Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Guitar Brings a Freshness to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
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Over the past few months, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center have presented three programs of newly commissioned music by composers of varying connection to the organization. In October, there was “Musings of Cosmic Stuff” by Sherman Irby, a regular member of the reed section. In February, we heard “Usonian Structures” by Andy Farber, a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and bandleader with close ties to the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. This weekend, the Jalco is teaming with Kurt Rosenwinkel, a composer and guitarist who has performed with the orchestra only once before. This is a ..read more
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2024 Gala Celebrating Tony Bennett
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Jazz at Lincoln Center announced that its signature fundraiser Gala event celebrates NEA Jazz Master, Kennedy Center honoree, multi-GRAMMY award-winner Tony Bennett and takes place Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the organization’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Proceeds from Celebrating Tony Bennett, a one-night-only benefit performance, support Jazz at Lincoln Center’s mission to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. This year’s Gala celebrates Tony Bennett’s un ..read more
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Swing into Spring with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Rose Theater
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New York, NY (FEBRUARY 9, 2024) – Throughout March, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – an ensemble of 15 virtuoso instrumentalists, unique soloists, composers, arrangers, and educators – performs an unprecedented variety of styles and genres with characteristic flair and authority. Featuring the renowned big band and inviting a diverse roster of guest artists, each concert takes place in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater, located at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, at 60th Street and Broadway in New York City. On March 8-9, at 8:00 p.m., the ..read more
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Alison Balsom gives the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano
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Alison Balsom gives the UK premiere of Wynton Marsalis‘ Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) and its Chief Conductor Designate Sir Antonio Pappano at the Barbican (11 April), with subsequent performances at Bristol Beacon (12 April); Philharmonie, Cologne (23 April) and Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg (30 April). The work was co-commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra, Verbier Festival, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Alison Balsom first performed the work earlier this month with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchest ..read more
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The Marsalis Brothers Reunited in St. Louis and It Was Magical
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Thursday was an historic night in St. Louis, as jazz giants Wynton and Branford Marsalis, playing together for the first time in many years, performed to a capacity audience at the Chase Park Plaza. The previous evening, the Marsalis brothers played to a more intimate crowd at the Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, home of Jazz St. Louis, in Grand Center. The two-night event, Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars, was a fundraising gala benefiting Jazz St. Louis and its educational programs. Both nights featured a set by the Marsalises as part of a six-piece combo of jazz all-stars, plus a war ..read more
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Branford, Wynton Marsalis share stage for Jazz St. Louis gala thanks to lifelong friend Victor Goines
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At the root of Swing for Tomorrow’s stars – the two-day star-studded extravaganza of a fundraising gala for Jazz St. Louis – is an honored promise. “This event came about because when I was selected to be President and CEO of Jazz St. Louis back in August of 2022, I was encouraged by Wynton [Marsalis] to consider myself for the position,” said Victor Goines. “One of my stipulations [to him] was, ‘If I go to Jazz St. Louis, you are going to have to do a gala for me.’” And without hesitation, he accepted.” Goines is now entering his second year at the helm of the globally recognized organization ..read more
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Top 15 high school jazz bands in the U.S. commemorate Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival 2024
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No figure looms larger in the story of jazz than Duke Ellington whose artistic development and sustained achievement are among the most spectacular and influential in the history of music. On May 9-11, commemorating the 125th birthday of Duke Ellington —America’s most prolific composer of the 20th century in both number of pieces and variety of forms— the top 15 high school-aged jazz bands from across the country will converge at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s home, Frederick P. Rose Hall, in New York, NY. Students will spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals, and performanc ..read more
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2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Jazz at Lincoln Center Residency
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The Blue Note Jazz Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center – two renowned New York cultural institutions – come together for a landmark collaboration and unity. Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold a residency during the forthcoming 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival, in which the legendary Wynton Marsalis performs six nights at the Blue Note Jazz Club June 11-16. These performances mark a historic event as Marsalis – Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center – headlines the Blue Note for the first time since 1991, and these two iconic cultural centers unite. The upcoming residency features the J ..read more
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Wynton, Branford Marsalis will play rare concert together in St. Louis
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Brothers Wynton and Branford Marsalis will join forces next Wednesday and Thursday for a pair of extremely rare performances together that will benefit Jazz St. Louis’ educational programs and community engagement events. Victor Goines, president and CEO of Jazz St. Louis, a longtime member of Wynton’s band and lifetime friend of both brothers, will also perform. But they’re not exactly sure just yet what they’re going to play. “Whatever it is we do, it will be something that we know how to do,” Wynton says with a laugh. Of course, they know how to do plenty. The Marsalis brothers and Goines h ..read more
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Wynton, Branford Marsalis will play together in St. Louis for first time in 30 years
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Brothers Wynton and Branford Marsalis will join forces next Wednesday and Thursday for a pair of extremely rare performances together — in fact, their first in 30 years — that will benefit Jazz St. Louis’ educational programs and community engagement events. Victor Goines, president and CEO of Jazz St. Louis, a longtime member of Wynton’s band and lifetime friend of both brothers, will also perform. But they’re not exactly sure just yet what they’re going to play. “Whatever it is we do, it will be something that we know how to do,” Wynton says with a laugh. Of course, they know how to do plent ..read more
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