Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
History[edit]
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]
– trumpet
Wynton Marsalis
– trumpet
Ryan Kisor
– trumpet
Marcus Printup
– trumpet
Kenny Rampton
Chris Crenshaw – trombone
– trombone
Vincent Gardner
– trombone
Elliot Mason
– saxophone
Robert Stewart
– saxophone
Walter Blanding
– saxophone
Victor Goines
– saxophone
Sherman Irby
– saxophone
Ted Nash
– baritone saxophone
Paul Nedzela
– piano
Dan Nimmer
– double bass
Carlos Henriquez
– drums
Obed Calvaire
Portraits by Ellington (1992)
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: The Fire of the Fundamentals (1994)
They Came to Swing (1994)
Live in Swing City: Swingin' with Duke (1999)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (Warner Bros., 2004) 51283882
OCLC
Cast of Cats (2004)
A Love Supreme (2005)
Don't Be Afraid: The Music of Charles Mingus (2005)
Congo Square (2007)
Portrait in Seven Shades (Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2010)
(2011)
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues
Live in Cuba (Blue Engine, 2015)
(Blue Engine, 2015)
Big Band Holidays
The Abyssinian Mass (Blue Engine, 2016)
The Music of John Lewis (Blue Engine, 2017)
All Jazz Is Modern: 30 Years of Jazz at Lincoln Center Vol. 1 (2017)
Handful of Keys (Blue Engine, 2017)
(2018)
Una Noche con Rubén Blades
Swing Symphony (2019)
Jazz and Art (2019)
Jazz for Kids (2019)
Big Band Holidays II (2019)
[7]
Sherman Irby's Inferno (2020)
The Music of Wayne Shorter (2020)
Black, Brown, and Beige (2020)
Rock Chalk Suite (2020)
Christopher Crenshaw's The Fifties: A Prism (2020)
Big Band Holidays III (2023)