound of jazz from its origins to the present day. The net effect is a testimony to the power of jazz to illuminate the multiracial democratic ideals of America, bridging generational, ethnic, and cultural divides.


Ticket Information
Tickets for Jazz Americana performances are available on jazz.org, by phone, and in person at the box office. *Please note that a $5.00 Jazz at Lincoln Center Facility Fee applies to all ticket purchases, except for $10 Hot Seats. A $7 handling fee also applies when purchasing tickets from CenterCharge or when purchasing tickets online via jazz.org.

All single tickets to Rose Theater concerts can be purchased through jazz.org 24 hours a day or through CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located on Broadway at 60th Street, Ground Floor.

Box Office hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (or 30 minutes past curtain)
On Wednesdays, prior to a Rose theater concert, the Box Office will open at 10 a.m.


A very special thanks to Jody and John Arnhold for their extraordinary support of Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Leadership support is also provided by Dalio Philanthropies; Howard Gilman Foundation, Inc.;
and Mellody Hobson and George Lucas.

Leadership support for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is provided by
Michele and Mark Mandel and the Zou Family Fund.

Leadership support for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s concert season is provided by
Lynne and Richard Pasculano.

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its 2024-25 season partner: Bloomberg Philanthropies.


Artists, schedules, and venues are subject to change.

Press Inquiries:
Zooey Tidal Jones
Senior Director, Public Relations & External Communications
Jazz at Lincoln Center
[email protected]
212-258-9821