On Fri., June 12 and Sat., June 13, the final Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra concert of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mother Africa season will feature mandolin virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda joining the world-renowned big band for the premiere of de Holanda’s works entitled “O Elo (The Connection)” and “Sol da noite (Night Sun),” new arrangements of his compositions, and music by Moacir Santos, whose groundbreaking fusion of Afro-Brazilian rhythms and big band jazz earned him the nickname “The Brazilian Duke Ellington.”
Music directed by Carlos Henriquez, Sounds of Brazil brings the unmistakable rhythms and spirit of Brazilian music to Rose Theater, in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located at Broadway and 60th St. in New York City.
Sounds of Brazil takes place Fri., June 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., June 13 at 8:00 p.m.
On Sat., June 13, the celebration begins with a complimentary World Cup watch party in the Ertegun Atrium, where the Morocco vs. Brazil match will be screened live beginning at 6:00 p.m.
As part of these Sounds of Brazil concerts, Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts a lineup of pre-concert performances and lectures. The full schedule appears below.
Fri., June 12
6:30–7:15 p.m.
Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center Ertegun Atrium
Free pre-concert performance featuring Regional Samaúma.
Regional Samaúma will also perform during intermission at approximately 8:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Rehearsal and Recording Studio
Free pre-concert lecture led by Seton Hawkins.
7:30 p.m.
Location: Rose Theater
Sounds of Brazil concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Hamilton de Holanda.
Sat., June 13
6:00p.m.
Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center Ertegun Atrium
World Cup watch party: Morocco vs. Brazil match
during halftime of the Morocco vs. Brazil match
Free performance featuring Regional Samaúma
Regional Samaúma will also perform during Sounds of Brazil concert intermission at approximately 8:45p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Rehearsal and Recording Studio
Free pre-concert lecture led by Seton Hawkins.
8:00 p.m.
Location: Rose Theater
Sounds of Brazil concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Hamilton de Holanda.
High resolution graphics for the Sounds of Brazil concert and Morocco vs. Brazil watch party event are available here.
For more information and tickets, visit jazz.org/hamiltondeholanda.
Ticket Information
Ticket prices for Rose Theater are $30 and up dependent upon seating section.
Please note that a $5.00 Jazz at Lincoln Center Facility Fee applies to all ticket purchases, with the exception of $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 for Rose Theater 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.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office hours are:
Tuesday-Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
Generous support for this concert series is provided by Robert and Helen Appel.
Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its 2025-26 season partners:
Bloomberg Philanthropies, United Airlines, and Hive & Colony.
Leadership support for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s concert season is provided by Lynne and Richard Pasculano.
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.
We proudly recognize leadership support from Dalio Philanthropies; Joseph DiMenna; Ford Foundation;
Angela and Robert Kissane; Mellody Hobson and George Lucas; Michele and Mark Mandel; and the Zou Family Fund.
Major support is provided by the Abrams Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; Howard Gilman Foundation, Inc.;
Manitou Fund; the Ambrose Monell Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; Lisa and David Schiff; Seedlings Foundation; and an Anonymous donor.
Generous support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts
with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Artists, schedules, and venues are subject to change.
Press Inquiries:
Zooey T. Jones
Senior Director, Public Relations & External Communications
Jazz at Lincoln Center
[email protected]
212-258-9821