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| Sat, Nov 20, 1:00pm & 3:00pm |
| Fats Waller famously said it: "If you have to ask, you'll never know." But he actually meant it the other way around, what he was really saying was: unless you ask, you'll never know. This marvelously entertaining program for both parents and kids will answer this most basic question in an exciting and swinging fashion. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis won't just tell you – or even show you – what jazz is, rather they will make you feel the true meaning of jazz way down deep in your soul.
This concert is available as part of our Jazz for Young People Series subscription package.
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| Sat, Jan 29, 1:00pm & 3:00pm |
| 304 Barnard Hall, Columbia University |
| Louis Armstrong was the first genius of jazz, and the person singlehandedly credited with bringing jazz to a wider poplar audience. Join trumpeter Sean Jones and guests in this family concert illuminating Satchmo's brilliance, his pure musical innovation, and his irrepressible charm and wit.
This concert is available as part of our Jazz for Young People Series subscription package.
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| What is the Big Band Era? |
| Sat, Mar 26, 1:00pm & 3:00pm |
| Even 75 years after the big band era, scholars, and fans – not to mention dancers – agree that this was the period when jazz reached its peak, not only of popularity but of musical greatness. Ted Nash leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a program sampling all the major bands – Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman – and showing what made them swing so hard.
This concert is available as part of our Jazz for Young People Series subscription package.
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| Essentially Ellington Concert |
| Duke Ellington's music lies at the core of the rich cannon of jazz music. Jazz at Lincoln Center created the Essentially Ellington annual high school jazz band competition and festival 16 years ago with the goal of instilling a broader understanding of Ellington’s pivotal and singular role within the genre. The competition and festival culminates in an astonishing display of musicianship and virtuosity by the three top placing high school jazz big bands, who perform on the hallowed stage of Avery Fisher Hall with guest soloist Wynton Marsalis; the concert also features a full set of music by the acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Join us and prepare to be inspired! |
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