*SWING / JAZZ / CONCERTS*
Jazz at Lincoln Center / The House of Swing / 2025-6 Concert Season
thru Jun 20, 2025/26 (Details/Tickets)
The new season, Mother Africa, invites you on a vibrant journey through the sounds, histories, and cultural roots of jazz shaped by the African diaspora with popular shows like Wynton Marsalis' Afro!, Steve Miller, and Duke in Africa!
With 80 electrifying concerts, including 12 unique concerts with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and a world premiere by Wynton Marsalis, the season will take you on a powerful musical journey-back to jazz's roots, across its transatlantic evolution, and through the vibrant diversity of its geography, all the way to the exciting new sounds emerging today.
Schedule:
. Wed, Apr 15, 7pm / Rhythms That Move the World - Opening Gala 2026/27 Season @ the Rose Theater
(Gala Details/Tickets)
(2026/27 Season Info)
Join Jazz at Lincoln Center for the premiere event & annual fundraiser of the season, music directed by bassist and composer Carlos Henriquez, exploring grooves of the African Diaspora that have shaped the shared rhythms and cultural roots of American music. The Gala concert will feature performances by the incomparable Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and special guests Wynton Marsalis, Ruben Blades, Aymee Nuviola, Dancers from AILEY (Premiering new choreography by Samantha Figgins of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), Shenel Johns, Ekep Nkwelle, Herlin Riley, Jeremy Bosch, Cyro Baptista, and more.
Price / Concert-Only tickets Starting @ $150+fees
(usecode LCPA20 to save 20% off concert-only tickets)
. Apr 17-18, 2026 @Rose Theater / Birth of the Blues w/The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
. May 14-16, 2026 @Rose Theater / Sketches of Miles: Miles Davis at 100 w/The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
. June 12-13, 2026 @Rose Theater / Hamilton de Holanda and the Music of Moacir Santos w/The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis
Blues Jam
. Jun 18-20, 2026, 7:30pm @Rose Theater / BLUES JAM headlined by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Location: Rose or Appel Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC
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Your concert ticket opens the door to even more. Before select performances, join us for free pre-concert lectures that bring the music to life in new ways. Guided by musicologists and scholars, these conversations explore the history, themes, and inspirations behind each program, giving you a deeper connection to what you'll hear onstage.
. 2025 / Sep 18-20; Oct 3-4; Oct 17-18; Oct 24-25; Nov 14-15
. 2026 / Feb 27-28; Mar 12-14; Apr 17-18; May 8-9; Jun 12-13
Concert lectures begin at 6:30 p.m., before each performance.
Location: The Agnes Varis and Karl Leichtman Studio at Frederick P. Rose Hall
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