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'''Jazz at Lincoln Center''' is part of [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City. The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at [[Time Warner Center]] in October 2004. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
'''Jazz at Lincoln Center''' is part of [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City.


The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at the then-Time Warner Center (now the [[Deutsche Bank Center]]) in October 2004. [[Wynton Marsalis]] is the artistic director and the leader of the [[Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra]].
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The Center hosts performances by the Orchestra and by visiting musicians. Many concerts are streamed live on the Center's [[YouTube]] channel. The Center also presents educational programs in its home buildings, online, and in schools throughout the country.

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The center hosts performances by the orchestra and by visiting musicians. It is home to the [[New York City Opera]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.nycopera.com/about/ |website=New York City Opera |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> Many concerts are streamed live on the center's [[YouTube]] channel. The center also presents educational programs in its home buildings, online, and in schools throughout the country.


==History==
==History==
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In 1987, trumpeter [[Wynton Marsalis]] was involved in starting the Classical Jazz concert series, the first series of jazz concerts at Lincoln Center.<ref name="Russonello">{{cite web|last1=Russonello|first1=Giovanni|title=At 30, What Does Jazz at Lincoln Center Mean?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/arts/music/jazz-at-lincoln-center-30th-anniversary.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 May 2018|date=13 September 2017}}</ref>
In 1987, trumpeter [[Wynton Marsalis]] was involved in starting the Classical Jazz concert series, the first series of jazz concerts at Lincoln Center.<ref name="Russonello">{{cite web|last1=Russonello|first1=Giovanni|title=At 30, What Does Jazz at Lincoln Center Mean?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/arts/music/jazz-at-lincoln-center-30th-anniversary.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 May 2018|date=13 September 2017}}</ref>


In 1996, the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization became a constituent of Lincoln Center next to organizations such as the [[New York Philharmonic]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera]]. The budget for Jazz at Lincoln Center was $4 million in 1996, compared to $150 million for the Metropolitan Opera.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|title=Critic's Notebook: Jelly Roll and the Duke Join Wolfgang and Ludwig |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/02/arts/critic-s-notebook-jelly-roll-and-the-duke-join-wolfgang-and-ludwig.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 May 2018|date=2 July 1996}}</ref> In 2016, its budget was over $50 million.<ref name="Reich">{{cite web|last1=Reich|first1=Howard|title=Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrate 30 years of spreading the music |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ent-jazz-lincoln-center-1004-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=27 May 2018|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> Wynton Marsalis has been artistic director since 1987. Greg Scholl became executive director in 2012.<ref>https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/jazz-at-lincoln-center-names-a-new-executive-director/</ref>
In 1996, the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization became a constituent of Lincoln Center next to organizations such as the [[New York Philharmonic]] and the [[Metropolitan Opera]]. The budget for Jazz at Lincoln Center was $4 million in 1996, compared to $150 million for the Metropolitan Opera.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon|title=Critic's Notebook: Jelly Roll and the Duke Join Wolfgang and Ludwig |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/02/arts/critic-s-notebook-jelly-roll-and-the-duke-join-wolfgang-and-ludwig.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=27 May 2018|date=2 July 1996}}</ref> In 2016, its budget was over $50 million.<ref name="Reich">{{cite web|last1=Reich|first1=Howard|title=Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrate 30 years of spreading the music |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ent-jazz-lincoln-center-1004-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=27 May 2018|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> Wynton Marsalis has been artistic director since 1987. Greg Scholl became executive director in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/jazz-at-lincoln-center-names-a-new-executive-director/ |title = Jazz at Lincoln Center Names a New Executive Director - The New York Times}}</ref>


Marsalis leads the [[Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra]], which performs in the Appel Room and the Rose Theater in addition to extensive international tours. Concerts are also broadcast live online. Educational programs are broadcast on the Center's [[YouTube]] channel. Since 2015, the Orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records.<ref name="Russonello" />
Marsalis leads the [[Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra]], which performs in the Appel Room and the Rose Theater in addition to extensive international tours. Concerts are also broadcast live online. Educational programs are broadcast on the center's [[YouTube]] channel. Since 2015, the orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records.<ref name="Russonello" />


The Center distributes jazz curriculums to high schools through its Essentially Ellington program. Professional musicians visit schools through the Let Freedom Swing program. The Center runs a Middle School Jazz Academy, a High School Jazz Academy, and a Summer Academy, all in New York City, all of them with free tuition. Every year the Orchestra tours and visits schools throughout the U.S.<ref name="Russonello" /> The [[Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival]] takes place every year at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The center distributes jazz curriculums to high schools through its Essentially Ellington program. Professional musicians visit schools through the Let Freedom Swing program. The center runs a Middle School Jazz Academy, a High School Jazz Academy, and a Summer Academy, all in New York City, all of them with free tuition. Every year the orchestra tours and visits schools throughout the U.S.<ref name="Russonello" /> The [[Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival]] takes place every year at Jazz at Lincoln Center.


