2024 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL’S JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER RESIDENCY

WYNTON MARSALIS TO PERFORM SIX HISTORIC NIGHTS AT THE BLUE NOTE WITH THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA, THE FUTURE OF JAZZ SEPTET AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, JUNE 11-16

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February 14, 2024—The Blue Note Jazz Club and Jazz at Lincoln Center—two renowned New York cultural institutions—come together for a landmark collaboration and unity. Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold a residency during the forthcoming 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival, in which the legendary Wynton Marsalis performs six nights at the Blue Note Jazz Club June 11-16.

These performances mark a historic event as Marsalis—Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center—headlines the Blue Note for the first time since 1991, and these two iconic cultural centers unite.

The upcoming residency features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performing June 11-13, and Wynton Marsalis with Future of Jazz Septet on June 14-16. Tickets are on sale now HERE and HERE, respectively.

Marsalis’ historic shows highlight this year’s Blue Note Jazz Festival, marking its 13th anniversary this summer with performances at venues across New York City. As part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center residency events, two ensembles from the organization’s High School Jazz Academy will also grace the Blue Note stages. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Big Band, directed by Julius Tolentino perform on June 15, and the award-winning Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra, directed by Tatum Greenblatt perform on June 16.

Additional artists/performances will be announced soon.

The Blue Note continues to grow its expansive slate of programming, most recently with three sold-out nights of performances by legendary artist André 3000 which received extensive praise from the likes of The New York Times and NPR Music. Upcoming shows include Corinne Bailey Rae, Ravi Coltrane, Hiromi, Christian McBride, The Bad Plus and more. See a complete list of dates and additional info HERE.

ABOUT THE BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB

A cultural institution since 1981, the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City has become one of the premiere venues in the world. While jazz is at its core, the Blue Note continues to broaden its offerings with a mission to spotlight contemporary artists across all musical styles, backgrounds and cultures. The club and its sister institutions worldwide continue to draw massive household names with frequent surprise appearances from superstars like Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Dave Chapelle, Chris Rock and more.

Blue Note owns and operates New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club, Sony Hall and Arthur’s Tavern; D.C.’s The Howard Theatre; and Blue Note Jazz Clubs Worldwide, which includes venues in Milan, Italy; Honolulu, HI; Beijing and Shanghai, China; Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan; Napa, CA; and Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.

ABOUT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for Jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and guest artists spanning genres and generations, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of performance, education, and broadcast events each season in its home in New York City (Frederick P. Rose Hall, "The House of Swing") and around the world, for people of all ages. In addition to live concerts throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall, the organization offers webcast performances via Jazz Live at JazzLive.com and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis tour dates worldwide. Jazz at Lincoln Center is led by Chairman Clarence Otis, Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, and Executive Director Greg Scholl. Please visit us at jazz.org.

ABOUT WYNTON MARSALIS

Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and advocate, and the Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Born in New Orleans, Marsalis began formal training of the trumpet at age 12 and began performing with the New Orleans Philharmonic, New Orleans Youth Orchestra and more bands around the city. He moved to New York City and attended The Juilliard School to study classical music, only to find jazz was his calling. To date, he has performed 4,777 concerts in 849 distinct cities and 64 countries around the world, recorded 110 jazz and classical albums and 4 alternative records, and is the winner of nine Grammy Awards. His oratorio Blood on the Fields was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. As a composer, his body of work includes over 600 original songs, 11 ballets, four symphonies, eight suites, two chamber pieces, two masses, a string quartet, a violin concerto and a tuba concerto.

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