Carnegie Hall
Jun
1
1:00 PM13:00

Carnegie Hall

Tickets are now on sale for your performance at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 1:00 pm. Please share this email with your singers and encourage them to forward along to their friends and family! 

Three Ways to Buy:

In Person: 881 Seventh Avenue and 57th Street

Call Carnegie Charge: (212) 247-7800 

Online: carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/06/01/New-England-Symphonic-Ensemble-0100PM

About the Concert: Led by conductors Lenora Helm Hammonds, Jillian Harrison-Jones, Lorissa Mason, and Anne Lyman, the New England Symphonic Ensemble and participating choirs from across the nation perform the evocative works of Vivaldi, Bach, Hale Smith, Lenora Helm Hammonds, and Glenn Burleigh.

*Save 20% on tickets with Groups of 10 or more! contact groupsales@carnegiehall.org or call 212-903-9705

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Brevard Jazz Camp 2024
Jun
4
to Jun 15

Brevard Jazz Camp 2024

The Program

Under the direction of Michael Dease, the Jazz Institute @ Brevard is committed to providing an authentic, immersive experience in the jazz aesthetic while refining the elements of musical and personal discipline, integrity, and passion. If you are seeking to take your musical abilities to the next level, look no further, you are in the right place.

Students will participate in big band / combo classes and performances, private lessons, recording sessions, and mentoring opportunities with world renowned faculty and guest artists.

Our all-star faculty are some of the busiest working professionals in the music industry and their talent is equaled in their teaching ability. They are here for you – our students. The great Dizzy Gillespie once said, "I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange."

Days are packed with events including big band, quintets – sextets – septets – octets, professional recording sessions, masterclasses with guest artists, private lessons, jazz history, jazz theory, jam sessions, outreach concerts, and performances at the Brevard Music Center. Topics of study reach across the entire music industry and provide insight to playing all styles of music. There is something for everyone at every step of the way. Time off in the schedule allows for hiking, rafting, tubing, cook-outs, and exploring the scenic forests and waterfalls of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Dates and Deadlines

Program Dates: June 4 - 14, 2024
Deadline: Applications
Ages: 14-29
Tuition: $1800, includes all instruction, housing, and meals
Application fee: $40, apply now through MyBMC
Audition requirements: Listed by instrument at the bottom of this page

Please note: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all students, faculty, and summer staff for the 20224season. Please see our FAQ page for more information.

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South Arts Jazz Arts Residency at Michigan State University
Apr
1
to Apr 5

South Arts Jazz Arts Residency at Michigan State University

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RESIDENCY NARRATIVE & OVERVIEW

The primary goals to achieve through this residency:

In Journeywoman: Mentoring the Next Jazz Generation, emerging artists and jazz students are partnered with jazz musician/educators who provide training, mentorship and professional development over an academic year. Lenora and a subset of her band, Tribe Jazz Orchestra, perform and compose with students from the College of Music/Jazz Studies at MSU, through several virtual workshops and an in-person week-long residency.

A primary goal of the residency is to train participants to identify gaps in intercultural maturity (knowing how to engage with different others) to work, thrive and sustain arts careers. Over the 40+ years of Lenora's career she has developed teaching artists residencies for large corporate and government funders, including an online certificate program in teaching artistry at her home institution.

To this residency with MSU she shares this knowledge and curricula to guide the participants in learning how to articulate and build a stream of income as teaching artists, a very lucrative field, but underrepresented by BIPOC artists. A vehicle for inculcating intercultural maturity, another goal of workshop is to idenitify themes about inclusivity of women artists and women's contributions in Jazz to develop an idea from concept-to-concert.

The participants will develop compositions, under the guidance of Lenora and The Tribe Jazz Orchestra, using her work, Journeywoman as a template, and culminating in a performance, a documentation audio and/or visual recording, and a community event.

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Jazz Girls Day @ NCCU
Mar
23
9:00 AM09:00

Jazz Girls Day @ NCCU

https://www.nccu.edu/cash/music/jazz-studies/jazz-girlsday

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFjY8RvkQfi3gCRUum1SeQTi1afmTrjaAIHBsWQKAcv6uwsw/viewform

NCCU Jazz Studies is co-presenting its third annual JazzGirls Day.

The event features bassist Dr. Natalie Boeyink; pianist, Lydia Dudley; saxophonist, Serena Wiley; drummer, Jasmine Best; saxophonist, Shaena Ryan Martin and vocalist Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds.

