The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Denison University's Vail Series is joining the Jazz Arts Group, PNC Arts Alive, and an anonymous donor to present a co-sponsored livestream event, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. A 9’ Steinway Concert Grand Piano is being provided for the event by Hartzler Pianos. 

The concert will feature music by jazz greats John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Neal Hefti, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver and others. A pre-concert recorded interview will also be offered during which NEA Jazz Master and multiple Grammy Award-winning trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis speaks with Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center Principal and Director, Milton Ruffin, and students from the school. The taped pre-show interview gets underway at 7 p.m. with the live-streamed concert starting at 8 p.m. 

“Denison is thrilled to partner with the Jazz Arts Group and PNC Arts Alive to present the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to the Central Ohio community,” said Michael Morris, Director of the Vail Series at Denison University. “The opportunity for our students to view the concert and take part in a discussion with members of the ensemble is priceless. Exposure to working artists provides Denison students insights and networks in the arts community that enhance their own development as artists.”

“Projects such as these prove that both jazz and the spirit of collaboration are alive and well in Columbus even during uncertain times,” said JAG CEO, Press Southworth III. “We’re extremely pleased to work with partners who help us reach into the community to spread the message of jazz through concerts and educational activities. And with our new online performance platform – JAG TV – we’re bringing the in-concert experience right into people’s homes.”

ABOUT THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for Jazz through performance, education, and advocacy.

With the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and guest artists spanning genres and generations, Jazz at Lincoln Center produces thousands of performance, education, and broadcast events each season in its home in New York City (Frederick P. Rose Hall, “The House of Swing”) and around the world, for people of all ages. Jazz at Lincoln Center is led by Chairman Clarence Otis, Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, and Executive Director Greg Scholl. Please visit us at jazz.org.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe; in concert halls; dance venues; jazz clubs; public parks; and with symphony orchestras; ballet troupes; local students; and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists. Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many others. 

The Jazz Arts Group’s 2020-2021 season continues through May 23, with our Jazz at the Southern Theatre concert series, Jazz at the Lincoln Theatre series, PBJ & Jazz series for kids and families, and a host of educational programs. To learn more, go  www.jazzartsgroup.org or www.JAG.tv. The Jazz Arts Group’s 2020-2021 season sponsors are Jessica and Jerry Jurgensen. Additional support comes from The Columbus Foundation, The Greater Columbus Arts Council, The Ohio Arts Council and Ann and Tom Hoaglin.