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Jun 15, Set 1: Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra (LIVE ONLY)
A full big band sound that fills the room from the very first note, the Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra brings a fresh, modern edge to the stage. Led by trombonist and composer Dr. Javier Nero, the ensemble moves through bold originals and new takes on familiar tunes with rich textures, strong groove,...
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Jun 16, Set 1: 50th Anniversary of Soweto Youth Uprising with Bokani Dyer Trio (LIVE ONLY)
A powerful one-night-only tribute, Bokani Dyer returns to the stage to honor the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Youth Uprisings. One of South Africa’s most extraordinary pianists and composers, Dyer brings together iconic South African works and his own original music for an evening rooted in rem...
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Jun 17, Set 1: Jazztopad Festival: Tomasz Dabrowski NYC Quartet with Marta Sanchez (LIVE ONLY)
Part of Jazztopad Festival New York, this intimate set brings together four distinctive voices from today’s improvised music scene. Led by Tomasz Dabrowski alongside Marta Sanchez, Luke Stewart, and Kweku Sumbry, the quartet moves through new music shaped by shifting textures, open forms, and the...
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Jazz Americana: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Experience the roots of jazz with The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and special guests Mark O'Connor, Terry Waldo, Shenel Johns, and Gavin Rice. Explore early influences, blending blues, gospel, and bluegrass with reimagined classics from Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, King Olive...
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Monty Alexander
Legendary pianist and composer Monty Alexander returns to Rose Theater to celebrate his 80th birthday in grand style. His performances will showcase an electrifying ensemble of world-renowned improvisers, promising an unforgettable evening of musical brilliance and dynamic artistry.
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Jazz Congress 2026: You'll Hear It: Live from the Appel Room
Listen to the greatest albums of all time – the way jazz musicians do. On each episode of the You'll Hear It podcast, Open Studio's Peter Martin and Adam Maness unpack one remarkable album to reveal all the qualities that make music amazing, but that we sometimes miss. Using their keyboards they ...
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Jun 22, Set 1: Future of Jazz Orchestra Plays the Blues (LIVE ONLY)
The Future of Jazz Orchestra continues their residency at Dizzy's under the music direction of Leo Steinriede with a night of familiar favorites and brand new arrangements focusing on the Blues, featuring some of the most exciting young players on today’s scene.
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EE 2025: Final Concert—Finalist Bands
At the Metropolitan Opera House, this landmark event is the culmination of the 30th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s premier education initiative, which brings together top high school jazz ensembles from across the globe for rehe...
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Wynton Marsalis at Harvard: At the Speed of Instinct
Wynton Marsalis Harvard Lecture #4: At the Speed of Instinct
Choosing Together to Play and Stay Together
Delivered April 17, 2013Wynton Marsalis discusses and demonstrate the techniques, concepts, methods, opportunities and objectives that encourage spontaneous, intelligent and cohesive group d...
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Alexa Tarantino Quartet
Saxophonist and composer Alexa Tarantino returns to Dizzy’s Club to celebrate the upcoming release of her fifth studio album—THE ROAR AND THE WHISPER—out July 25th with Blue Engine Records.
This special live preview features the same powerhouse quartet heard on the album, performing Tarantino’s ...
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The JLCO Plays the 70s
Experience the electrifying spirit of the 1970s as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra brings this transformative decade to life through music. Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and former JLCO member Ted Nash and with special guests Hubert Laws and Tom Harrell, this memora...
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Wynton Marsalis' Afro!: The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
THE ERTEGUN JAZZ CONCERT Afro! brings the sophisticated rhythms of Africa to the Rose Theater stage with the world premiere of a new commission by Wynton Marsalis. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is joined by Ghanaian djembe virtuoso Weedie Braimah and extraordinary vocalist Shenel Johns for...
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Recollect: Sheila Jordan
In RECOLLECT, Blue Engine Records takes some of the world's greatest jazz musicians on record shopping sprees, digging up forgotten favorites and certified classics in the process. Go behind the recording process with the artists who know it best and learn the stories behind your favorite albums ...
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Where Jazz Lives: Paris
Perhaps no European city looms as large in the history of jazz as Paris. Travel to France and explore the full range of the city's scene, from apartment jam sessions to a Django-centric festiva ln in the country, from a dedicated radio DJ to some of the world's hottest clubs.