JazzGirls Day will include jam sessions, workshops, mentoring and an evening concert. The event is free for all participants and open to middle and high school girls interested in playing jazz. Instrumentalists and vocalists are all welcome! Bring your instruments. Drums and amps will be provided.

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Missy Lane's Assembly Room - w/Tribe Jazz Orchestra Nonet
Mar
22
6:30 PM18:30

Missy Lane's Assembly Room - w/Tribe Jazz Orchestra Nonet

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Brevard Jazz Camp 2023
Jun
6
to Jun 16

Brevard Jazz Camp 2023

The Program

Under the direction of Michael Dease, the Jazz Institute @ Brevard is committed to providing an authentic, immersive experience in the jazz aesthetic while refining the elements of musical and personal discipline, integrity, and passion. If you are seeking to take your musical abilities to the next level, look no further, you are in the right place.

Students will participate in big band / combo classes and performances, private lessons, recording sessions, and mentoring opportunities with world renowned faculty and guest artists.

Our all-star faculty are some of the busiest working professionals in the music industry and their talent is equaled in their teaching ability. They are here for you – our students. The great Dizzy Gillespie once said, "I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange."

Days are packed with events including big band, quintets – sextets – septets – octets, professional recording sessions, masterclasses with guest artists, private lessons, jazz history, jazz theory, jam sessions, outreach concerts, and performances at the Brevard Music Center. Topics of study reach across the entire music industry and provide insight to playing all styles of music. There is something for everyone at every step of the way. Time off in the schedule allows for hiking, rafting, tubing, cook-outs, and exploring the scenic forests and waterfalls of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Dates and Deadlines

Program Dates: June 7 - 18, 2022
Deadline: Applications closed for the 2022 season.
Ages: 14-29
Tuition: $1800, includes all instruction, housing, and meals
Application fee: $40, apply now through MyBMC
Audition requirements: Listed by instrument at the bottom of this page

Please note: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all students, faculty, and summer staff for the 2022 season. Please see our FAQ page for more information.

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42nd Annual Michigan State University College of Music Jazz Spectacular FINALE CONCERT
Apr
22
8:00 PM20:00

42nd Annual Michigan State University College of Music Jazz Spectacular FINALE CONCERT

Lenora will join the Jazz Studies faculty at Michigan State University for a concert, and adjudicate with a peer panel for the Essentially Ellington High School Festival.

Jazz Spectacular MSU College of Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center: Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Regional Competition

4/22 Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Murray Hall and other locations within the Billman Music Pavilion, Music Building, free

High school jazz bands compete and perform the music of Duke Ellington and other big band composers before a panel of Jazz at Lincoln Center clinicians and other jazz professionals.


Evening Concert 4/22 @ 8 pm

Jazz Spectacular Finale Concert

4/22 Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Aud. $$$

An inspiring evening of jazz follows the regional high school band competition. The concert features MSU Jazz Artists, Jazz Orchestra I, the Outstanding High School Band of the Day, jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, and other special guests.

Generously sponsored by Leonard and Sharon Tabaka.

Reserved seating: $25 for adults; $20 for seniors; $15 for students; tickets available from College of Music box office, (517) 353-5340, online at music.msu.edu, or at the door. Add a $1.50 convenience fee for all tickets ordered online or over the phone.

 

Evening Finale Concert

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42nd Annual Michigan State University College of Music Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival
Apr
21
8:00 AM08:00

42nd Annual Michigan State University College of Music Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Band Festival

Lenora will join the Jazz Studies faculty at Michigan State University for a concert, and adjudicate with a peer panel for the Essentially Ellington High School Festival.

Jazz Spectacular MSU College of Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center: Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Regional Competition

4/22 Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Murray Hall and other locations within the Billman Music Pavilion, Music Building, free

High school jazz bands compete and perform the music of Duke Ellington and other big band composers before a panel of Jazz at Lincoln Center clinicians and other jazz professionals.


Evening Concert 4/22 @ 8 pm

Jazz Spectacular Finale Concert

4/22 Saturday, 8:00 p.m.
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Aud. $$$

An inspiring evening of jazz follows the regional high school band competition. The concert features MSU Jazz Artists, Jazz Orchestra I, the Outstanding High School Band of the Day, jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, and other special guests.

