Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis returns to the Wex for an unforgettable night of swing, blues, and masterful musicianship. PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WEX Celebrated for their electrifying performances and deep commitment to honoring and expanding the jazz tradition, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will bring the sophistication of America’s quintessential art form to the Mershon stage. Under the visionary leadership of Wynton Marsalis, the orchestra will present a dynamic program that bridges classic repertoire and bold contemporary expression—an unforgettable night for devoted jazz fans and new listeners alike. This special event will take place during Marsalis’s final season as artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center and music director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. (program approx. 90 mins.) This concert is not included in the standard Columbus Jazz Orchestra subscription packages or the Columbus Jazz Presents subscription packages. However, as a subscriber to a 26/27 Columbus Jazz series, you will receive exclusive member only pricing for the Jazz at Lincoln Center concert. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Wynton Marsalis – Music director, trumpet Ryan Kisor – Trumpet Kenny Rampton – Trumpet Marcus Printup – Trumpet Vincent Gardner – Trombone Chris Crenshaw – Trombone Elliot Mason – Trombone Sherman Irby – Alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet Alexa Tarantino – Alto and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet Chris Lewis – Tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet Abdias Armenteros – Tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, the Zou Family Chair in Saxophone Paul Nedzela – Baritone and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet Dan Nimmer – Piano, the Zou Family Chair in Piano Carlos Henriquez – Bass, the Mandel Family Chair in Honor of Kathleen B. Mandel Obed Calvaire – Drums About Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, comprising 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988 and spends over a third of the year on tour across the world. 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 US, 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 current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra members Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Ted Nash, Victor Goines, Sherman Irby, Chris Crenshaw, and Carlos Henriquez. About Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis (music director, trumpet) is the managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Born in New Orleans in 1961, he is the son of renowned jazz pianist and music educator Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Marsalis was gifted his first trumpet at age six by Al Hirt; soon after, he began playing in New Orleans’s famed Fairview Baptist Church Band led by banjoist Danny Barker. However, it wasn’t until he turned 12 that Marsalis began to formally train on the trumpet and perform in bands throughout the city, from the New Orleans Philharmonic and New Orleans Youth Orchestra to funk bands, concert bands, and small jazz ensembles. As a teenager, his passion for music rapidly escalated. In 1979, at the age of 17, Marsalis moved to New York City to study classical trumpet at the Juilliard School. He quickly entrenched himself in New York’s effervescent jazz scene, launching his career with the legendary Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. At just 19, Marsalis hit the road with his own band—he has been touring the world ever since. From 1981 to the time of this writing, he has performed 5,328 concerts in 856 distinct cities and 66 countries around the world.