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.

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...

In creative collaboration with social justice activist and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, Jazz at Lincoln Center presents Freedom, Justice, and Hope with Bryan Stevenson, a multi-disciplinary concert event performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

This March, pianist Isaiah J. Thompson's first live album—The Power of the Spirit—is coming out on Blue Engine Records. "A young musician and composer with a mature touch and rare combination of talent, creativity, humility and honesty” (NPR), Thompson is an emerging, generational talent who has ...

Downbeat's 3x nominated "Rising-Star Alto Saxophone" artist, Alexa Tarantino is a NY-based jazz saxophone and woodwind artist, composer and mentor. Watch now as she takes on the Dizzy's stage with a renowned supporting band performing songs from her original albums Clarity and Firefly.

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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...

On top of being one of the world’s best saxophonists, tenor titan Joe Lovano is also one of the most restlessly creative leaders in music. Nearly all of his projects bring together never-before-heard combinations of creative powerhouses. His latest group features seven artists from across the ent...

Grammy Award–winning drummer and composer Dion Parson has now been leading the stellar 21st Century Band for 21 years. Together with saxophonist Ron Blake (of the legendary Saturday Night Live Band), Parson formed 21st Century Band in 1998 to showcase the music of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It has ...