Generously sponsored by Leonard and Sharon Tabaka.

Reserved seating: $25 for adults; $20 for seniors; $15 for students; tickets available from College of Music box office, (517) 353-5340, online at music.msu.edu, or at the door. Add a $1.50 convenience fee for all tickets ordered online or over the phone.

 

Evening Finale Concert

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Mar
23
to Mar 24

Teaching Artist Training Institute w/Bay Area Music Project

Lenora will be the Featured Clinician for the Western Regional Practicum of TATI.

https://www.bayareamusicproject.org/

Bay Area Music Project (BAMP) was founded by Lorrie Murray in 2014 to provide high-quality and empowering after-school music education for Alameda’s socio-economically and culturally diverse community. Inspired by Venezuela’s renowned El Sistema program and its dedication to artistically rigorous ensemble training as a vehicle for social change, ​BAMP’s mission is to provide an opportunity where all children—regardless of circumstances—can thrive socially and academically through music education that promotes creative expression, teamwork, discipline, and social responsibility. 

https://tatraininginstitute.org/western-practicum/

The Western Regional Practicum is designed to convene Teaching Artists from El Sistema-inspired and community music programs across the West Coast, including Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. Over two full days in-person, participants gain new skills and tools that directly support the continued growth of their teaching practice as they hear from expert clinicians, reflect together through collaborative conversations, observe teaching artistry in real-time, and build a network of peer Teaching Artists. 

We look forward to meeting you March 23-24 at the Western Regional Practicum in Oakland, CA, hosted by the Bay Area Music Project.

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Jack Rudin Jazz Collegiate Jazz Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Day 2
Jan
15
9:00 AM09:00

Jack Rudin Jazz Collegiate Jazz Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center - Day 2

2023 Jack Rudin Collegiate Jazz Championship

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Jack Rudin Collegiate Jazz Championship Event Page
NCCU Jazz Studies’ big band, the NCCU Jazz Ensemble will participate, in the invitation only jazz competition at Jazz@Lincoln Center. NCCU’s Jazz Combo 1 will also perform with select students from NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

NCCU Jazz Ensemble and Combo 1 are under the director of Professor Robert Trowers. NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds.

Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds is Interim Department Chair and Director of Graduate Programs, Jazz Studies.

10 PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE JAZZ PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
TO COMPETE IN JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL IN NEW YORK CITY
JANUARY 14-15, 2023

New York, NY (November 10, 2022) – Jazz at Lincoln Center(JALC) is proud to announce the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, a two-day invitational competition featuring ensembles from ten of the most well-regarded university jazz programs in the country. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is set to take place on January 14-15, 2023 throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Tickets are on sale now at jazz.org/jackrudin. The 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship will also be available to stream on Jazz Live at Jazzlive.com.

Ensembles competing in the 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship hail from the following colleges and universities:

Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
Michigan State University College of Music (East Lansing, MI)
North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL)
Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Texas Southern University (Houston, TX)
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

The Jack Rudin Jazz Championship honors the legacy of Jack Rudin, longtime supporter of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and his founding support for Essentially Ellington, the organization’s signature transformative education program. Launched in 2020, right before the pandemic, the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship provides participating ensembles with quality literature and a forum for celebrating excellence and achievement, while introducing higher education to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education methodology and philosophy—extending JALC’s educational mission into the sphere of professional development for the next generation of leading jazz artists.

The Jack Rudin Jazz Championship competition events will include a combo showcase in The Appel Room, an initial round of competition performances, and a final concert in Rose Theater featuring a performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as well as the final competition, with a second round of competition performances by the three top-placing bands, followed by an awards ceremony and announcement of the band taking top honors. The ensembles will also participate in rehearsals and workshops throughout Rose Hall over the course of the event.

The 2023 competition will be judged by a panel of leading jazz performers, composers, and educators: Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Hamilton, Ted Nash, Catherine Russell, and more to be announced at a later date.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Vice President of Education Todd Stoll says, “The Rudin Jazz Championship is fast becoming one of the great celebrations for jazz. The love, camaraderie, and fellowship are second only to the level of excellence seen on our stages."


A longtime supporter of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jack Rudin and his beloved wife Susan have been steadfast in their commitment to jazz and Jazz at Lincoln Center's mission. The Rudins understood very early on the value and importance of educating youth about this important American art form—jazz. Jack was all about education for young people, particularly those who were disadvantaged. In 2012, the Rudins generously endowed Jazz at Lincoln Center’s national Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program, the first of our programs to be endowed.