==Rose Hall==
==Rose Hall==
[[File:Jazz at Lincoln Center by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Rose Theater]]
[[File:Jazz at Lincoln Center by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Rose Theater]]
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{{Lincoln Center map|highlight=13}}
The performing arts complex, [[Frederick P. Rose]] Hall, was designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]] and is the basement of [[Deutsche Bank Center]] (originally Time Warner Center). Rose Hall consists of three venues: Rose Theater, The Appel Room,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303880604579405263330001116|title=A Room by Any Other Name|author=Lucy Cohen Blatter|date=26 February 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> and Dizzy's Club, named after trumpeter [[Dizzy Gillespie]]. The Hall also contains the [[Irene Diamond]] Education Center with rehearsal and recording rooms.
The performing arts complex, [[Frederick P. Rose]] Hall, was designed by [[Rafael Viñoly]] and is located on the fifth floor of [[Deutsche Bank Center]] (originally Time Warner Center). Rose Hall consists of three venues: Rose Theater, The Appel Room,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303880604579405263330001116|title=A Room by Any Other Name|author=Lucy Cohen Blatter|date=26 February 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> and Dizzy's Club, named after trumpeter [[Dizzy Gillespie]]. The Hall also contains the [[Irene Diamond]] Education Center with rehearsal and recording rooms.


==Hall of Fame==
==Hall of Fame==
The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame is named for [[Nesuhi Ertegun]], co-founder of [[Atlantic Records]]. A 60-person international voting panel, which includes musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, is charged to nominate and select "the most definitive artists in the history of jazz for induction into the Hall of Fame".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061001142653/http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/ejhf_web/induction.html Induction process] JALC website. Retrieved September 2, 2008.</ref>
The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame is named for [[Nesuhi Ertegun]], co-founder of [[Atlantic Records]]. A 60-person international voting panel, which includes musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, is charged to nominate and select "the most definitive artists in the history of jazz for induction into the Hall of Fame".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061001142653/http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/ejhf_web/induction.html Induction process] JALC website. Retrieved September 2, 2008.</ref>


Inductees have included:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://academy.jazz.org/hall-of-fame |title=Ertegun Hall of Fame |website=Jazz Academy |access-date=July 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://jazztimes.com/blog/jazz-at-lincoln-center-celebrates-inductees-into-ertegun-hall-of-fame |title=Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates Ertegun Hall of Fame Inductees |first=Lee |last=Mergner |date=May 29, 2022 |website=JazzTimes |access-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://jazz.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/22-23_JALC-ANNUAL-REPORT.DIGITAL-FINAL.9.28.23.pdf |title=Jazz at Lincoln Center 2022-23 Annual Report |website=JALC website |access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref>
Inductees have included:
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* [[Joe "King" Oliver]] (1885–1938), cornetist
* [[Joe "King" Oliver]] (1885–1938), cornetist
* [[Max Roach]] (1924–2007), drummer
* [[Max Roach]] (1924–2007), drummer
* [[Sonny Rollins]] (1930– ), saxophonist
* [[Sonny Rollins]] (b. 1930), saxophonist
* [[Fats Waller]] (1904–1943), pianist, organist
* [[Fats Waller]] (1904–1943), pianist, organist


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* [[Elvin Jones]] (1927–2004), drummer
* [[Elvin Jones]] (1927–2004), drummer
* [[Wes Montgomery]] (1923–1968), guitarist
* [[Wes Montgomery]] (1923–1968), guitarist

'''2015'''
* [[Dexter Gordon]] (1923–1990), saxophonist, composer, bandleader
* [[James P. Johnson]] (1894–1955), pianist, composer
* [[Lennie Tristano]] (1919–1978), pianist, composer, arranger

'''2016'''
* [[J. J. Johnson]] (1924–2001), trombonist, composer, arranger
* [[Wayne Shorter]] (1933–2023), saxophonist, composer, bandleader
* [[Ben Webster]] (1909–1973), saxophonist

'''2017'''
* [[Tito Puente]] (1923–2000), songwriter, bandleader, percussionist, producer
* [[Don Redman]] (1900–1964), clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, bandleader, composer
* [[McCoy Tyner]] (1938–2020), pianist, composer

'''2018'''
* [[Jimmy Blanton]] (1918–1942), double bassist
* [[Nat King Cole]] (1919–1965), singer, pianist
* [[Nina Simone]] (1933–2003), singer, songwriter, pianist

'''2019'''
* [[Cannonball Adderley|Julian "Cannonball" Adderley]] (1928–1975), saxophonist
* [[Frankie Trumbauer]] (1901–1956), saxophonist
* [[Dinah Washington]] (1924–1963), singer, pianist
* [[Chick Webb]] (1905–1939), drummer, band leader

'''2020'''
* [[Freddie Green]] (1911–1987), guitarist
* [[Lee Konitz]] (1927–2020), saxophonist, composer
* [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] (1920–2001), pianist, composer, arranger
* [[Teddy Wilson]] (1912–1986), pianist

'''2022'''
* [[Freddie Hubbard]] (1938–2008), trumpeter
* [[Paul Chambers]] (1935–1969), double bassist

'''2023'''
* [[Antônio Carlos Jobim]] (1927–1994), composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, singer
* [[Hugh Masekela]] (1939–2018), trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer, composer
* [[Mario Bauzá]] (1911–1993), composer, arranger, clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter
* [[Toshiko Akiyoshi]] (b. 1929), pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader
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==See also==
[[James Moody Jazz Festival]], held annually in Newark.


