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 |
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (also known as the JLCO) 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.
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. Their 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 band backed Wynton Marsalis on his album Blood on the Fields , which won the Pulitzer Prize. [1] [2] [3]
Beginning in 1999, the Essentially Ellington competition has been hosted by the orchestra, recording the event's repertoire each year: Duke Ellington, Benny Carter, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mary Lou Williams compositions. Members also frequent as clinicians and host Q&A sessions during the festival, which concludes with a performance by the band. [4] [5]
Since 2015, the orchestra's albums have been issued on its own label, Blue Engine Records. [6]
All albums are issued by the label Blue Engine Records unless marked otherwise.
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