Jazz at Lincoln Center serves the largest jazz education program network in the world, and its initiatives are based on the organization’s 35-year history of education in jazz performance and appreciation. Goals of each program are for students to gain insight into American vernacular music and jazz, learn the communal history of jazz in a sociopolitical context, receive guidance on how to better communicate personal objectives, and gain awareness of the mission of jazz musicians today building on the aspirations laid by earlier generations.

2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETED & LIVESTREAM EVENTS: 

Saturday, January 14, 2023

7:00pm: Combo Showcase (Appel Room) 

 

Sunday, January 15, 2023

10:00am-12:00pm: Competition Part I (Rose Theater)

1:30-3:30pm: Competition Part II (Rose Theater)

7:30pm: Final Concert (Final round of competition, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performance, Awards Ceremony) (Rose Theater)


For additional information, visit jazz.org/jackrudin

Health and Safety Guidelines

We believe in the power of music to uplift, inspire, and create a sense of community and we are committed to employing all measures to ensure your safety as well as the safety of our artists and staff when visiting or working in the House of Swing.

Important reminders:

  •   Face masks are not required, but recommended for performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz at Lincoln Center will no longer require proof of vaccination or booster to enter its facilities.

  • For more information on our health and safety protocols, please visit https://2022.jazz.org/our-commitment-to-you

  • In recognition of the great uncertainty created by the current health situation, we have expanded our exchange and refund policy to be as flexible and accommodating as possible.  Find more details here.

     

Facebook: facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter | Twitter: @jazzdotorg | Instagram: @jazzdotorg |  

YouTube: youtube.com/jalc | Livestream: jazz.org/live 

     

Leadership support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by
Jody and John Arnhold.

Major support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Fund, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and Weissman Family Foundation.

Generous support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation.

Leadership support for Jazz at Lincoln Center is made possible through America’s Cultural Treasures, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant through the leadership and support of Senator Charles E. Schumer and the New York Congressional Delegation.

Leadership support is also provided by an Anonymous Donor; Jody and John Arnhold; Mellody Hobson and George Lucas; and Dalio Philanthropies.

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Con Edison, Entergy, Steinway & Sons, and The Coca-Cola Company.

  

Press Inquiries:

Madelyn Gardner

Public Relations and External Communications Assistant Director

mgardner@jazz.org

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Jack Rudin Jazz Collegiate Jazz Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jan
14
9:00 AM09:00

Jack Rudin Jazz Collegiate Jazz Competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center

2023 Jack Rudin Collegiate Jazz Championship

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES 2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP

Jack Rudin Collegiate Jazz Championship event page

NCCU Jazz Studies big band, the NCCU Jazz Ensemble will participate, in the invitation only jazz competition at Jazz@Lincoln Center. NCCU’s Jazz Combo 1 will also perform with select students from NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

NCCU Jazz Ensemble and Combo 1 are under the director of Professor Robert Trowers. NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds.

Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds is Interim Department Chair and Director of Graduate Programs, Jazz Studies.

10 PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE JAZZ PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
TO COMPETE IN JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL IN NEW YORK CITY
JANUARY 14-15, 2023

New York, NY (November 10, 2022) – Jazz at Lincoln Center(JALC) is proud to announce the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship, a two-day invitational competition featuring ensembles from ten of the most well-regarded university jazz programs in the country. Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is set to take place on January 14-15, 2023 throughout Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, New York. Tickets are on sale now at jazz.org/jackrudin. The 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship will also be available to stream on Jazz Live at Jazzlive.com.

Ensembles competing in the 2023 Jack Rudin Jazz Championship hail from the following colleges and universities:

Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
Michigan State University College of Music (East Lansing, MI)
North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL)
Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Texas Southern University (Houston, TX)
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)
Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

The Jack Rudin Jazz Championship honors the legacy of Jack Rudin, longtime supporter of Jazz at Lincoln Center, and his founding support for Essentially Ellington, the organization’s signature transformative education program. Launched in 2020, right before the pandemic, the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship provides participating ensembles with quality literature and a forum for celebrating excellence and achievement, while introducing higher education to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education methodology and philosophy—extending JALC’s educational mission into the sphere of professional development for the next generation of leading jazz artists.