==References==
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sign outside Jazz at Lincoln Center
Map
AddressBroadway at 60th Street
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°46′9″N 73°58′59″W / 40.76917°N 73.98306°W / 40.76917; -73.98306
Public transitNew York City Subway: 59th Street–Columbus Circle ("1" train​"2" train​"A" train​"B" train​"C" train​"D" train trains)
New York City Bus: M7, M10, M11, M20, M66, M104
OwnerLincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Genre(s)Jazz
CapacityRose Theater: 1,233
The Appel Room: 483
Dizzy's Club: 140[1]
Construction
Built2004
Website
www.jazz.org

Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center in New York City.

The organization was founded in 1987 and opened at the then-Time Warner Center (now the Deutsche Bank Center) in October 2004. Wynton Marsalis is the artistic director and the leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

The center hosts performances by the orchestra and by visiting musicians. It is home to the New York City Opera.[2] Many concerts are streamed live on the center's YouTube channel. The center also presents educational programs in its home buildings, online, and in schools throughout the country.

History

Peter Jay Sharp arcade

In 1987, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was involved in starting the Classical Jazz concert series, the first series of jazz concerts at Lincoln Center.[3]

In 1996, the Jazz at Lincoln Center organization became a constituent of Lincoln Center next to organizations such as the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. The budget for Jazz at Lincoln Center was $4 million in 1996, compared to $150 million for the Metropolitan Opera.[4] In 2016, its budget was over $50 million.[5] Wynton Marsalis has been artistic director since 1987. Greg Scholl became executive director in 2012.[6]

Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, which performs in the Appel Room and the Rose Theater in addition to extensive international tours. Concerts are also broadcast live online. Educational programs are broadcast on the center's YouTube channel. Since 2015, the orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records.[3]

The center distributes jazz curriculums to high schools through its Essentially Ellington program. Professional musicians visit schools through the Let Freedom Swing program. The center runs a Middle School Jazz Academy, a High School Jazz Academy, and a Summer Academy, all in New York City, all of them with free tuition. Every year the orchestra tours and visits schools throughout the U.S.[3] The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival takes place every year at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Rose Hall

Rose Theater
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Vivian Beaumont Theater (includes Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater and Claire Tow Theater)
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New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (includes Bruno Walter Auditorium)
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Metropolitan Opera House
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The performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, was designed by Rafael Viñoly and is located on the fifth floor of Deutsche Bank Center (originally Time Warner Center). Rose Hall consists of three venues: Rose Theater, The Appel Room,[7] and Dizzy's Club, named after trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The Hall also contains the Irene Diamond Education Center with rehearsal and recording rooms.

Hall of Fame

The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame is named for Nesuhi Ertegun, co-founder of Atlantic Records. A 60-person international voting panel, which includes musicians, scholars and educators from 17 countries, is charged to nominate and select "the most definitive artists in the history of jazz for induction into the Hall of Fame".[8]

Inductees have included:[9][10][11]

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2005

2007

2008

2010

2013

  • Art Blakey (1919–1990), drummer, bandleader
  • Lionel Hampton (1908–2002), vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader
  • Clark Terry (1920–2015), flugelhornist, trumpeter

2014

2015

2016

2017

  • Tito Puente (1923–2000), songwriter, bandleader, percussionist, producer
  • Don Redman (1900–1964), clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, bandleader, composer
  • McCoy Tyner (1938–2020), pianist, composer

2018

2019

2020

2022

2023

  • Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, singer
  • Hugh Masekela (1939–2018), trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer, composer
  • Mario Bauzá (1911–1993), composer, arranger, clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter
  • Toshiko Akiyoshi (b. 1929), pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader

See also

James Moody Jazz Festival, held annually in Newark.

References

  1. ^ Venues, jazz.org
  2. ^ "About". New York City Opera. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Russonello, Giovanni (13 September 2017). "At 30, What Does Jazz at Lincoln Center Mean?". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (2 July 1996). "Critic's Notebook: Jelly Roll and the Duke Join Wolfgang and Ludwig". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ^ Reich, Howard (3 October 2017). "Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrate 30 years of spreading the music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Jazz at Lincoln Center Names a New Executive Director - The New York Times".
  7. ^ Lucy Cohen Blatter (26 February 2014). "A Room by Any Other Name". The Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ Induction process JALC website. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  9. ^ "Ertegun Hall of Fame". Jazz Academy. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Mergner, Lee (May 29, 2022). "Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates Ertegun Hall of Fame Inductees". JazzTimes. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jazz at Lincoln Center 2022-23 Annual Report" (PDF). JALC website. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
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