Named in tribute to his native Philadelphia, New Jawn celebrates a colossal musicianship among eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride and his fellow artist-composers — one that bonds instinct and mastery. Though they came up in different cities, all four artists inhabit the Phi...

Named in tribute to his native Philadelphia, New Jawn celebrates a colossal musicianship among eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride and his fellow artist-composers — one that bonds instinct and mastery. Though they came up in different cities, all four artists inhabit the Phi...

In 2016, acclaimed pianist and composer Helen Sung received a rare opportunity to arrange a piece for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Since then, she has honed her craft writing for larger ensembles, winning the 2022 BMI Charlie Parker Prize for big band composition, and a 2021 Guggenheim F...

In 2016, acclaimed pianist and composer Helen Sung received a rare opportunity to arrange a piece for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Since then, she has honed her craft writing for larger ensembles, winning the 2022 BMI Charlie Parker Prize for big band composition, and a 2021 Guggenheim F...

Feeding each other’s creative fires, saxophonist-composer JD Allen and guitarist-composer Charlie Hunter explore a broad and integrative legacy of the blues through very personal, often experiential connections to the music, its lineage, and its staggering influence. Together, they deliver a rumi...

Feeding each other’s creative fires, saxophonist-composer JD Allen and guitarist-composer Charlie Hunter explore a broad and integrative legacy of the blues through very personal, often experiential connections to the music, its lineage, and its staggering influence. Together, they deliver a rumi...

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Paquito D’Rivera perform a pair of exclusive JALC commissions by mid-career masters—Tres Aguas by Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca and Colors of Colombia by Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda. Castañeda is a transformative v...

NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi has been riveting listeners for the past seven decades. A singular voice within the music’s lineage, Akiyoshi plays with a virtuosic clarity and resonating emotional connection to the art form she loves so much. Initially moved by hearing recordings from Teddy Wil...

Guitarist, composer, and stylistic chameleon Romero Lubambo has collaborated with such colossal artists as Dianne Reeves, Billie Eilish, Angelique Kidjo, Michael Brecker, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathleen Battle, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Luciana Souza, Ivan Lins, Grover Washington, Jr., Paquito D’Rivera, ...

Musicians pay homage to the legacy of pioneering artist and global activist, the late Hugh Masekela. His technical mastery of the trumpet, deeply personal interpretation of vocabulary, and passionate expression allowed the South African artist to reach international audiences and collaborate with...