Joe Farnsworth answers the #JazzCallforFreedom
1. Post your own response video of “You’ve Got to Have Freedom” by Pharoah Sanders
2. Your response can take many forms: music, song, spoken word, dance, visual art, etc.
3. TAG Jazz at Lincoln Center, and use #JazzCallforFreedom, so we can reshare your video!
Every Friday, we will feature a new artist performing a different song.
(Video featuring drummer @joefarnsworthdrums performing “You’ve Got to Have Freedom” by Pharoah Sanders.)
Jazz at Lincoln Center announces its 2026–27 season: “Come Home,” an international celebration of the music, vision, and influence of @wyntonmarsalis , featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a lineup of virtuoso musicians and emerging talent.
This 39th season in the House of Swing—Wynton’s final season with Jazz at Lincoln Center—features 32 programs and 90 concerts celebrating the achievements of Wynton Marsalis as the founder and managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and his profound impact on modern jazz.
Current subscribers can take advantage of a priority period beginning today through May 1, 2026 before single sale tickets go on sale to the general public on May 19, 2026.
For Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2026-27 season concert schedule, see link in bio.
“Sketches of Miles: Miles Davis at 100” on May 14-16 in Rose Theater
Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and special guests, this commemorative concert honors the centennial of Miles Davis and the orchestrations of one of Davis’s greatest collaborators, Gil Evans.
For tickets, visit the link in bio.
(Video of the JLCO rehearsing on May 12, 2026 featuring a solo by trumpeter Kenny Rampton.)
Join the acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with @wyntonmarsalis on June 2 for an evening of timeless jazz as they kick off a weeklong Symphony Center residency.
Ticket availability is limited! Reserve your seat today — including a newly released block of stage seats. @jazzdotorg
That’s a wrap on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis’ performance of “All Rise” at Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall. Composed by Marsalis, the work brought together the JLCO, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Lift Every Voice Unity Choir led by Nikki Porter, and vocal soloists, conducted by Maestro Benjamin Northey.
Next week, the JLCO returns to Rose Theater (May 14-16) for “Sketches of Miles: Miles Davis at 100,” to commemorate the centennial of Miles Davis and the orchestrations of one of Davis’ greatest collaborators, Gil Evans.
For tickets, visit the link in bio.
Photos by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
Last night (Friday, May 8), the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis continued all-day rehearsals of “All Rise” by @wyntonmarsalis featuring the JLCO, joined by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Lift Every Voice Unity Choir led by Nikki Porter, and vocal soloists, conducted by Maestro Benjamin Northey.
Tonight, Saturday, May 9, the orchestra will perform “All Rise” at Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets and more information, visit jazz.org/tour
Photos by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
On Thursday, May 7 in Pittsburgh, PA, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis began rehearsals for “All Rise,” a sweeping work written by @wyntonmarsalis for symphony orchestra, jazz orchestra, and chorus, designed from its very conception as a collaboration across musical traditions and voices.
Alongside the Orchestra, the performance features the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Lift Every Voice Unity Choir led by Nikki Porter, and vocal soloists, conducted by Maestro Benjamin Northey.
Tomorrow, Friday, May 8, the Orchestra continues rehearsals leading up to the performance on Saturday, May 9, at Pittsburgh Symphony Heinz Hall.
For more information and tickets, visit jazz.org/tour
Photos by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
Sergio Tabanico answers the #JazzCallforFreedom
1. Post your own response video of “Freedom Jazz Dance”
2. Your response can take many forms: music, song, spoken word, dance, visual art, etc.
3. TAG @jazzdotorg , and use #JazzCallforFreedom, so we can reshare your video!
Every Friday, we will feature a new artist performing a different song.
(Video featuring Sergio Tabanico (tenor saxophone), Caleb Michel (congas), Russell Hall (bass), and Savannah Harris (drums))
Last night in Dizzy’s Club, we celebrated the album release of “Monk con Clave” by Carlos Henriquez, bassist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. This album, featuring the Carlos Henriquez Big Band, roots the large-ensemble recording in Henriquez’s long relationship with the work of Thelonious Monk and the cultural history of San Juan Hill.
He brings together a multigenerational band drawn from members of the JLCO and its extended community, including percussionist Pedrito Martínez, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez, pianists Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Osmany Paredes, and Robert Rodriguez, vocalist Anthony Almonte, and flutist and vocalist Jeremy Bosch. The project places Monk’s compositions beside original works shaped by Bronx memory and Nuyorican identity.
I sat down with Jeffrey Brown for PBS @newshour to talk about Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “JazzCall for Freedom” project and the enduring connection between jazz and democracy.
Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Alexa Tarantino and Chris Lewis, also joined the conversation.
Thank you to PBS NewsHour for featuring this discussion as part of the Art in Action series.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2026 “Essentially Ellington” High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival top three placing bands are (in order):
1. Osceola County School for the Arts (Kissimmee, FL), Directed by Jason Anderson
2. Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, CA), Directed by John Reynolds
3. Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (West Palm Beach, FL), Directed by Christopher De León
Congratulations to the finalist bands and thank you to everyone who joined us in the House of Swing for three days of music, mentorship, and camaraderie.
For more information on “EE”, visit jazz.org/ee
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2026 “Essentially Ellington” High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is officially in full swing! Day 2 of the festival kicked off the competition, with 12 bands taking the Rose Theater stage.
Join us back at the House of Swing, on Facebook, or on jazzlive.com today (May 2) for the finale of “Essentially Ellington,” including part 3 and 4 of the Competition, the announcement of three top-placing bands, and the final Concert and Awards Ceremony.
Best of luck to the competing bands!
Photos by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