The Jack Rudin Jazz Championship competition events will include a combo showcase in The Appel Room, an initial round of competition performances, and a final concert in Rose Theater featuring a performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as well as the final competition, with a second round of competition performances by the three top-placing bands, followed by an awards ceremony and announcement of the band taking top honors. The ensembles will also participate in rehearsals and workshops throughout Rose Hall over the course of the event.

The 2023 competition will be judged by a panel of leading jazz performers, composers, and educators: Wynton Marsalis, Jeff Hamilton, Ted Nash, Catherine Russell, and more to be announced at a later date.

Jazz at Lincoln Center Vice President of Education Todd Stoll says, “The Rudin Jazz Championship is fast becoming one of the great celebrations for jazz. The love, camaraderie, and fellowship are second only to the level of excellence seen on our stages."


A longtime supporter of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Jack Rudin and his beloved wife Susan have been steadfast in their commitment to jazz and Jazz at Lincoln Center's mission. The Rudins understood very early on the value and importance of educating youth about this important American art form—jazz. Jack was all about education for young people, particularly those who were disadvantaged. In 2012, the Rudins generously endowed Jazz at Lincoln Center’s national Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Program, the first of our programs to be endowed.


Jazz at Lincoln Center serves the largest jazz education program network in the world, and its initiatives are based on the organization’s 35-year history of education in jazz performance and appreciation. Goals of each program are for students to gain insight into American vernacular music and jazz, learn the communal history of jazz in a sociopolitical context, receive guidance on how to better communicate personal objectives, and gain awareness of the mission of jazz musicians today building on the aspirations laid by earlier generations.

2023 JACK RUDIN JAZZ CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETED & LIVESTREAM EVENTS: 

Saturday, January 14, 2023

7:00pm: Combo Showcase (Appel Room) 

 

Sunday, January 15, 2023

10:00am-12:00pm: Competition Part I (Rose Theater)

1:30-3:30pm: Competition Part II (Rose Theater)

7:30pm: Final Concert (Final round of competition, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performance, Awards Ceremony) (Rose Theater)


For additional information, visit jazz.org/jackrudin

Health and Safety Guidelines

We believe in the power of music to uplift, inspire, and create a sense of community and we are committed to employing all measures to ensure your safety as well as the safety of our artists and staff when visiting or working in the House of Swing.

Important reminders:

  •   Face masks are not required, but recommended for performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz at Lincoln Center will no longer require proof of vaccination or booster to enter its facilities.

  • For more information on our health and safety protocols, please visit https://2022.jazz.org/our-commitment-to-you

  • In recognition of the great uncertainty created by the current health situation, we have expanded our exchange and refund policy to be as flexible and accommodating as possible.  Find more details here.

     

Facebook: facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter | Twitter: @jazzdotorg | Instagram: @jazzdotorg |  

YouTube: youtube.com/jalc | Livestream: jazz.org/live 

     

Leadership support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by
Jody and John Arnhold.

Major support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Fund, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and Weissman Family Foundation.

Generous support for the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is provided by the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation.

Leadership support for Jazz at Lincoln Center is made possible through America’s Cultural Treasures, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant through the leadership and support of Senator Charles E. Schumer and the New York Congressional Delegation.

Leadership support is also provided by an Anonymous Donor; Jody and John Arnhold; Mellody Hobson and George Lucas; and Dalio Philanthropies.

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly acknowledges its major corporate partners: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Con Edison, Entergy, Steinway & Sons, and The Coca-Cola Company.

  

Press Inquiries:

Madelyn Gardner

Public Relations and External Communications Assistant Director

mgardner@jazz.org

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Holiday Concert with North Carolina Central University Jazz Faculty
Dec
16
7:00 PM19:00

Holiday Concert with North Carolina Central University Jazz Faculty

Get Tickets to Sharp Nine Gallery Dec. 16th.

