Grammy-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell brings her vibrant energy to Rose Theater, exploring the Roaring 20s with her ensemble. Delve into the era of change with swinging rhythms and timeless classics from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Perfect for the whole family!

Performed on October...

Bring your family together for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s exciting concert series designed for young audiences! Through lively performances, fascinating stories, and music direction by former JLCO member Ted Nash, JALC’s Future of Jazz Orchestra brings Mulligan’s music to life, offering an inspirin...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis offers a truly unique celebration of master educator, composer, and musical thinker Leonard Bernstein. Grammy Award-nominated composer and arranger Richard DeRosa, whose significant talent is recognized from Broadway to industry-leading ja...

Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and master tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin celebrate the titanic legacy of pianist and composer Toshiko Akiyoshi.

National Women’s History Museum says Akiyoshi “changed the face of jazz music over her sixty-year career. As one of fe...

Hosted by beloved vocalist Catherine Russell, the daughter of long-time Louis Armstrong associate Luis Russell, this family-friendly concert explores the musical styles of New Orleans—the birthplace of jazz.

Originally performed on October 20th, 2023.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis explores the innovative musical concepts that emerged during the 1950s – a whirlwind decade of unprecedented growth and staggering creativity. Jazz's limitless potential was on full display during these years, as exemplified by the cool ja...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is joined by top South African musicians in a musical celebration of South African democracy, 25 years after apartheid's end. Performing essential South African music, each song was chosen by a guest performer, many of whom helped shape th...

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...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis play essential big band music by Duke Ellington and Count Basie. The first set finds the JLCO swinging through a number of classic Basie standards, including "April in Paris," "Swinging the Blues," and "Jumpin' at the Woodside." The second...

Featuring iconic works from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Max Roach, and more, Cool School & Hard Bop—music-directed by JLCO saxophonist Sherman Irby and pianist Joe Block—explores the enduring appeal of mid-century jazz through striking arrangements, mellow tones, virtuosic vocabulary, and a commitme...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis showcases the timelessness of swing as a genre, cultural period, and musical concept. The big bands that emerged during the Swing Era defined the sound of America – bringing people out of the Depression and ushering in a new sense of possi...

Legend has it that Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) wrote the American songbook icon, “Lush Life,” at the tender age of 16. Though this early date has been disputed by some scholars, what isn’t in question is that Duke Ellington's first recordings of Strayhorn’s work were published when Strayhorn was ...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis revisits two of its most acclaimed originals: Victor Goines' "Untamed Elegance" and Chris Crenshaw’s "God’s Trombones." Each of these suites highlights the ensemble’s boundless creativity, commitment to artistic vision, and the peerless mu...

The feel and sound of MONK’estra captures the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular style with its off-beat melodies, humor, strange beauty and unbounded swing in fresh arrangements that have an eye to the future infused with contemporary harmonies, unstoppable grooves, flavored with hints of New ...

The legendary trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and lyricist Hugh Masekela presented a retrospective extravaganza in Rose Theater to celebrate his 75th birthday and to mark the 20th anniversary of a democratic South Africa in this timelessly special performance from 2014.

Since his passing in...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis delivers a joyous celebration of New Orleans legend Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941). Jazz's first great composer, musical intellect, and piano virtuoso, Morton gave us the musical blueprint of an eternal New Orleans and jazz as we know it to...

Acclaimed guitarist Stéphane Wrembel brings his Django New Orleans project to Dizzy's to celebrate his first time ever in the club.

Originally recorded November 4, 2021.

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Stéphane Wrembel – guitar
Bria Skonberg – trumpet, vocals
Daisy Castro – violin
Nick Driscoll – clarinet, soprano ...