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American big band and jazz orchestra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is an American big band and jazz orchestra led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The orchestra is part of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a performing arts organization in New York City.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra | |
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Origin | New York City |
Genres | Jazz, swing |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Blue Engine |
Website | www |
In 1988, the orchestra was formed as an outgrowth of its concert series, Classical Jazz, with David Berger conducting. When Wynton Marsalis became artistic director in 1991, he emphasized the history of jazz, particularly Duke Ellington. The first album was Portraits by Ellington (1992), and seven years later the Ellington centennial was honored with the album Live in Swing City: Swingin' with the Duke (1999).[1]
Under the leadership of Marsalis, the band performs at its home in Lincoln Center, tours throughout the U.S. and abroad, visits schools, appears on television, and performs with symphony orchestras. The orchestra backed Wynton Marsalis on his album Blood on the Fields, which won the Pulitzer Prize.[1][2][3]
Since 2015, the orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records.[4]
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