The NCCU Jazz Faculty convenes again to celebrate the music from their holiday CD, Yule be Swingin’

Damon Brown, Bass

Jim Crew, Piano

Thomas Taylor, Drums

J.C. Martin, Guitar

Lenora Helm Hammonds, Vocals

Salome Serena Wiley, Tenor Sax

Robert Trowers, Trombone

Al Strong, Trumpet

Dexter Moses, Alto Sax/Flute

Timothy Holley, Cello

Featuring special Guest, pianist/composer Joey Calderazzo

Plus special Guests

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Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival
Dec
9
to Dec 10

Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival

  • California State University, Sacramento (map)
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https://www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/music/winter-jazz.html

Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival website

The Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival, held on the Sacramento State campus, is open to Elementary schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, and Colleges. The Festival includes jazz bands, vocal jazz ensembles, and jazz combos, and is a non-competitive, educational event with no scoring, no ranking of ensembles, and no awards or trophies involved.

Registration Information

Online registration for the Sacramento State Winter Jazz Festival will continue until November 1, or until we fill up. Registration fees are $300 for the first ensemble per school and $250 for additional ensembles, and are due two weeks after the application is submitted online.

Registration fee checks should be made out to: Sacramento State Jazz Club and mailed to:

Sacramento State School of Music
ATTN: Gaw Vang Williams
6000 J Street • MS 6015
Sacramento, CA 95819

Schedule and Tickets

General admission to the Jazz Festival for the public is $15 and is valid all day. Tickets will be sold onsite (as wristbands) at Capistrano Hall and the University Union. Don't miss the closing concert in the University Ballroom at 7:30pm, featuring the Sac State Jazz Ensembles with guest drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts!

PLEASE NOTE: all visitors to campus have to follow campus protocols in effect at the time of the event, which may include masks and/or social distancing protocols. The Festival Directors will reach out to all band directors with information closer to the Festival.

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Jazz Awards
Oct
22
7:00 PM19:00

Jazz Awards

  • Cobb Center for the Performing Arts (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Lenora is receiving the Inaugural Jazz Educator Award of Distinction.

https://jazzmusicawards.com

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/wclk-jazz-music-awards-atlanta-georgia-10-22-2022/event/0E005D0FD4B25105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/jazz-music-awards-hosts-dee-dee-bridgewater-delroy-lindo-1235149673/

The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards to Bestow Special Honors to Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Ambrose Akinmusire, Henry Threadgill, Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds, and James H. Patterson

The Awards Ceremony to Highlight Eight Award Categories with 33 Nominees including Jean & Marcus Baylor Leading with Three Nominations, along with Orrin Evans, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Brian Culbertson, and Brandee Younger
Each Leading with Two Nominations

Other Nominees Include The Count Basie Orchestra, Brian Bromberg, Joey DeFrancesco, Jazzmeia Horn, Samara Joy, Somi, Stacey Kent, Shawnn Monteiro, Ben Tankard, Lindsey Webster, and More

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ledisi, Lizz Wright, and Jazzmeia Horn Set to Perform, Tickets On Sale Now

(Atlanta, GA – August 25, 2022) – The global awards ceremony to exclusively celebrate Jazz music, The Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating the Spirit of Jazz, and its creator and executive producer, Wendy F. Williams today announce the recipients of six honorary awards and the nominees in eight competitive award categories. These special honors, as well as the thirty-three nominees, recognize individuals who have made – and continue to make – a lasting contribution to this American art form. Finalists in each category are the result of the first round of nominations submitted during the eligibility period from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. These well-deserved honors will be presented at the Jazz Music Awards ceremony, set for Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. Tickets are on sale now, click here for further details.

The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter; the Jazz Legend Award will be presented to the family of the late pianist and composer McCoy Tyner.

Modern jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire will receive the Jazz Innovator Award; avant-garde saxophonist and woodwinds player and composer Henry Threadgill will be honored with the Jazz Composer Award; vocalist and composer, Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds will receive the Jazz Educator Award; and veteran musician and educator James H. Patterson will receive the Jazz Impact Award.

Educator.

There are three Awards of Distinction categories: Innovator, Composer, and

Also, the final four nominees have been announced in eight competitive categories; a tie in the Best Duo, Group, or Big Band category resulted in five nominees,

Four-time Grammy Award-nominated artists Jean & Marcus Baylor, also known as The Baylor Project received three nominations for their release, Generations; along with Orrin Evans with two nominations for The Magic of Now and EEE (Eubanks-Evans-Experience) with well-known TV personality Kevin Eubanks; 2023 NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny Garrett with two nominations for Sounds From The Ancestors; eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride with two nominations with his band Inside Straight for Live at the Village Vanguard; acclaimed jazz harpist Brandee Younger with two nominations for Somewhere Different; and contemporary jazz keyboardist Brian Culbertson with two nominations for The Trilogy Red.

