Please note: This evening’s concert will begin at 7:30 pm as scheduled.

What will you hear? One of the most well-known jazz musicians leading his incredible 15-member big band.

Wynton Marsalis stands in a league all his own. A creative genius, compassionate humanitarian, legendary trumpeter, masterful composer, arts advocate, tireless educator, and cultural leader, he inspires and uplifts people through superb music-making. Performing music that links today’s improvisers with the rich history of traditional and contemporary big-band composition, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Marsalis, brings an expansive range of music to the most treasured international stages. Despite one of the most aggressive touring schedules in the business, JLCO makes each concert fresh, drawing in audiences who are continually energized and amazed by the group’s depth of outrageous talent. “The audience was weak from applauding and shouting and jumping up and down with the joy of the great music it had heard.” (El Universal/The Herald)

Program:
Program Book [PDF]

Also see
www.jazzatlincolncenter.org
www.wyntonmarsalis.com

Wynton Marsalis stands in a league all his own. A creative genius, compassionate humanitarian, legendary trumpeter, masterful composer, arts advocate, tireless educator, and cultural leader, he inspires and uplifts people through superb music-making. His first trumpet came from Al Hirt at age 6, though it took a few years for interest in the instrument to stick. Now, more than 40 years later, he is best known as the leader of the 15-member Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Despite one of the most aggressive touring schedules in the business, JLCO makes each concert fresh, drawing in audiences who are continually energized and amazed by the group’s depth of outrageous talent.

This concert marks Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 14th UMS appearance since the Orchestra’s UMS debut in February 1994. Wynton Marsalis makes his 16th appearance under UMS auspices, both with the Orchestra and in other ensemble configurations, including a February 1997 presentation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio, Blood on the Fields, at Hill Auditorium. Mr. Marsalis made his UMS debut in January 1996 with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Octet. The Orchestra and Mr. Marsalis last appeared at Hill Auditorium in February 2011.

Tom Cat Blues - Wynton Marsalis at Jazz in Marciac 2011