The annual fan-favorite celebrates its 12th year. Featuring music by The Jazz at Lincoln Centea Orchestra and its trombonist and brilliant arranger Chris Crenshaw and critically acclaimed vocalists Ekep Nkwelle and Robbie Lee, this swinging seasonal classic showcases new arrangements of timeless ...

The JLCO and Grammy-nominated bassist and composer Carlos Henriquez continue their exploration of Afro-Cuban sounds and influences. Experience bright horn lines and bold harmony, beautiful lyricism, and the elastic syncopation of clave as Henriquez and his fellow artists share the stories behind ...

NEA Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis is arguably the most famous jazz musician alive. A tireless advocate for jazz being America’s classical music, Marsalis returns to SFJAZZ with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for his first performance since receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award presented at...

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...

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...

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents a calypso-inspired evening honoring legendary artist and activist, the late Harry Belafonte. Grammy-nominated vocalist and songwriter René Marie brings her artful storytelling to The Appel Room, leading an award-winning ensemble that features trumpeter Etienne Char...

Panamanian legend Rubén Blades returns to Rose Theater, revealing dimensions of his music he hasn't shared in 20 years. Integrating Brazilian harmony alongside Boca Livre and a classical approach to salsa alongside Costa Rica's Editus, the Grammy Award-winning singer and composer proffers a fresh...

Join 2024 Grammy and Tony Award winner Bryan Carter in honoring Bayard Rustin with the Jazz at Pride Orchestra, set against the stunning backdrop of Columbus Circle in The Appel Room. Featuring powerhouse vocalists Vuyo Sotashe, J. Hoard, Shenel Johns, and Georgia Heers, this lively event celebra...

Virtuosity and warmth emanate from the bandstand whenever Cyrus Chestnut sits at the piano. The master practitioner’s staggering resume as a leader and a highly sought collaborator includes meaningful associations with such icons as Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Regina Carter, James Moody, Kathle...

In this recent May 2024 performance, award-winning multi-instrumentalist and film composer Christian X. M. McGhee leads his 10-piece string orchestra and band The Xtet at Dizzy’s Club, premiering his debut album and BMI commission, A Winged Resilience. Signaling McGhee’s creative poise and burgeo...

Dizzy's club welcomes rising star alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan to celebrate the release of her debut album Among Giants (OUT NOW). The saxophonist, composer, and rising band leader features the same all-star, intergenerational quartet featured on the record for an energetic evening full of blis...

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.

Trumpet player and composer Terell Stafford has been leading the jazz and instrumental studies programs at Temple University in addition to his own projects. His personal delivery of a virtuosic vocabulary draws in listeners at every turn. Bassist and composer Rodney Whitaker transmits an express...

For her highly anticipated debut as an Appel Room headliner, Camille Thurman joined forces with one of the leading master drummers on today’s jazz scene, Darrell Green, and his seasoned quartet. Together, Thurman and The Darrell Green Quartet play a collection of their favorite love songs from ma...

Classical Roots honors and celebrates African American composers, musicians, educators, and cultural and civic leaders. This celebration features Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis alongside the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, who take the stage to perform Marsalis’s own Swing Symp...

Moderated and DJ’ed by renowned bassist and composer Christian McBride, this conversation between Wynton Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard in the Appel Room captures the duo's long, shared history, from New Orleans to Art Blakey's band to their current roles as leaders of two of the world's foremos...

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...

Dizzy Gillespie was a visionary architect of bebop, a peerless trumpet virtuoso, and a gifted educator, dancer, and raconteur. Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis dig deep into the musical world of Dizzy. As much a revolution as it was a movement, bebop ushered in the ...

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...

A saxophonist for many of jazz's greats (including McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and more), Azar Lawrence brings the seven-piece Azar Lawrence Experience to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club. The Experience encompasses Azar's music, art and spirituality; in this performance, the g...