Also nominated are acclaimed jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn with Her Noble Force (Best Duo, Group, or Big Band); veteran organ master Joey DeFrancesco (Best Mainstream Artist); chart-topping contemporary flutist Ragan Whiteside (Best Contemporary Artist); contemporary jazz keyboardist and producer Bob Baldwin (Best Contemporary Album); multi-instrumentalist and producer Ben Tankard, best known as “the godfather of gospel/jazz” (Best Contemporary Artist); and veteran smooth jazz guitarist Norman Brown (Song of the Year).

Other nominees in the contemporary jazz categories include popular bassist and producer Brian Bromberg (Best Contemporary Artist); jazz/pop vocalist Lindsey Webster (Best Contemporary Artist); master drummer Sonny Emory (Best Contemporary Album); Jazz educator and vocalist Shawnn Monteiro (Best Vocal Performance); multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Mark Hasselbach (Best Contemporary Album); and the Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Scotty Barnhart (Best Duo, Group or Big Band).

The Jazz Music Awards nominations also recognize a diverse array of burgeoning artists, including French vibraphonist Simon Moullier (Best New Jazz Artist); Grammy-nominated Jazz vocalist Stacey Kent (Best Vocal Performance); Kazemde George, Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and beatmaker (Best New Artist); Julieta Engenio, Argentine-born tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (Best New Artist); neo-traditionalist Samara Joy (Best New Artist); acclaimed Rwandan-Ugandan jazz singer and playwright Somi (Best Vocal Performance); South African-born teen multi-instrumentalist Justin-Lee Schultz (Song of the Year); and Alabama-based drummer/producer James “PJ” Spraggins (Song of the Year).

“We are honored to recognize and present a wide range of dynamic and innovative artists including our six award honorees and our thirty-three nominees. I am still amazed that in 2022, a dedicated global Jazz award show in North America has never been done at this level. I am thrilled that we can step into this space to honor and recognize musicians and the entire genre in this way. We are making history and we are just getting started,” says Wendy F. Williams, creator and executive producer of the Jazz Music Awards, as well as the General Manager of NPR-affiliate Jazz 91.9 WCLK. “Jazz music has been an essential part of the legacy

Artist category submissions did not meet the Jazz Music Awards submission criteria resulting

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in this award being removed from the final ballot this year.

of Jazz 91.9 WCLK, which will be celebrating fifty years on the air in 2024, from its home on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta. By recognizing our honorees and nominees, we are giving thanks for their incredible artistry that furthers the richness of the Jazz tradition, which is integral to American music and culture.”

An added attraction during the Jazz Music Awards will be several live performances. These will include appearances by several acclaimed Jazz vocal talents: NEA Jazz Master and Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning artists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Grammy Award-winning artist Ledisi, preeminent jazz/gospel/blues vocalist Lizz Wright, and four-time Grammy Award-nominated artist Jazzmeia Horn. All performances will be under the musical direction of NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist and composer Terri Lyne Carrington, who serves as the musical director and co-executive producer for the inaugural ceremony.

“The Jazz Music Award is a necessary and important platform for the jazz community,” says Carrington, who is also the founder of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. “It’s vital that we spotlight and celebrate artists across all hybrids of Jazz, many of whom have been overlooked or unsung throughout their careers.”

The inaugural Jazz Music Awards will establish a new platform for recognizing the rich history, musical innovation, and vital artistry that continue to inform America’s truly original art form – Jazz Music. As an essential component of the vast tapestry that weaves together African Americans’ contributions to the arts, Jazz is the Culture of America. It is a unique sound and style that is beloved around the world.

For updates and information on the award ceremony, please visit jazzmusicawards.com.

ABOUT THE JAZZ MUSIC AWARDS

The Jazz Music Awards recognizes jazz as an American musical art form, birthed from the experience and innovation of African Americans, rooted in blues, ragtime, swing, bebop, and creative improvised music, including Latin jazz, mainstream, smooth, and other contemporary forms, or hybrids.

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The Jazz Music Awards and its creators recognize and amplify Jazz as a vibrant cornerstone of

all American music that has profoundly influenced American language, style, traditions, and

sounds, producing heroes and cultural phenomena. The Jazz Music Awards is a nonprofit

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University, owner and licensee of WCLK.

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