Essentially Ellington

09/12/2024

Do you know a high school or college band director? We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of our flagship education program, Essentially Ellington, which honors the legacy and music of Duke Ellington and other seminal big band composers by offering transcriptions of classic recordings to high school and college-aged big bands across the globe, FREE of charge.

Become an EE member today and get instant access to 10 big band charts, instructional videos, reference recordings and more. Visit eebd.jazz.org to get your FREE sheet music today!

Photo by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center

07/23/2024

Save The Date!

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly presents the 30th anniversary of Essentially Ellington, our transformative international High School Jazz Band Program.

To mark the occasion, we’re expanding the program, exclusively for this banner year. Here's how:

- We’re doubling the number of finalist bands that will be eligible to participate in the annual Competition & Festival. In 2025 we’ll invite 30 bands to NYC!

- The Competition and Festival will last five days – May 7-11, 2025 – and offer even more to participating band directors and students.

- The final concert on May 11 will be held at the historic Metropolitan Opera House, located at Lincoln Center in New York, NY.

…and more exciting updates to be announced.

To sign up for EE 30th Anniversary updates, news, and content, visit jazz.org/ee30

Get ready to celebrate with us!

05/16/2024

Happy to talk Ellington and Essentially Ellington with Forbes Magazine and Wynton Marsalis and Ori Moore, our composition winner….Jazz at Lincoln Center

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebaltin/2024/05/16/qa-wynton-marsalis-on-music-education-duke-ellington-and-more/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1aG5Rb1BOkKnqDJx3l9mrT83UmcXKpmrnQ5ZdjxxfffZDzbsHYpbnYeVQ_aem_AahGj9Od3HX6ZKpxXz3TE_pODLDqMAzjxjaod63ARW0Wm6ziqNE1WjyN5QRiTR17QOTLz0Y6mopPj61_-ebaQ7WR

To celebrate the 125 birthday of Duke Ellington, Jazz at Lincoln Center, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, put the spotlight on Ellington's this past weekend.

05/02/2024

High School Band directors….check this out for your students….slots are filling up fast! We still have scholarship money available….apply now!!

SUMMER JAZZ ACADEMY (SJA) is a 2-week residential high school summer program for advanced study in jazz performance.

02/14/2024

02/15/2023

01/02/2023

The 3rd Annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship is just around the corner! Join us on January 14-15 to witness nine of the most well-regarded collegiate jazz programs battle it out in the House of Swing!

For tickets and more information visit: jazz.org/jrjc

(Photos by Lawrence Sumulong for Jazz at Lincoln Center)

09/26/2022

Introducing Jazz Live, the new way to stream the music of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The app gives you access to every new concert webcast, a rotating selection of archival performances, and content ranging from artist interviews to documentary series. And it's available on your desktop, your phone, your tablet, and your smart TV.

Subscribe today! jazzlive.com

08/11/2022

The 27th Annual “Essentially Ellington” High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival First Place Winner Osceola County School For The Arts is featured in the September issue of DownBeat Magazine!

Read the full article below:

07/21/2022

We are thrilled to announce Virtual Band Director Academy will be taking place on Saturday, August 6, 2022! This day-long, virtual event will include classes on Jazz Language and Adapting Big Band Literature, a panel discussion on how to build a successful program at your school, special keynote speakers and more! For more information, email [email protected].
(Photo by Ayano Hisa for Jazz at Lincoln Center)

06/28/2022

JUST ANNOUNCED: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2022-23 Season, with world premiere commissions and collaborations featuring: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Chucho Valdés Oficial, Dianne Reeves, Naseer Shamma, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Samara Joy, and more.

Subscriptions are available beginning today. Visit: jazz.org/subs

Single tickets available for purchase starting August 9, 2022.

We look forward to seeing you at House of Swing (in-person & virtually!) for our 2022-23 season 🎶🌎