Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis

Tonight on Fridays Live, SFJAZZ presents iconic trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his return with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for his first performances since receiving the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award. From his debut with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to his current role as Artistic Director of JALC, Marsalis is a Pulitzer Prize winner and nine-time GRAMMY winner. Since 1988, he has led this virtuoso ensemble that remains the finest large group in jazz.

One rarely hears this music played with such technical brilliance, stylistic authenticity and tonal sheen... the greatest large jazz ensemble working today.
Chicago TribuNe

ABOUT WYNTON MARSALIS
A 2011 NEA Jazz Master and arguably the most famous jazz musician alive, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is an iconic figure in the evolution of the art form and a tireless advocate for jazz as America’s classical music. He returns with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for his first SFJAZZ performances since receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award presented at SFJAZZ Gala 2022.

From his New Orleans beginnings and fiery debut with legendary drummer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers to his string of acclaimed albums and current role as Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis has amassed an unrivaled number of awards and accolades, including nine GRAMMYs and the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the first ever awarded to a jazz artist. Since 1988, he has led the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a 15-piece assemblage of virtuosos which has contemporized the notion of a "big band," simultaneously honoring the rich heritage of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong while debuting a stunning variety of commissions from illustrious names including Joe Henderson, Christian McBride, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Lovano and of course, Wynton himself. This appearance is a major jazz event, and we are delighted to welcome them back to SFJAZZ.